See Metallica’s James Hetfield get into a firefight in trailer for western thriller The Thicket By Matt Mills published 24 July 24 Papa Het will appear alongside Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage when The Thicket comes out in September
The 100 Songs That Changed Metal By Metal Hammer published 18 July 24 From founding fathers like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Judas Priest to metal's modern leaders such as Ghost, Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the songs that have defined a genre
The new issue of Metal Hammer celebrates 40 years of Metallica’s Ride The Lightning and the year that thrash exploded By Eleanor Goodman published 18 July 24 The cover features brand new, official Metallica artwork
“Just like anyone who plays, you find your favourites and the others need to go!” Metallica legend Jason Newsted is selling 60 of his guitars and basses By Matt Mills published 18 July 24 Newsted’s instruments, including the bass that recorded classic Metallica track Until It Sleeps, will be available from July 24
Nothing Else Matters this Prime Day aside from these price drops on Metallica LPs on coloured vinyl By Scott Munro published 16 July 24 Coloured vinyl pressings of albums including Ride The Lightning, …And Justice For All and the ‘Black Album’ are on sale right now for Prime Day
See first photos of Metallica’s James Hetfield in new western thriller The Thicket By Matt Mills published 16 July 24 The Metallica man previously acted opposite Zac Efron in Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile
Iconic Los Angeles recording studio the Record Plant to close its doors after more than 50 years of rich rock and metal history By Stef Lach published 15 July 24 Record Plant in LA has hosted Guns N' Roses, Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac and many others
“I went out in the crowd of 40,000 people to try and beat somebody up”: Robert Trujillo compares supporting Metallica and Guns ’N’ Roses in the ’90s By Matt Mills published 11 July 24 Metallica’s bassist supported two of the biggest bands in hard rock during his time in Suicidal Tendencies
“Sometimes, I take it off after the first 10 seconds, and other times, I listen to it to the end”: Metallica’s classic producer reveals up-and-down relationship with St Anger By Matt Mills published 9 July 24 Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets and …And Justice For All producer Flemming Rasmussen offers his assessment of Metallica’s controversial 2003 album
If Emily Eavis is looking for great young rock artists to play Glastonbury, look no further than the incredible modern metal scene By Merlin Alderslade published 4 July 24 Metal has never been more exciting, boundary-pushing or diverse, and is packing plenty of great bands that could be appreciated at the world's biggest festival
35 years later, James Hetfield is still amazed by Metallica’s pyro before playing One By Matt Mills published 4 July 24 Footage of Metallica’s singer/guitarist reacting to their stadium-sized firework show has gone viral
"Lars smiled: 'What do you think?' 'You need more guitar solos, that’s for sure.'" How Metallica kickstarted thrash metal and changed the game forever with a "sloppy" little demo track called Hit The Lights By Dave Everley published 3 July 24 With Hit The Lights, Metallica found their first signature song and a track that'd have a profound effect on heavy metal's evolution
"Good God!" Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica performing Ride The Lightning in Copenhagen By Rich Hobson published 2 July 24 The M72 world tour thunders on but Metallica took Ride The Lightning back to where it began 40 years ago
Watch Metallica's James Hetfield and Judas Priest's Rob Halford rocking out together while watching Turnstile at Norway's Tons Of Rock Festival this past weekend By Merlin Alderslade published 1 July 24 Two heavy metal icons enjoyed watching one of modern heavy music's most exciting bands together!
“We were sleeping on the floor, stealing food, stealing bikes”: Metallica turned to “thieving” to survive the early ’80s, says James Hetfield By Matt Mills published 28 June 24 While recording at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Metallica had to “borrow [things] forever” to make ends meet
Watch Metallica cover Diamond Head’s Am I Evil? with Diamond Head’s guitarist, Brian Tatler By Matt Mills published 27 June 24 Tatler joined the heavy metal superstars onstage at Oslo’s Tons Of Rock festival yesterday
The 13 most iconic Glastonbury Festival performances ever By Stephen Hill published 25 June 24 As Glastonbury 2024 approaches, we run through the 13 sets that have defined the festival over its lifespan
The Kids Are Alright! 10 rock star offspring following in their parent’s footsteps… By Niall Doherty published 22 June 24 From Noah Yorke to Tye Trujillo to Olivia Vedder, here's the kids joining the family business...
“They did it to get some kind of reaction from Jason”: Metallica producer explains why there’s no bass on …And Justice For All By Matt Mills published 21 June 24 Flemming Rasmussen offers his theory on why Metallica didn’t have any audible low end in 1988
Kirk Hammett says Metallica don’t tour enough: “What it’s all about is playing guitar and writing, recording, going out on tour” By Matt Mills published 18 June 24 Metallica’s guitarist wants to spend more time on the road, according to his recent appearance on the metal titans’ podcast
