Mercury News, California — Click here if viewing from a mobile device. James Hetfield, frontman for the Bay Area's own Metallica, showed off some fatherly pride at a benefit concert in San Francisco. more info

Stereogum — Metallica frontman James Hetfield played the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert in San Francisco on Friday night, and closed his short set with a cover that’s very out of left field for the heavy metal singer. He brought out his daughter, Cali... more info

TMZ — Metallica fans can rest easy -- the Lars Ulrich underwear saga known as thong-gate is finally coming to an end and the bare-assed truth is ... the thong is all an illusion. For any non-headbangers out there -- the Mighty Met drummer was… more info

TMZ — ON TODAY'S SHOW Ryan Seacrest's Plan for Life after 'American Idol' Erin Andrews' Eye Roll Causes Backlash on 'DWTS' One Direction Parties with Snoop Dogg! The Drummer of Metallica MIGHT be Wearing a Thong on Stage SKYPE US TMZTVSHOW TWEET US Tweetâ€... more info

Stereogum — Metallica’s definitely the kind of band that has earned a day in honor of them, and the San Francisco Giants have been doing just that for the past few years. Yesterday was the third annual Metallica Day, and a celebration was held at the baseball ... more info

Stereogum — As it does every year, the month of April brought with it Record Store Day. And this year, as you might have heard, Record Store Day’s best-selling item was not a record at all, but a cassette: a lovingly detailed replica of Metallica’s 1982 demo... more info

Mercury News, California — Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil runs April 11-12 at RockBar Theater in San Jose. more info

Perez Hilton — What do Sam Smith, Metallica, Paul McCartney, and A$AP Rocky have in common? One word: Lollapalooza! The Chicago music festival has released its full lineup, and besides being utterly massive, it's also about as eclectic a mix as music gets! [ Relate... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's clear now what the long and winding road of the American music festival scene was leading to. more info