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Burton died in 1986 as Metallica were on the road in support of that year's classic album Master Of Puppets. And the follow-up ...And Justice for All, released two years later, is notorious for how then bassist Jason Newsted's bass is so low in the mix.

Hetfield is confident Burton wouldn't have allowed that to happen and he also thinks Burton would have had something to say about later albums Load and Re-Load, which he describes as "the U2 version of Metallica."

In an exclusive interview with Metal Hammer, Hetfield says: "I certainly would have thought there would have been some resistance, for sure. When I go back and I listen to ...And Justice For All, it couldn't have stayed on that path.

"We needed to bring in another set of trusted ears. I think Cliff would have probably interjected some different stuff, getting his bass heard and some more musically challenging things, probably.

The British band have been eligible since 2002 but remain unelected, alongside several notable artists who might have been expected to have been bestowed the honor.

But the Metallica man, who entered the Rock Hall in 2009, believes there's an added urgency in Lemmy's case. Hetfield tells 95.5 KLOS: "There are so many great bands that haven't been acknowledged - and if they do or don't, it's not up to me.

DVBBS consists of brothers Chris and Alex Van Den Hoef, whose appreciation for Rush is well-known. Alex says: "They're the greatest Canadian band of all time.

"When we were given the chance to remake a song with Alex, you can imagine how excited we were. We can't wait to bridge the gap between generations."

The projection of the vocalist was debuted at the Wacken festival in Germany earlier this year, and his widow Wendy confirmed plans were being made to make it part of a festival set in 2017.

Goldy - who played four stints with Dio between 1986 and the singer's death in 2010 - tells Loudwire: "What we tried to do as a gift to the fans was to give them him.

He tells Kerrang: "We've been working on a new album for the last six months and there's about 15 songs that I think are album-worthy. We don't know what's happening in terms of release, it's still not 100% as far as plans go.

The drummer-turned-singer previously said that writing his autobiography Not Dead Yet made him re-examine his time with the band. Now he recalls the spontaneous creativity he had with guitarist Rutherford and keyboardist Banks during their studio sessions.

He tells Prog: "Doing the book, I was reminded just what good friends we are. What I will say is that I consider what we had was pretty special. That the three of us would come in with nothing - there wasn't just one or two writers - we'd all three come in with nothing and we'd start playing until something happened.

King tells El Paso radio station KLAQ 95.5 FM (via BraveWords), "We do have a bunch of new material that no one's ever heard, and if the lyrics don't change that musically, the songs are done - full production, with (producer) Terry Date from the last record.

He says: "It's been seven long, extremely pleasant, instructive and exciting years. During this time we have reached an almost unimaginable success with the band.

"I now feel that the time is right to take a break from touring and pursuit things I wanted to do for a long time. For how long I'll be gone is hard to say at this point.

The "In The Middle" EP is the group's first new release in two years and finds them signed to a new label and according to their camp with a "renewed sense of purpose".

They will kick things off with their own show at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on November 27th followed by a concert in Richmond, VA at The National on November 30th.

The band will then appear at nine music festivals put on by various radio stations across the U.S. beginning with WEND The End in Charlotte, NC on December 1st and wrapping up on December 14th in Portland, Or at the December to Remember festival.

The package includes the London show, a second show in Tampere, Finland, and a third disc of bonus material. Mainman Tuomas Holopainen says of the set: "I remember the show being very special - both a goal achieved, and a starting point. The crowd was heartwarming. The presence of Richard Dawkins on stage was just mindblowing. The overall experience was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill ride!"

Though he's always maintained it was the right decision, he says the collective songwriting process for his other projects The Winery Dogs and Flying Colors can be "incredibly frustrating."

He tells Noisefull: "To be honest, I miss being the captain of a ship. Because after I left Dream Theater, I've never been the clear leader. Everything I've done like Flying Colors, The Winery Dogs, they're more collaborative roles - and to be honest, I do miss the amount of control that I had in Dream Theater.

Mick Jagger shares with In The Studio host Redbeard his thoughts on what makes the Stones a viable live act even today. "I think the thing about... the Rolling Stones now then maybe they were is they are consistently a good band.

Frontman Steve Bird had this to say about track, "Start To Rust was written after I dreamt the melody and woke up singing the first line and sung it into my phone.

Rou Reynolds and co will appear across the May bank holiday weekend in Birmingham, Leeds and Hatfield. Slam Dunk celebrated its own 10th anniversary in 2016.

Frontman Reynolds says: "Slam Dunk is a festival that we've been attending from the very start - Slam Dunk South is actually on the campus of my old uni in Hatfield.

"It's grown into one of the most important festivals in alternative music, and it'll be an absolute honour to headline it in 2017." He adds that it "feels totally mental" that Take To The Skies will be 10 years old when they perform.

"The fact that we get to reminisce and relive tracks we recorded so long ago, and that are still held so dear by many, is something I could never have anticipated back then.

Frontman Janne 'JB' Christoffersson says: "By Odin's beard! The Magus will be returning to the British isles for a headline tour with all that it entails in 2017. We will bring the metal without compromise, forged in iron - crowned in steel."

Grand Magus will be promoting their latest album Sword Songs on the forthcoming trek. Christofferson previously said of the follow-up to 2014's Triumph And Power: "We put all of our sweat, blood and tears into this new album and I think that you can hear that. For me, Sword Songs is the best Grand Magus album ever.

We originally discussed a "get in the pit and die" track on the album and "Barn Burner" is exactly that track. Musically, we went for something fast, heavy, and based around dream-like, mysterious tones. The track is inspired by a dream about parallel universes, lined up like ripples in the water. A girl walked between the ripples and changed her surroundings at will. Working on this concept, the words just poured themselves onto the page. It is pretty technical and has plenty of riffs that will make your head spin.

We recently did a premiere of "Barn Burner" online, and we presented it as a lyric video directed by Wovenwar / ex-As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa. We're really glad that he was able to work on this one with us.

As the first track on our new album Ironshore, you will encounter a lot of guttural sounds, and extreme metal that we love to play. "Barn Burner" is one of nine tracks that are packed full of contrasts and contradictions, grace and violence. We don't want to produce endless sound-alike tracks, instead each track has a distinct character of its own; we refuse to limit ourselves to a single mood or tone and this will be clear when you listen to the album in its entirety.