“One band you can’t leave out of a conversation about Metallica’s influences are Mercyful Fate,” Lars once told Metal Hammer. “They had long songs that were journeys through all different moods and ...

Metallica have been playing two shows in every city throughout 2023, and at each stop of their North American leg so far, they've opened with "Creeping Death" one night and "Whiplash" the next. During ...

Kirk Hammett (Metallica guitarist): I could tell it was really blossoming into something to be reckoned with. Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we’d write another it ...

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has famously broad tastes when it comes to his record collection, a metal icon who’s also been a regular attendee at Glastonbury ever since his band headlined the festival in ...

Metallica's Lars Ulrich has chosen what he deems the five heaviest Lynyrd Skynyrd songs. Because Southern rock can still be heavy, you know? And Lynyrd Skynyrd isn't just important to rock. Yes, they ...