“Their music means so much to us”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett names the band he considers the “architects” of heavy metal By Matt Mills published 11 June 24 Metallica’s lead guitarist tips his hat to the icons who, he believes, refined the modern heavy metal sound
Metallica’s James Hetfield reveals anxiety struggles before 2024 tour: “We’re old, we can’t do this” By Matt Mills published 3 June 24 Papa Het had nightmares of empty stadiums and malfunctioning gear before returning to the road with Metallica last month
9 heavy metal stars who made it big with their first band By Matt Mills published 2 June 24 From Lars Ulrich to Lzzy Hale, these are the rare metal musicians who hit the big time on their very first go
Watch pro-shot video of a rain-soaked Metallica playing Master Of Puppets last week By Matt Mills published 31 May 24 The Four Horsemen battled rain, thunder and lightning to kick off their 2024 tour in Munich last Friday
Ride the lightning! Watch Metallica get upstaged by a lightning strike during Master Of Puppets at the opening show on their latest tour By Metal Hammer published 27 May 24 A lightning storm during Metallica’s show in Munich proves Mother Nature still has the best pyro display
“In our band we don’t recognise the word ‘mistake’, because there are no mistakes”: watch Metallica play epic 72 Seasons closer Inamorata live for the very first time By Metal Hammer published 27 May 24 Metallica’s 11-minute epic Inamorata got its live debut in Munich, Germany on the second night of their European tour
Metallica’s James Hetfield has been “writing lots of music” this year By Matt Mills published 23 May 24 Papa Het claims he’s been composing and “playing guitar pretty much every day” since Metallica’s last tour
“James said: ‘You guys are ballsy as hell!’” Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell reveals the surreal moment Metallica’s James Hetfield took him and his parents to dinner By Matt Mills published 14 May 24 Metallica frontman Papa Het continues to earn his stripes as the nicest man in metal
“Metallica can play 60 more Lulus. They’ve earned the place to do whatever they want”: how Jason Newsted escaped the shadow of metal’s biggest band to forge his own career By Chris Chantler published 12 May 24 In 2013, Jason Newsted released Heavy Metal Music, the debut album by his band Newsted – proof that he was at ease with his own past
Robert Trujillo reflects on first Metallica shows: “What I remember most was not knowing what the setlist was gonna be each night” By Matt Mills published 7 May 24 Between learning songs on the spot and playing to prison convicts, Metallica’s bassist had a hectic first few gigs with the band
Kelly Clarkson covers Metallica's Sad But True: It has never sounded so angelic By Fraser Lewry published 7 May 24 The former American Idol star and TV host performed the Metallica classic duing the Kellyoke portion of her show
Listen to the only non-Metallica song that Lars Ulrich has ever recorded drums for By Matt Mills published 6 May 24 In 1993, Metallica’s drummer manned the kit for another band in the recording studio. He’d never done it before, and he hasn’t repeated it since.
Watch man play Metallica's Pulling Teeth bass solo while squatting 225lbs. Definitely DO NOT try this at home By Stef Lach published 6 May 24 Here's something you don't see everyday. A man squatting 225lbs while playing epic Cliff Burton Metallica solo
“I don't say it's looking rosy up there in rock band land”: Metallica manager Peter Mensch on the current state of rock music By Niall Doherty published 27 April 24 The Q Prime supremo also oversees the careers of Muse, Foals and more
"It's two hours of high octane, non-stop, smashing the life out of song after song!" Everton manager Sean Dyche on Metallica, Green Day, The Hives, and Rick Astley By Paul Brannigan published 25 April 24 Everton manager Sean Dyche shares his memories of some of his favourite gigs
"I used to hate the sight of Ozzy. I couldn’t stand him, and I used to beat him up whenever I saw him": Tony Iommi in conversation with James Hetfield By Brad Tolinski published 18 April 24 In the year of our Lord 1992, the Master Of Reality met the Master Of Puppets: The day Metallica’s James Hetfield and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi sat down together for the first time
“Without him, there would be no Metallica.” See James Hetfield’s new Motörhead tattoo with Lemmy’s ashes in it By Matt Mills published 17 April 24 The Motörhead man’s remains can also be found in bullets and scattered on the grounds of a German metal festival
“Metallica would jam on their stuff in rehearsals, songs like Black Night and Highway Star”: Lars Ulrich on his lifelong love of Deep Purple and the genius of the Machine Head album By Peter Makowski published 13 April 24 Lars Ulrich is a lifelong Deep Purple fan – and here’s why
"Love lies bleeding in my hands - OOH YEAH!" Watch full HD footage of Elton John looking on in delight as Metallica rock their brilliant cover of Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding By Merlin Alderslade published 10 April 24 Metallica just showed Elton John - and the world - why we desperately need a Garage Inc 2
“If you’re putting all these Beavis and Butt-Heads in the parking lot, where are you going to park the cars?” What happened when Metallica battled the city of Philadelphia to perform in a car park By Matt Mills published 9 April 24 Metallica played a free gig in a car park to promote 1997’s Reload. In the process, they infuriated locals, got bashed by politicians and sued an entire stadium.
