Beavis also wears a blue Metallica shirt with gray shorts.

From June 30 to August 22, 2000, Kid Rock joined the Summer Sanitarium Tour with Metallica, Korn, Powerman 5000, and System of a Down.

* 1999-00: Millennium Tour ( with Metallica, Sevendust and Creed )

* 2000: Summer Sanitarium Tour ( with Metallica, Korn, System of a Down, Powerman 5000 )

It features interviews with friends, peers, and admirers such as Dave Grohl, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica, David Ellefson of Megadeth, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Alice Cooper, Peter Hook of Joy Division / New Order, Dee Snider, Nikki Sixx, Mick Jones of The Clash, Kat Von D, Henry Rollins, Lars Frederiksen of Rancid, Jim Heath of Reverend Horton Heat, Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, Mike Inez, Joan Jett, pro skateboarder Geoff Rowley, pro wrestler Triple H, Fast Eddie Clarke, Jarvis Cocker, Marky Ramone, former Hawkwind

Hard rock, heavy metal, and glam metal became some of the most dominant music genres of the decade, peaking with the arrival of such bands as Guns N ' Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Poison, Europe, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Mötley Crüe, and virtuoso guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen.

He appeared wearing a " Metallica " T-shirt, and when asked where he got it, stated, " a friend of mine shared it with me.

Performers, including Def Leppard, Robert Plant, Guns N ' Roses, Elton John, David Bowie, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Seal, Extreme, and Metallica performed various Queen songs along with the three remaining Queen members.

The music then commenced with short sets from bands that were influenced by the music of Queen, including Metallica, Extreme ( playing a Queen medley ), Def Leppard ( who brought Brian May onstage for a faithful version of " Now I'm Here "), and Guns N ' Roses.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

In late 2009, Anthrax confirmed a " Big 4 " event ( with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer ) as part of the 2010 Sonisphere festival.

Anthrax, along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth performed on the same bill for the first time on June 16, 2010 at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland.

The book, titled ' Deep Purple And Beyond: Scenes From The Life Of A Rock Star ', was co-written with author Joel McIver and featured contributions by Tony Iommi, David Coverdale, Ozzy Osbourne and Tom Morello, as well as a foreword by Lars Ulrich of Metallica.

Two months after lead guitarist Dave Mustaine was fired from Metallica due to drinking, drug use, violent behavior and personality conflicts with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Mustaine and bassist Dave Ellefson formed Megadeth in Los Angeles.

The title stems from a comment by Dave Mustaine's former Metallica bandmate Lars Ulrich, who suggested to Mustaine that he take more " risks " with his music.

On " The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer ", it is revealed that Hans Moleman slept with Lars Ulrich's grandmother, and is considered by Metallica to be a " real fan ".

Since its inception in 1992, Big Day Out has attracted a large range of artists, with headlining acts including Nirvana, Blink 182, The Strokes, Muse, Violent Femmes, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Ramones, Soundgarden, Rammstein, System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Tool, Neil Young and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the " Big Four " thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax.

They were one of the early thrash metal bands to sign to a major label ( Atlantic Records, in 1986 ), though Overkill would not achieve commercial success until they popularized " thrash " in the late 1980s with their contemporaries Anthrax, Exodus, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Testament.

With many other thrash bands such as Metallica and Anthrax changing their sound for a more commercial approach, Kreator began experimenting with death metal and industrial metal around this time.

* Metallica: Performed one of their four S & M shows at Madison Square Garden with the orchestra of St. Lukes on November 23, 1999.

In 2007 Michael Alago ( A + R maverick who signed Metallica and White Zombie ) began working with Morel at Outsider Music.

* The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria concert recording with thrash metal bands Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax

Earlier in that tour, backstage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Show, Metallica met with Spinal Tap and discussed how their " black album " was an homage to Spinal Tap's Smell the Glove.

In September 1994 another damaging controversy erupted when top heavy metal band Metallica filed suit against Elektra to terminate their contract and gain ownership of their master recordings.

In January the group and Elektra jointly announced that they had settled the suit, and although a non-disclosure agreement kept the terms secret, media sources claimed that " a significant increase in royalty payments to the band as well as a renegotiation of the group's recording contract were key factors in Metallica and Elektra coming to terms.

According to Wayne, Ulrich and Metallica band mate James Hetfield urged Elektra to sign the band before another label did.

They were one of the first signings to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's record label, The Music Company, via Elektra Records.

Elektra signed artists Metallica, Simply Red, Yello, Peter Schilling, The World and 10, 000 Maniacs.

The US version on Kapp Records includes " Crash Course in Brain Surgery ", originally released as a single and covered by Metallica on their 1987 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited.

Metallica was expected to win the award, and members of Jethro Tull were told by their record label Chrysalis Records not to bother attending the ceremony because they " weren't likely to win.

* This song was covered by Prototype for Phantom Lords-A Tribute to Metallica released by Dwell Records in 2002.

American Hi-Fi's released self-titled debut album through Island Records on February 27, 2001 which was produced by Bob Rock ( Aerosmith, Metallica ).

Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica.

Around 1986, Trunk became an employee of Megaforce Records which had signed both Metallica and Anthrax.

Atlantic Records signed Raven to a worldwide contract after a minor bidding war ( major label contracts would follow for Metallica and Anthrax in the following year ).

A week later, Kari Hynninen of Zen Garden Records contacted Eicca to discuss a deal to make their very first record, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.

It also features former Excel guitarist Adam Siegel, ex-Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo ( now in Metallica ), and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins.

Sorum was one of the first drummers to endorse the Easton Ahead sticks in the early 90s during the Guns N ' Roses Use Your Illusion Tour, drum sticks which are now used by many famous drummers, including Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Tico Torres of Bon Jovi.

Wade Kergan of Allmusic praised the album stating the band has " grown beyond the confines of the metal-loving hardcore crowd anyway, with more in common now with the classic thrash of Metallica than the metal-tinged hardcore of Coalesce ".

Former bandmate Robert Trujillo, now of Metallica, attended live.

Wade Kergan of Allmusic notes that the band has grown beyond the metal-loving hardcore crowd, now having more in common with the classic thrash of Metallica.