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...AND JUSTICE FOR ART: STORIES ABOUT HEAVY METAL ALBUM COVERS - ULTIMATE EDITION includes 372 color pages, 700 graphics, and more than 120 exclusive interviews about the making of hundreds of iconic metal album covers. This epic journey through the art of heavy music features stories about the sleeve artworks for albums like Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden's Killers, Metallica's ...And Justice For All, Cynic's Focus, At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul, Slayer's Reign In Blood, Opeth's Heritage, Darkthrone's A Blaze In The Northern Sky, Suffocation's Effigy Of The Forgotten, Tiamat's Wildhoney, Neurosis' Times Of Grace, among many others. Info at andjusticeforart.bigcartel.com.
Very longtime HardRadio friends METALLICA set a new attendance record at their first live concert of 2026 over the weekend. The band kicked off the latest leg of their multi-year M72 World Tour with a sold-out show at Athens Olympic Stadium on Saturday night May 9. Metallica wrote: "Wow!! Massive thanks to the #MetallicaFamily in Greece for setting a new attendance record Saturday night at Athens Olympic Stadium! Over 90,000 of you packed in, and trust us... we could feel it! We couldn't think of a better way to kick off this leg of the #M72 World Tour."
The worldwide licensing agent for legendary rock band and very longtime HardRadio friends MOTLEY CRUE has announced a new licensing partnership to produce an all-new premium MOTLEY CRUE TRADING CARD COLLECTION scheduled for release in December 2026 across North America. The card line will be distributed across hobby stores, specialty retailers, independent shops, and mass-market retail outlets.
