Latest articles by Martin Kielty
Axl Rose thanks Dave Grohl for throne loan after breaking foot
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has thanked Foo Fighters counterpart Dave Grohl for the use of his throne after suffering a broken foot
AC/DC top rock earning chart with $67.5m
AC/DC top Forbes’ annual rock earning chart after making $67.5 in the past year – ahead of Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, U2 and Muse
Nirvana, David Bowie, White Stripes covered by 1000-fan army
1000 Italian fans who covered Foo Fighters last year perform Nirvana, David Bowie and White Stripes tracks
James Hetfield: How Amy Winehouse inspired Moth Into Flame
Metallica frontman James Hetfield recalls ‘extremely saddening’ Amy Winehouse movie that inspired their track Moth Into Flame
Metallica helped food bank - without warning them
Toronto food bank inundated with calls for Metallica tickets after the band announces concert takings donation without warning
Metallica’s fears over Enter Sandman spoof
James Hetfield admits Metallica were worried about spoofing Enter Sandman on TV: ‘We’re not great musicians’
Lars Ulrich: I should have taken drum lessons
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich jokes about his thoughts while playing live - and says he’d give back St Anger Grammy
Metallica have thrown away unused Hardwired riffs
James Hetfield reports that no unused Metallica riffs were kept after Hardwired… To Self-Destruct was completed
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: Hardwired was easy
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he found working on solos for Hardwired… To Self-Destruct ‘incredibly easy’
Metallica success is good for us all says Anthrax’s Frank Bello
Anthrax bassist Frank Bello hails trickle-down effect of Metallica success after Hardwired… To Self-Destruct tops charts across the world
James Hetfield explains Hardwired… To Self-Destruct title
Metallica frontman James Hetfield discusses thinking behind title of Hardwired… To Self-Destruct - as Berlin date is added to tour schedule
Watch Lars Ulrich go crazy as Metallica album arrives
Metallica's Lars Ulrich gets excited on video as he receives package of Hardwired… To Self Destruct CDs ahead of next week’s launch date
Kirk Hammett: I quit drinking… now I can play anything
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he’s playing better than ever since he stopped drinking - as band release Master Of Puppets live video
Robert Trujillo already ‘feels’ next Metallica album
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo says he already ‘sees’ and ‘feels’ next album - and a few ideas have already surfaced
Watch Metallica’s Murder One video
Metallica's Murder One is a tribute to Motorhead icon Lemmy and taken from the Hardwired... to Self-Destruct album
Metallica play Enter Sandman on kids’ instruments
Watch Metallica perform classic track Enter Sandman on US TV with toy instruments - as thrash icons consider another covers album
Metallica to stream Hardwired launch show
Metallica confirm Friday’s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct launch show will be streamed live - and announce Haiti and US charity initiatives
Watch Metallica rehearsing with Lady Gaga
Metallica released video of Grammys show rehearsals with Lady Gaga
Watch James Hetfield outline Metallica’s politics
Metallica release For Whom The Bell Tolls live performance video - starting with James Hetfield’s statement of band politics
Metallica's Kirk Hammett refuses to read Hardwired comments
Kirk Hammett won’t read online comments about latest Metallica track Hardwired – in case he ends up feeling like they shouldn't have recorded it
Metallica launch Hardwired live video
Watch video of Metallica delivering latest track Hardwired – 5 days after they first played it together
Metallica's Hetfield and Ulrich recall ‘awkward’ first meeting
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich recall the ‘awkward’ first time they met before forming Metallica, in trailer for 4-part Spotify documentary
James Hetfield: Metallica album came together 2 months ago
James Hetfield reveals that upcoming Metallica album Hardwired… To Self Destruct only took shape 2 months ago, despite work being started years earlier
