“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.
"Sir Elton helped cover Nothing Else Matters, and tonight, you can see us return the favor!" Watch a clip of Metallica performing a rollocking cover of Elton John classic, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, with Elton looking on approvingly By Merlin Alderslade published 8 April 24 The cover song we did NOT have on our 2024 bingo card!
From Ozzy Osbourne and the British Bulldogs to Edge's legendary Slayer entrance, here are 12 times heavy metal ruled WWE's biggest show, Wrestlemania By Merlin Alderslade published 4 April 24 With Wrestlemania 40 coming this weekend, here are 12 iconic moments heavy metal took over WWE's flagship event
“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie By Matt Mills published 4 April 24 Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel
“When James comes in, there’s a presence”: Metallica producer explains what James Hetfield and Johnny Cash have in common By Matt Mills published 3 April 24 Hardwired… To Self-Destruct and 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman has said what trait Metallica’s frontman shares with country’s legendary man in black
The isolated bass track from Metallica’s Orion proves that Cliff Burton was a master of his instrument By Matt Mills published 3 April 24 Orion without guitars and drums is still a majestic experience. That’s how incredible Cliff Burton was.
"I ordered Chinese food and beer for them, and we just sat there and talked": Metallica, Ride The Lightning, and the meal that got them signed By Jon Wiederhorn published 3 April 24 Metallica changed the rules with their second album, Ride The Lightning. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world would play along
Are cigars affecting James Hetfield's voice? Not according to the Metallica man, who says he hasn't sounded this good in a long time By Stef Lach published 30 March 24 Metallica's James Hetfield loves unwinding with a cigar – but does his vice impact his singing voice?
“We’d play a song in a certain tempo. Three weeks later, it would be twice as fast”: who invented thrash metal? Kirk Hammett has a theory By Metal Hammer published 30 March 24 Kirk Hammett was there at the birth of thrash with his original band Exodus, so he should know more than anyone who invented the genre
"Get the **** off my stage before I punch you in the ****ing face": Ten times a band stopped a gig to lambast a member of their own crowd By Niall Doherty published 30 March 24 Shoe-throwing, stopping fights, people chatting, stage invaders... it's tough up there for your heroes
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith will have cameos in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel By Matt Mills published 27 March 24 Two of the biggest drummers in rock and metal will join Elton John, Paul McCartney and more in Rob Reiner’s long-awaited mockumentary sequel
"That was a special adventure – I wouldn’t be here without him": Robert Trujillo says he'd love to work with Ozzy Osbourne again and reveals the classic cult supergroup he wants to resurrect By Rich Hobson published 26 March 24 Even with a massive world tour looming, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo shares some ideas on how he could keep busy in 2024
Does anyone else remember that time Metallica played a secret show as a Ramones cover band? By Matt Mills published 22 March 24 In 2002, Metallica (plus fill-in bassist Bob Rock) took the stage at a San Francisco dive bar and played songs by one of punk’s most prestigious bands
“That was it for me, a rock god lead guitarist playing on it”: how Metallica’s Kirk Hammett helped a dance classic to come full circle By Niall Doherty published 16 March 24 The Metallica man collaborated with techno duo Orbital for a song on the soundtrack to Spawn
