Here are Metallica's ten fastest songs, ranked by BPM By Joe Daly published 2 June 23 Here's all the proof you need that when they fancy it, Metallica know how to put the pedal to the metal
Tickets are now on-sale for Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event By Paul Brannigan last updated 1 June 23 Metallica will stream their two night stand at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for worldwide viewing
"He made up for some of my lack of talent": Lars Ulrich remembers meeting James Hetfield for the first time By Niall Doherty published 1 June 23 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls his first impressions of the man he’s shared a stage with for four decades
10 raging metal covers of classic 80s aggro-punk songs By Rich Hobson published 27 May 23 The Exploited, Discharge, GBH and more get the covers treatment from Slayer and Ice-T, Mr Bungle, Napalm Death and Metallica
Here are the hardest songs to play by each of the Big 4, as chosen by one of thrash metal’s greatest drummers By Joe Daly published 27 May 23 Jon Dette has played with two of the Big 4, so he knows exactly which songs by Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth are toughest to nail
Watch Metallica dust off I Disappear live for 80,000 French metal fans By Rich Hobson published 26 May 23 Metallica unveil pro-shot footage of them playing live rarity I Disappear at Stade de France
Avenged Sevenfold are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer – and it comes with three exclusive gifts! By Eleanor Goodman published 25 May 23 Avenged Sevenfold reveal all about new album Life Is But A Dream… in the new Metal Hammer. Plus: it comes with an exclusive Deathbat patch, A7X laptop sticker and reaper print
Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett play John Lennon and Yardbirds classics alongside Johnny Depp, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Imelda May at Jeff Beck tribute gig By Paul Brannigan published 23 May 23 The first of two all-star Jeff Beck tribute concerts in London featured some of the world's most celebrated guitar heroes
Here are all the songs Metallica have never played live By Dave Everley published 22 May 23 Metallica’s epic M72 tour is underway – which of these 22 these never-played deep cuts do you want them to see?
Watch fans explore Metallica pop-up store in Paris By Stef Lach published 20 May 23 Metallica launch pop-up store in Paris as part of this week's M72 World Tour festivities
A British city now has a new mayor who loves Metallica and speaks Klingon: watch his very metal inauguration By Metal Hammer published 18 May 23 Watch a British politician be inaugurated as Lord Mayor while listening to Metallica… and speaking Klingon
Metallica are still hating on Ride The Lightning deep cut Escape even after all these years By Metal Hammer published 16 May 23 TikTokker: “Is Metallica’s Escape better than I remember it?” Metallica: “No!”
Vote for the best Metallica album By Metal Hammer published 15 May 23 Master Of Puppets? The Black Album? 72 Seasons? Here’s your chance to say once and for all what’s the greatest Metallica album
Watch this Metallica fan play Master Of Puppets using every 'instrument' imaginable, including straws, bananas and, er, a toilet door By Liz Scarlett published 10 May 23 Tom Fdez attempts to play Metallica's Master Of Puppets using just about every means possible
Jason Newsted lambasts "idiots" who criticise Lars Ulrich's drumming: "they have no idea what they're talking about" By Merlin Alderslade published 9 May 23 Jason Newsted has leapt to the defence of his former Metallica bandmate Lars
A beginner's guide to thrash metal in five essential albums By Merlin Alderslade published 4 May 23 Thrash metal's DNA has rarely undergone any drastic alterations, but its evolution over the years can still be charted via these five classics
Lars Ulrich: "Metallica is just as clusterf***ed as everything else" By Dave Everley published 3 May 23 Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo take us behind the scenes of Metallica's 72 Seasons - a dramatic record even by their standards
Metallica: photos from the opening nights of 2023's biggest tour By Fraser Lewry published 1 May 23 Metallica have released a gallery of images from the Amsterdam ArenA, shot on the first two nights of the M72 tour
Metallica mix it up on second night of World Tour in Amsterdam By Stef Lach published 29 April 23 Watch clips and view setlist from Metallica's second show in Amsterdam – the first of their "no repeat" events
Metallica just threw Amsterdam the world's biggest heavy metal party By Eleanor Goodman published 28 April 23 Metallica's first set of the M72 world tour was a triumphant, rousing success