Features 10 indie albums that influenced heavy metalMetal artists don’t sit around listening to metal all day – inspiration comes in many forms. Here are just some of the indie records to influence the realm of heavy music…
News Corey Taylor: “Lars Ulrich was right about Napster”Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor says Metallica “knew the direction we were going” with digital music…
Features Illustrator Luke Preece: “So much of what I do is influenced by metal”World-renowned illustrator Luke Preece discusses his work with No Music On A Dead Planet, working with Metallica, and how metal has informed his artistic style…
News Could you beat this Metallica fan on Mastermind?Metallica were GP Practice Manager Mohan Mudigonda's specialist subject on Monday night's episode of Mastermind. How well would you have done?
News "Music has saved my life daily…" Watch James Hetfield's wholesome appearance at the 2021 Little Kids Rock Virtual BenefitMetallica's James Hetfield discusses the importance of music education during this year's Little Kids Rock Virtual Benefit.
Features 12 albums where a band did something totally unexpectedFrom Metallica to Paramore, these 12 albums are examples of artists taking a hard left-turn from their more ‘traditional’ sounds…
Features Metallica vs. Napster: The lawsuit that redefined how we listen to musicAt the turn of the millennium, Metallica took on file-sharing giant Napster and won. We retrospectively consider the arguments made in that landmark case, and how they’ve shaped our scene since…
News Watch the star-studded trailer for Dave Grohl's new documentary, What Drives UsFoo Fighters share trailer for Dave Grohl's "love letter to every musician that has ever jumped in an old van with their friends and left it all behind for the simple reward of playing music".
News Kirk Hammett's guitar used in Metallica's One video is up for auctionDo you have at least $26,000 lying about? Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett's ESP 400 series – used in the band's iconic One video – is available to bid on via Heritage Auctions…
Features 10 lesser known Metallica songs that everyone needs to hearEveryone knows Metallica’s big hitters, but these predominantly later-period tracks also deserve your love and attention…
News Elton John has been working on “something” with MetallicaWhat are Elton John and Metallica up to?
Features The 10 greatest live albums of all timeFrom Nirvana to My Chemical Romance to Green Day, these 10 brilliant live releases will make you feel as though you’re in the pit while you listen to them.
News Metallica's All Within My Hands foundation donates $75,000 to Feeding TexasMetallica's non-profit foundation All Within My Hands is helping food banks across Texas following last month's deadly winter storm.
Features The 17 greatest songs based on booksInspiration can come in a variety of forms, and for many rock bands, it comes from the pages of a good book…
News Metallica celebrate 35 years of Master Of Puppets with awesome new Battery performanceWatch Metallica play Battery in front of the original backdrop from their Damage, Inc Tour on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Features “I’ve never seen anything like that since…”: The story of Metallica’s Master Of PuppetsHow James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton stepped up their bid for metal supremacy on Metallica’s towering third album, Master Of Puppets.