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The bizarre story of Hulk Hogan's phantom 'audition' for Metallica
By Merlin Alderslade published
This week, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away aged 71. We revisit one of the strangest stories involving the Hulkster, which included the world's biggest metal band

Dave Mustaine wanted Megadeth to re-record songs from Metallica’s No Life ’Til Leather demo, ex-bassist David Ellefson claims
By Matt Mills published
Mustaine has songwriting credits on four of the songs on Metallica’s now-legendary demo

Metallica save dance music festival from cancellation after fire destroys main stage
By Stef Lach published
Blaze wiped out Tomorrowland stage just days before gates opened – but Metallica saved the huge EDM event

How a thrash classic from Metallica's Kill 'Em All album got linked to a brutal murder in Texas in the 1980s
By Paul Brannigan published
"We woke up with a call from our manager who said there's some s**t going on." Lars Ulrich

United States military used Metallica's Enter Sandman without permission in now deleted video promoting war drones
By Stef Lach published
Might of US military is no match for Metallica's lawyers as they demand removal of track from social media drone video

The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets: “I could have ruined metal”
By Metal Hammer published
Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

The stories behind the three most obscure Black Sabbath covers played at the Back The Beginning gig
By Dave Everley published
Metallica and Guns N’ Roses threw in some curveball covers at the Back To The Beginning show
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