"This will be the Metallica Family reunion we've been waiting for!" Metallica announce M72 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand By Fraser Lewry published 24 October 24 18 months after Metallica's M72 tour began, the band have finally announced shows down under
“I came down absolutely not knowing what to expect – and I came out a different person”: Robert Trujillo took profound inspiration from Steven Wilson, and believes Metallica would feel the same By Jo Kendall published 23 October 24 The infectiously groovy Metallica bass player RobTrujillo was floored when he discovered Steven Wilson
Metallica and Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025, with Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira, AFI, Mastodon, Sisters of Mercy, Kittie, Arch Enemy, Testament and more on insanely stacked bill By Paul Brannigan published 15 October 24 The line-up for Sick New World 2025 has been revealed, and it's ridiculously great, tbh
James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band" By Stef Lach published 12 October 24 New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans
“I am absolutely proud of it. It was a big risk for us. Everything good usually is”: How Metallica tried to reinvent the rock movie with Through The Never By Dom Lawson published 12 October 24 2013 was a banner year for Metallica – a brand new record label, their first gigs in China and the ambitious but divisive 3D movie Through The Never
"I remember him throwing his guitar up into the lighting rig, rubbing it against the speaker cabinets and playing it with his ass": Lars Ulrich on the first band to truly blow his mind By Liz Scarlett published 9 October 24 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls being nine years old and getting to watch the band that were "loudest and coolest thing" he'd ever seen
“I was just looking at it as a chance to go play Master Of Puppets for an afternoon”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reveals what shocked him about 2003 Metallica audition By Matt Mills published 9 October 24 Avery auditioned to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica, but the role ultimately went to Robert Trujillo
"His kid goes to our kid’s school, he's a lovely guy": how Metallica's Robert Trujillo and James singer Tim Booth became unexpected lunch buddies By Niall Doherty published 28 September 24 The James frontman has been hanging out with the Metallica man in LA
“Cliff still lives in all of us. I ask for his help still.” James Hetfield says that Cliff Burton still influences Metallica's songwriting, almost four decades on from the bassist's tragic death in 1986, aged 24 By Paul Brannigan published 27 September 24 James Hetfield acknowledges that Cliff Burton's influence on Metallica will never die
“Lars called me, and you’re on a shortlist”: Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was in the running to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica By Matt Mills published 20 September 24 Megadeth’s David Ellefson was shortlisted to join Metallica in 2003 – and he found out because Dave Mustaine told him
The four horsemen ride! Metallica announce 2025 North American tour, including Sick New World and Sonic Temple festivals By Matt Mills published 19 September 24 Metallica will continue their M72 world tour as they trek across North America next year
“I didn’t want James Hetfield to smell the alcohol on me”: Robert Trujillo stayed up drinking until 5am before his Metallica audition By Matt Mills published 8 September 24 The day before auditioning for the biggest band in metal, Trujillo was up partying all night with Lars Ulrich
Metallica’s James Hetfield, actor in new western film, doesn’t seem to like acting: “Next time I’m asked to do something like this, remind me to say no” By Matt Mills published 8 September 24 Hetfield has a role in western thriller The Thicket, currently in cinemas, alongside Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage
"You had guys who would jump into the crowd and then walk across people’s heads." Inside the year that turned thrash metal into a global phenomenon By Dave Everley published 6 September 24 From Anthrax's Fistfull Of Metal to Exodus's Bonded By Blood and Metallica's Ride The Lightning, 1984 was the year thrash broke big
“Bass solo, take one”: Watch Metallica’s new (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth music video, featuring never-before-seen photos of Cliff Burton By Matt Mills published 4 September 24 The clip is promoting an online exhibition dedicated to the late bassist, hosted on the Metallica website
“It had a huge impact on me and helped shape who I am today”: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich on being an Oasis superfan By Niall Doherty published 31 August 24 The Metallica drummer has loved Oasis since the early days – and even once did the lights for them at a show
Watch Metallica’s James Hetfield act opposite Game Of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage in new clip from The Thicket By Matt Mills published 30 August 24 The western thriller, produced by Dinklage, hits US theatres on September 6
"Like Van Halen reincarnated": Watch 10-year-old guitarist Maya Neelakantan blaze through her Metallica-approved performance of Master Of Puppets on America's Got Talent By Liz Scarlett published 29 August 24 Child YouTube guitar sensation Maya Neelakantan was granted permission from Metallica to play Master Of Puppets on America's Got Talent, and wowed the judges with her sitar-infused axe-slinging skills
Black Veil Brides wanted to make an album that replicated Metallica's world-dominating Black Album "on every level" By Stef Lach published 29 August 24 On their 2014 self-titled album, Black Veil Brides were trying to "replicate" Metallica's own self-titled epic 'Black Album'
Fun fact of the day: Metallica use or give away 6,000 guitar picks a night By Matt Mills published 28 August 24 The metal superstars also haul 64 guitars around on tour and make their way through 25 drumsticks per show
