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James Hetfield holds his new guitar book

"Yep, it smells like me." Watch Metallica's James Hetfield take part in the most wholesome heavy metal unboxing video you'll see this year as he lifts the lid on his new guitar book

By Merlin Alderslade published

Papa Het unboxes the new Metallica book dissecting the iconic guitars he's used over the years

Axl Rose on the grid with Christian Horner

Axl Rose goes viral after attending the Las Vegas Grand Prix, hanging about with Red Bull Racing and Robert Trujillo, and giving a rare interview

By Fraser Lewry published

It's possible the Guns N' Roses frontman had a busier weekend than you did

Metallica playing on stage

Watch Metallica remind everyone of the power of The Black Album courtesy of this pro-shot footage of them battering Detroit with Through The Never earlier this month

By Merlin Alderslade published

This has got to be one of The Black Album's best cuts, right?

Lars Ulrich drumming on stage

"In the beginning it was a little rattling until I found out his face expressions." This is what it's like being Lars Ulrich's drum tech

By Merlin Alderslade published

Metallica's longtime drum tech Jimmy Clark reveals his experiences of working with the biggest metal band on the planet

The four members of Metallica as lego men

"Why would this make a good set? Here are two reasons: Lego and Lars Ulrich." A Metallica Lego set has been entered into Lego's official ideas portal - and it needs your help to be brought to life

By Merlin Alderslade published

Want to be able to recreate Metallica's incredible 72 Seasons tour set? Here's how you can help make it happen

Metallica frontman James Hetfield performing live in 2023

Metallica release new live footage of Harvester Of Sorrow from 72 Seasons tour

By Matt Mills published

The pro-shot video was filmed in St Louis, Missouri, earlier this month

David Ellefson onstage in 2010

Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson celebrated his birthday by seeing Metallica

By Matt Mills published

Former Megadeth member David Ellefson has sent “heartfelt thanks to my dear friend Lars Ulrich & the Metallica camp”

Covers for Brutal Legend, Guitar Hero: Metallica and Tony Hawk's Underground

10 times massive metal bands appeared in video games

By Jack Butler-Terry published

Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and even Grand Theft Auto have all featured some of heavy metal’s most famous musicians

Bill Bailey throwing the metal horns

Legendary comedian Bill Bailey wants to do another heavy metal album: "I’d be well up for another!"

By Merlin Alderslade published

Bill Bailey has the material for an In Metal Part 2, and he's not afraid to use it

Metallica posing together in 1985

“Though Dave Mustaine might claim he wrote Leper Messiah, he didn’t”: The track-by-track guide to Metallica’s Master Of Puppets

By Stephen Hill published

From Battery to Damage Inc., here’s the story behind every song on Metallica’s game-changing masterpiece

Best albums of 2023 so far

Vote for the best metal album of 2023

By Rich Hobson published

Metallica? Babymetal? Sleep Token? We need you to tell us which metal albums have excited you the most in 2023

Metallica album artworks

"Lambasting it as 'selling out' directly contradicts its musical integrity and emotional vulnerability. It's all killer, no filler." Metal Hammer's writers battle it out over which is Metallica's best album

By Merlin Alderslade published

They are the band that have defined and redefined heavy metal. But which album is their greatest? Our writers get in the ring

Photos of Metallica and Slipknot onstage, and a Grammy in a press room

The Grammys are still failing heavy metal – with so many new bands releasing incredible music, it’s never been more unforgivable

By Matt Mills published

The Grammys have always got heavy metal wrong. But, with them defaulting to Metallica and Slipknot while the next generation is rife with talent, there is no excuse this year.

Grammys 2024 nominees

Metallica, Paramore, Ghost, Spiritbox and Foo Fighters among the rock and metal bands nominated for next year's Grammy Awards

By Paul Brannigan published

The nominees for the Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Album categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards have been revealed

Metallica in 2000

Every cover song by Metallica, ranked from worst to best

By Matt Mills published

We’ve listed the 40 covers that metal’s biggest band recorded in the studio and released to the public in reverse-order of excellence

Various metal albums from 2023

The best metal albums of 2023 so far

By Rich Hobson published

From Metallica to Babymetal, Cattle Decapitation to Sleep Token, these are the best metal albums of the year to date

Various Download Festival sets

The 20 greatest Download festival sets ever

By Stephen Hill published

For two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments

Photos of Metallica's Cliff Burton, Slipknot's Paul Gray, Slayer's Tom Araya and Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne playing onstage

The 11 greatest final shows in heavy metal history

By Joe Daly published

From Black Sabbath to Metallica’s Cliff Burton, these excellent gigs also proved to be bittersweet goodbyes

Kirk Hammett

"We reinvested in the band to the point where we probably shouldn't have. We made a lot of personal sacrifices": Kirk Hammett on how Metallica's "almost delusional" attitude to success ultimately paid off

By Paul Brannigan published

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett talks about his band's self-belief and ambition, and how their risk and reward strategy paid off

Rob Trujillo and Mike Muir on stage together

"I did see a few tears": Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo discusses reuniting with his former Suicidal Tendencies bandmates in Mexico City recently

By Rich Hobson published

Robert Trujillo recently took a break from touring the world with Metallica to stand in for his son in his old band Suicidal Tendencies