Metallica: "Rock in Rio 2011"; Entire 130 Min Show Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of Metallica's September 25, 2011 performance at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below.

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Ride the Lightning
05. Fade to Black
06. Cyanide
07. All Nightmare Long
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. Orion
11. One
12. Master of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman

Encore:

16. Am I Evil?
17. Whiplash
18. Seek & Destroy

Dream Theater: New Video Interview With John Petrucci

On September 25, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants Dream Theater at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the 19-minute chat below.

"A Dramatic Turn Of Events" sold 36,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The band's previous CD, 2009's "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", opened with 40,000 units to land at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart. This was roughly in line with the first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "Systematic Chaos", which shifted 36,000 copies in 2007 to enter the chart at No. 19. 2005's "Octavarium"premiered with 27,000 copies to debut at No. 36.

Metallica: Acoustic Performance Of "Disposable Heroes" Featured On "Bridge School" CD/DVD

Metallica's special acoustic performance of the song "Disposable Heroes" - recorded in October 2007 at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California - will be included on Warner Bros. Records' compilation CD and DVD sets ofNeil Young's fabled benefit concerts for the Bridge School for children with severe speech and physical impairments.

Due on October 24, "The Bridge School Concerts - 25th Anniversary Edition" will feature additional contributions from The Who, Bruce Springsteen,Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Elton John and many more.

Check out a trailer featuring some of the musical highlights below.Metallica took part in the Bridge School Benefit concerts twice - in 1997 and in 2007.

The Bridge School, which was co-founded by Young's wife Pegi, works to help people with physical and speech impairments through alternate methods of communication, including music therapy. Each year, Young, who has two handicapped sons, gathers a cross-section of performers to perform acoustically to benefit the school.

For more information, visit bridgeschool.warnerreprise.com.

"On the Road"

If you like the idea of watching a TV show celebrating the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle, then you’ll wanna know about a new online series, starting on Monday, September 26th.

Called "On The Road", this takes a look at the crazy guys behind the scenes who make the tours happen – the road crew! It’s co-presented by Jesse Hughes from The Eagles Of Death Metal and Tim Harrington on Les Savy Fav; each will present six episodes. It’s co-produced by Vice magazine with Marshall Headphones.

Iron Maiden: 30 Years Since Bruce Dickinson Joined Today

Steve Harris had almost sorted it out. Six years after he formed Iron Maiden, whose name was inspired by a film adaptation of «The Man in the Iron Mask», Harris was still looking for that final piece to the puzzle. Having gone through three singers, twelve guitarists (of which, two remained), four drummers (of which, one remained) and a keyboard player, the bassist-songwriter-bandleader had almost dialed up the perfect combination. But he still needed a frontman.

When Iron Maiden signed to a major label in December 1979, it seemed like they were just about there. The line-up of Harris, guitarist Dave Murray, second guitarist Dennis Stratton, drummer Clive Burr and singer Paul Di’Anno was a pretty fearsome group. Stratton and Murray provided a complementing, give-and-take twin-guitar attack. Burr was a more-than-solid drummer. Harris was quickly developing into the best bassist in heavy metal. And Di’Anno…well, Di’Anno was something else.

Paul Di’Anno was not your prototypical singer. His voice was raspy and harsh, though he could fire off a top-shelf scream when necessary. But Rob Halford he was not. Di’Anno, though, brought a toughness to a band that was built for menace. In songs like “Phantom of the Opera” and “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” you get the feeling you’re hearing the story from the killer himself.

Di’Anno sang on the band’s first two albums, «Iron Maiden» and «Killers», and on the live EP, «Maiden Japan». And the band met with some early success. Their 1980 self-titled debut went to #4 in the U.K. charts. The follow-up, 1981’s «Killers», only made it as far as #12, but helped to break the band in America. It was on the Killers tour where the group first ventured to the States, but the tour would also prove to be the end of the Di’Anno era.

The band, which now included guitarist Adrian Smith (after Stratton’s dismissal), were growing more and more frustrated with their singer. His voice couldn’t hold up to extensive touring or long shows. More to the point, the band found his behavior erratic and detrimental, which they attributed to cocaine and alcohol abuse (a charge Di’Anno vehemently denies). Regardless, on the verge of making it big, the band decided to jettison Di’Anno in favor of a singer more suited for the road and the rigors of playing with Maiden.

Bruce Dickinson was just the man for the job. The former Samson frontman (known as “Bruce Bruce” in those heady days) had just parted ways with his old band, amid a cascade of management and record label problems. Dickinson was a hilarious ball of energy, and he had no patience for guys who were content to squander their opportunities by getting high. He’d had enough of that in Samson. And while he wasn’t a military starch-shirt like his dad, he did have a drive to succeed.

Dickinson auditioned for Iron Maiden in September 1981 and immediately got the job (on this very day in 1981). His powerful voice was well suited for the material the band was cooking up for their next release. Though Dickinson was contractually forbidden to take part in the songwriting for the new album (because of his old Samson deal), he nevertheless offered a “moral contribution.” And that next album would, indeed, propel Maiden and Dickinson to the top of the metal world. «The Number of the Beast» went to #1 in the U.K. and was the first Iron Maiden album to chart in the U.S., going to #33.

Though the band would have a handful of other line-up changes in subsequent years, this was the one that had the most lasting impact. When “Bruce Bruce” met Eddie and friends, a monster was born.