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"I could feel the power behind me and it was like being in front of a locomotive." The Swedish metal icons whose biggest hit was so confusing even Metallica's Kirk Hammett struggled to keep up
By Simon Young published
It's safe to day that even the most patient music teacher struggle to explain the polyrhythms that provide the backbone of this Meshuggah classic

How Metallica helped Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe finally get sober
By Merlin Alderslade published
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe says he'd be "dead" if he hadn't quit drinking in 2010 - and the biggest band in metal helped him do it

Martin Barre was as surprised as Metallica when Jethro Tull won a Grammy
By Chris McGarel published
Prog giants weren’t there when controversial 1989 moment came, because they were certain they wouldn’t win. So the guitarist’s wife concocted a last-minute midnight party to celebrate

“Lars played me the whole song down the phone. He said, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding?!’”: The inside story of the greatest Metallica album Metallica didn’t write
By Chris Chantler published
Hardcore ragers, occult metal classics, Southern rock anthems

Dave Mustaine looks back on Metallica's wild, violent early days
By Paul Brannigan published
Metallica's early years were a wild ride

New Metallica x Dr. Martens collection are Hardwired to impress… wherever you may roam
By Scott Munro published
Metallica join forces with Dr. Martens for new limited-edition boot and shoe designs - and both are available right now

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and more remember how thrash metal took over the world 40 years ago
By Jon Hotten published
1986 was the year where thrash metal broke through. We got the genre’s leading bands to look back on those whirlwind 12 months.

Dave Mustaine reveals the conversation with James Hetfield that ended Metallica's plan to release the No Life 'Til Leather demo on vinyl
By Paul Brannigan published
Dave Mustaine understandably isn't prepared to be pressured into backing down on his contributions to Metallica's early success

The chaotic and confusing story of Metallica’s abandoned album
By Stephen Hill published
In 2001, Metallica hired an old army barracks in California to try and record album eight. The songs were scrapped when James Hetfield entered rehab, but many fans still want to hear them finished.
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