Malakian stepped up to sub for Hetfield at the last minute while on tour – and stuck around until he was fully recovered ...

System Of A Down had yet to make their breakthrough – but guitarist Malakian was thrust onto the stage with metal royalty ...

To kick things off, Ulrich took to the air for his first show by delving into AC/DC’s back catalog for some of the band’s lesser known tracks. As it stands, Lars’ new radio show and its premiere ...

Hetfield shared his impassioned rendition on Metallica's SiriusXM channel Maximum Metallica last week before uploading it to ...

1996 was a big, complicated year for Metallica. The release of their sixth studio album, Load, came with much criticism from fans and critics alike. Their headlining slot on the massive traveling ...

"Does Megadeth need Metallica?" Megadeth bandleader Dave Mustaine asks in a new interview before answering the question himself. "No." Metallica "talks about their fans," the founding and only ...

Neil Young and his Chrome Hearts fly in How implausible to think that the indefatigable Neil Young will be 80 years old when ...

Kirk Hammett is hard at work on his first-ever full length solo album, and unlike his debut solo EP, 2022’s Portals, it will likely feature guest vocalists, he reveals in the new episode of our ...

Our in-depth examination of Metallica's album discography reveals a band that wasn't content with just radically changing the direction of an entire genre at least three times in its career. Instead ...

Metallica stunned fans and critics with their self-titled fifth album — colloquially known as the Black Album — which pivoted from topical, breakneck thrash metal to pulverizing, catchy and even ...

“I wanted to pay my respects to [Metallica frontman] James Hetfield, who I think is an amazing guitar player, and [Metallica drummer] Lars Ulrich, who was an excellent songwriter. I remember when I ...

Kirk Hammett (left) and James Hetfield of Metallica perform during the "S&M2" concerts at Chase Center on September 06, 2019 in San Francisco. At times, it’s easy to criticize Metallica for their ...