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Dave Lombardo looks back on the day he drummed in Metallica
By Matt Mills published
When Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was taken ill before Download festival 2004, Lombardo and Slipknot’s Joey Jordison filled in

Metallica announce VR immersive concert experience with Apple
By Stef Lach published
You can watch "overwhelming" Metallica live performance – as long as you've got a set of $2500 Apple Vision Pros

Metallica’s …And Justice For All pushed bass players “to the back” in the 1990s, claims thrash legend
By Matt Mills published
Testament and ex-Death man Steve Di Giorgio claims Metallica’s bass-free classic forced the instrument into the background for years afterwards

The story of how Metallica got themselves an orchestra – and the album that followed
By Mick Wall published
With Metallica’s S&M reaching the grand old age of 25, we look back at how, and why, the world’s leading metal band teamed up with – shock, horror – the San Francisco Symphony

The story of the greatest Metallica live album you’ve never listened to
By Joe Daly published
In 2008, eager to mend fences with fans after the Napster debacle, the biggest band in metal played one of the tiniest shows of their lives

Metallica released their first music video 35 years ago. This is how it ruined my life.
By Simon Young published
A Metal Hammer writer looks back on the scarring effects of the video for Metallica’s One, which debuted on January 22, 1989

Metallica supported Raven in 1983 – and the NWOBHM veterans didn’t think they’d get big
By Matt Mills published
“‘Do you see them in 10 years being the greatest thing since sliced bread?’ No, not a chance!”

How Metallica kicked back against the 1990s haters with Reload
By Dan Silver published
Haters gonna hate – but with 1997’s Reload album, Metallica just didn’t care
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