By Chuck Stanley

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Thursday March 31, 2005

METALLICA

VH1's "When Metallica Ruled the World" premieres today at 12pm and 9pm central time. The show will feature interviews with the band, former bassist Jason Newsted, Godsmack's Sully Erna and friends of Metallica. Here's brief synopsis:

This one hour long documentary will take you through the band's tumultuous 24 year history and give you the real story behind their recent ups and downs, including James Hetfield's battle with alcohol, Jason Newsted's resignation, and the bands subsequent journey into therapy.

Watch a preview clip of the show at Metallica.com

In related news, VH1 will air "Some Kind of Monster" on April 9th at 9pm central.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEDIA PLAYER

The first song from System of a Down's forthcoming album "Mezmerize" is "B.Y.O.B." and the band's site has posted a media player featuring the track.

The album is due May 17th and you can hear "B.Y.O.B." on 99.5 KISS.

LOLLAPALOOZA

The Lollapalooza tour has been scaled down to a 2-day festival in Chicago on July 23rd and 24th. A spokesperson for the event says they plan to announce the line-up at the end of April.

SLIPKNOT'S JOEY JORDISON

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison is taking over the advice column in "Revolver" magazine, once written by Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. Send questions to askjoey@revolvermag.com

STAIND

Staind are set to issue "Chapter V" on May 31st through Atlantic Records.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

The new Queens of the Stone Age album "Lullabies to Paralyze" will debut at #5 on Monday's Billboard album sales chart with just under 97,000 copies sold. Leader Josh Homme describes how he measures success.

HOMME: "My goals and my yardstick is different from MTVs ... I don't need to be Celine Dion gigundo. My yardstick is 'Are you learning from your mistakes? Are you making records better than before? Are you becoming a better person?' The hardest thing to do is to make your 15th record your best record. It's easy to make 'live fast and die young' - all you need is drugs and a car."

THE WHITE STRIPES

The White Stripes record label, V2, will issue their as-yet-untitled album on June 14th. Frontman Jack White says the recording process is done, but they need to mix and master the tracks.

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