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REVIEW: Metallica w/ Limp Bizkit, Ice Nine Kills | 5.3.25 @ Nissan Stadium [PHOTOS]

May 9, 2025

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Philip Obenschain

Metallicaw/ Limp Bizkit, Ice Nine KillsNissan Stadium; Nashville, TNMay 3, 2025 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Few artists in the history of music have ever been as singularly synonymous with their genre as metal legends Metallica, who have, in their near 45-year existence, seen subgenres and fashion fads and mainstream interest…
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Metal Legends Metallica Bring ‘M72 World Tour’ to Nissan Stadium May 1 & 3 for Two Completely Different Setlists

May 1, 2025

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Philip Obenschain

Of the “big four” American bands credited with popularizing thrash metal- Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, and Metallica- only the latter, Metallica, have ascended to such legendary status that they’re able to headline football stadiums and major music fests, transcending genre to become one of the most popular and beloved bands of all time, period. While more…
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Don’t Miss Metallica | TONIGHT @ Bridgestone Arena

January 24, 2019

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Philip Obenschain

Of the “big four” American bands credited with popularizing thrash metal- Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, and Metallica- only the latter, Metallica, haven’t made a stop in Music City this decade. It was way back in 2009, at Bridgestone Arena (then the Sommet Center), that the metal icons last graced Nashville with their presence, a year after…
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Metallica Announce First Nashville Show in 10 Years, Jan. 24 at Bridgestone Arena

February 26, 2018

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Philip Obenschain

Of the “big four” American bands credited with popularizing thrash metal- Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, and Metallica- only the latter, Metallica, haven’t made a stop in Music City this decade. It was way back in 2009, at Bridgestone Arena (then the Sommet Center), that the metal icons last graced Nashville with their presence, a year after…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Kelly Hoppenjans Puts Her Indie Pop Spin on Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”

February 22, 2018

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Philip Obenschain

Photo by John Brown Local indie folk pop singer-songwriter Kelly Hoppenjans captured our attention last year with her wonderful, personal, and eclectic sophomore EP, Dreaming Is Easy, which earned praise within the local scene and national press, and saw her hit the road to tour in support. As the Nashville transplant looks towards a transitional new year,…
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Bonnaroo Announces 2015 SuperJam!

May 29, 2015

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No Country

Bonnaroo has just announced their epic Saturday night SuperJam lineup to join the already announced epic Bluegrass Situation SuperJam on Sunday that very likely could feature Shakey Graves, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Sturgill Simpson, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Punch Brothers, and/or the Earls of Leicester, and then there is the practical Atomic Bomb…
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Music on Television | 9.23-9.28

September 24, 2013

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Philip Obenschain

Welcome to Music on Television: a roundup of the best live performances each week on TV. Not only are we saving you time by wading through everything for you, but we also hope to help you discover some great up and coming bands, many of which will be passing through Nashville in the near…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Growl With Me

July 17, 2013

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Jessika Malone

How many of you are still trying to recover from the sheer weird that was last night’s 90s super bill stop in the line dance capital of the country? Did you get your fill of the growl — that grungy vocal styling that was so prevalent during the end of the last millennium —…
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News and Notes

October 31, 2011

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No Country

It’s time to reboot the Steve Jobs machine, which means I need to clean off my desktop. Here’s what I am looking at on Halloween morning. Loutallica Do you remember last week when I (and the rest of the world) shredded the Lou Reed / Metallica collaboration? This headline in Spin Magazine “Metallica Already…
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Listen to the Metallica and Lou Reed collaboration, Lulu

October 20, 2011

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No Country

If you are a big fan of my generally super-positive blog posts, then you might just want to skip past this one. I have tried to bring myself to write about this for months now, but I always stop because…. I don’t really care. I lost a lot of respect for Metallica when they…
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