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Rivers Cuomo: We Ripped Off “The Sweater Song” From Metallica

Photo: Weeks/WireImage Last week Rolling Stone chatted up Rivers Cuomo about Weezer’s new album Raditude. Near the end we asked about the 15th anniversary of their debut single “Undone - The Sweater Song,” which he now admits is “almost a complete rip-off” of Metallica’s 1986 classic “Welcome Home (Sanitarium).” ” ‘The Sweater Song’ was the first [...]

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03:21 on August 27 2009

Metallica snub angers Mustaine

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Dave Mustaine has blasted his former Metallica bandmate Lars Ulrich for leaving him out of the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

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20:49 on August 27 2009

Rivers Cuomo: We Ripped Off “The Sweater Song” From Metallica

Rolling Stone — Photo: Weeks/WireImage Last week Rolling Stone chatted up Rivers Cuomo about Weezer’s new album Raditude. Near the end we asked about the 15th anniversary of their debu... more info

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