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Metallica Give Back With $1 Million Toward Major Workforce Education Initiative

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The titans of metal show their softer side by launching a generous community college grant program through their All Within My Hands Foundation
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Dec 11, 2018 - 1:37 pm

Not all heroes wear capes. In fact, some wear all black. Enter Metallica, by now known as much for their massive stadium-filling riffs as their enlarged hearts. The GRAMMY-winning quartet's All Within My Hands Foundation has announced a new workforce training intuitive that will spread $1 million across ten community colleges to support more than 1,000 students, who will be known as the first-ever Metallica Scholars.

According to a statement from the band, the funds will go to career and technical community college programs that "provide skills and services to students who are looking to enter a traditional trade or other applied learning program."

Each of the 10 community colleges chosen will receive $100,000 in support. For the selection process, the band partnered with the American Association Of Community Colleges to conduct a competitive application process.

“The All Within My Hands Foundation and Metallica are proud to announce this major new initiative,” said Dr. Edward Frank, executive director of AWMH. "The goal of our Metallica Scholars Initiative is to improve career opportunities for community college students in the trades… so that they have the skills and training necessary to find meaningful and well-paying jobs in their communities.”

Metallica drummer and co-founder Lars Ulrich added, “All of us in the band feel fortunate that music has provided us the opportunity to be successful doing something we are passionate about. We want to share our success with others so that they can find a job where they can do the same.”

For more information on All Within My Hands, including a full list of the community colleges selected, visit the organization's website.

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Metallica Launch Month Of Giving, Asking Fans To Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts Together

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The group will be fundraising for four charities with merch sales, concert streams and by encouraging their fans to donate
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
May 6, 2020 - 1:52 pm

Yesterday, May 5, Metallica and their All Within My Hands foundation announced their plans for a "Month Of Giving." For the past two years, the GRAMMY-winning rock group typically hosts a national Day of Service this month with the foundation, so in lieu of being able to gather volunteers in person, they've chosen four charities to fundraise for.

"Inspired by today's #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global date of giving in response to the global need caused by COVID-19, we're going to spotlight four organizations we're supporting throughout this crisis," drummer Lars Ulrich said in the below video statement.

"Each week this month, we will share with you what these organizations do and show you how you can chip in to help. We'll be contributing proceeds from special weekly featured merchandise in the Metallica store and continuing to donate funds raised during the #MetallicaMondays streaming concerts."

The org they've selected for this week is national food bank network Feeding America. The three other non-profits they've selected are Crew Nation, a fund to support out-of-work music crews, the United States Bartenders Guild, whose Emergency Assistance Program is helping in-need bar staff, and Direct Relief, an org providing essential safety equipment to frontline healthcare workers in 22 countries. According to their website, AWMH is offering grants totaling $350,000 to these four important charities.

Additionally, their Monday concert stream series has already raised $15,000 and they will continue to fundraise with it as they roll out more archival concerts.

Launched a month ago, #MetallicaMondays brings one of the band's hard-rocking shows from the vault to stream on their YouTube and Facebook pages. The most recent show, posted on May 4, is from a 2016 concert in London, while the previous week's is all the way back from 1991 in Muskegon, Mich. Fans can enjoy all uploaded concerts at their leisure on either platform.

The "Enter Sandman" act also launched a SiriusXM channel for the month of May that will also dive into their rich concert archive to offer a "Virtual Metallica Tour" to their loyal fan base.

Back in January, the band and their foundation gave $750,000 AUD to support much-needed brushfire relief in Australia and asked fans to give what they can. In 2019, they offered $100,000 for wildfire relief as blazes tore through their homestate of California.

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The Foo Fighters frontman was the special guest on "It's Electric!," a Beats 1 radio show hosted by the Metallica drummer
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Sep 15, 2017 - 11:52 am

What do you get when put two of the most popular rock drummers of the last century in the same room for 45 minutes? We found out when Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich invited Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on his radio show "It's Electric!" on Apple Music's Beats 1.

In the interview, Grohl and Ulrich swap tales from the road, including behind-the-scenes stories from Glastonbury, jamming with Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney, The Foo' 'new album, a hilarious backstage moment with Oasis' Liam Gallagher and Taylor Hawkins, drinking too much coffee, spontaneous trips to Las Vegas, and much more.

A natural as a radio host, Ulrich has been broadcasting "It's Electric!" on Beats 1 since May. So far he's welcomed Iggy Pop, Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows, and Royal Blood. The show airs every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. PST on Beats 1.

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Metallica Fight Fire With Fire, Pledge $100K In Relief For California Wildfires

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The thrash metal pioneers' All Within My Hands non-profit foundation steps in to help those affected by the recent fires in Northern and Southern California... Find out how you can help
GRAMMYs
Nov 5, 2019 - 4:23 pm

Metallica have donated a total of $100,000 through their non-profit foundation, All Within My Hands, to help victims of the California wildfires taking place over the past month. The band made the announcement online, encouraging their fans to add donations of own to either the Sonoma County Resilience Fund or the Wildfire Relief Fund, each of whom will receieve $50k from the Bay Area-based GRAMMY winners. 

"Both organizations are dedicated to long-term recovery efforts, helping residents resume normal lives as they get back on their feet after the devastation of these firestorms," they wrote. "We would also like to encourage you to join us in supporting those in need as well as the first responders who have been working tirelessly to keep Californians safe. Whether you are able to contribute money, non-perishable food, clothing and other supplies, or your time by volunteering or providing temporary housing, every bit helps."

This marks the third consecutive year Metallica have offered wildfire relief, donating $100k in 2018 and playing a relief show in San Francisco in 2017.

"Sadly, for the third year in a row, communities we have called home throughout the state of California are again experiencing the tragedy left in the wake of wildfires," the post reads. 

Earlier this year, Metallica and All Within My Hands, along with Feeding America, held their second annual Day Of Service, inviting volunteers to visit food banks in communities that supported the band on their extensive WorldWired Tour. They also donated about $277,000 toward construction of Romania’s first children’s cancer center in August, and $70,000 to assist Germany's youth welfare services. 

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Back on the U.S. west coast, the recent fires have devastated areas of both Northern and Southern California displacing thousands and causing power outages for more than half a million people to prevent the fires from spreading. According to Cal Fire, the fires have burned over 75,000 acres this year in its jurisdiction. 

For more info on how you can support, visit the All Within My Hands website.

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Metallica & San Francisco Symphony To Reunite For 20th Anniversary Of Live 'S&M' Album

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The GRAMMY-winning heavy metal kingpins first performed with the S.F. Symphony in 1999, resulting in the two-disc 'S&M' album
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Mar 19, 2019 - 9:33 am

On March 18, the reigning NBA champs Golden State Warriors, along with their new future-home in San Francisco, Calif., the Chase Center, revealed details for the venue's inaugural event. On Sept. 2, 2019, GRAMMY winners Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, along with long-time SFS Musical Director Michael Tilson Thomas, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their collaborative live album, S&M, with a concert at Chase Center.

The S&M^2 concert will include the first live versions of the collaborative versions of the songs since their first inception in 1999. The special one-night event will also cover ground since the last time they linked up, with new renditions of more recent Metallica classics with the added oomph and fervor only a world-renowned symphony could add.  

"This is beyond exciting on so many fronts," said Metallica drummer and founding member Lars Ulrich in a press release. "The fact that San Francisco is finally getting a much needed world-class arena, the fact that Metallica get to be part of the opening celebration, the fact that we get to revisit S&M 20 years later, and the fact that we get to share the stage not only with the San Francisco Symphony once again, but with the legend himself, MTT, as he kicks off his final year as music director here in San Francisco. This is mind-blowingly awesome...bring it on ASAP!!!"

The two-disc S&M was released on Nov. 22, 1999, during Metallica's two nights of shows with the S.F.S. in Berkley, Calif. that April. The symphony was conducted by the late Michael Kamen during those events; S&M^2 this September will be conducted by Edwin Outwater.

Following the release of S&M, Metallica, S.F.S. and Kamen earned a GRAMMY win at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the album's live version of "The Call Of Ktulu." The band originally released the song on their sophomore studio album, 1984's Ride The Lightning.

GRAMMY winner Thomas is serving his final year as the Musical Director of the S.F.S., which he began back in 1993, making him "the longest-tenured music director at any major American orchestra." Together, they have earned many GRAMMY nominations and wins, with the first win for the Thomas-led symphony happening at the 39th GRAMMY Awards for Best Orchestral Performance.

"The San Francisco Symphony is delighted to be a part of the Chase Center's opening week, and to perform once again with Metallica to recreate the magic of the historic S&M concerts," Thomas said. "I'm happy to join with my friends in Metallica to make this an extraordinary only-in-San Francisco music event."

Pre-sales for the show begin on March 19 and open up to the general public on Fri. March 22; more info here.

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