The 10 most underrated Metallica songs By Merlin Alderslade published 11 September 23 Metallica might be titans of heavy metal, but we reckon these ten tracks from deep within their back catalogue deserve a lot more love
“It actually changed something culturally." James Hetfield wrote Nothing Else Matters because he missed his girlfriend. It'd make ballads cool again, outrage Metallica elitists and, eventually, help Miley Cyrus mend her broken heart By Rich Hobson published 6 September 23 James Hetfield was shy in letting his Metallica bandmates hear Nothing Else Matters. They loved it: and so have generations since
10 iconic metal bands with one bad album By Stephen Hill published 5 September 23 Metallica, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold are all hugely reliable bands – apart from on one painful occasion
Metallica postpone Arizona show as James Hetfield tests positive for COVID By Stef Lach published 3 September 23 Metallica frontman James Hetfield's positive COVID test is a stark reminder that the music business is not in the clear yet
“The solo on Enter Sandman is a real hummer! I just love it!” King Crimson’s Robert Fripp shares his love for Metallica, Megadeth, Slipknot and Korn By Matt Mills published 2 September 23 King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, whose YouTube covers with wife Toyah Willcox frequently go viral, has expressed his admiration for a host of heavy metal stars
"We knew it was provocative and we knew that it might not be accepted by anyone": Metallica's Kirk Hammett revisits the making of Master Of Puppets By Paul Brannigan published 1 September 23 Kirk Hammett: "Master of Puppets, for me, it's a very sentimental album. We knew we were on to something"
“Master Of Puppies”: A dog ran away from home, watched a Metallica show and stayed for the whole thing By Matt Mills published 1 September 23 A pooch called Storm snuck out and somehow made her way to Metallica’s record-breaking show at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium
“We do what we wanna do. If people consider that selling out, then… whatever!” Watch Metallica respond to being called sell-outs all the way back in 1986 By Matt Mills published 31 August 23 Metallica frontman James Hetfield and late bassist Cliff Burton had some pretty passionate answers when an interviewer asked them about being called sellouts after Master Of Puppets
"These ****ers opened with Whiplash!" Watch Jason Momoa excitedly moshing at Metallica's record-breaking Los Angeles show at the Sofi Stadium By Liz Scarlett published 31 August 23 Game Of Thrones star Jason Momao filmed himself having the time of his life at a recent Metallica show, and was also caught in the pit via fan-filmed footage
“We put a lot of money, time and effort into it, then it disappeared.” The story of Metallica: Through The Never – how metal’s biggest band and a Spider-Man star disastrously bombed at the box office By Stephen Hill published 29 August 23 Metallica wanted to make their answer to Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same, and even hired future Spider-Man star Dane DeHaan to help. But then Metallica: Through The Never became one of the band’s most costly misadventures.
“The idea was a girl in a leather jacket, holding a Flying V guitar, surrounded by cows.” The story of Metalhead – the most authentic heavy metal movie to feature Metallica, Megadeth and buckets of existential dread By Joe Daly published 29 August 23 2013’s Metalhead understands heavy music better than any other film – and features nods to Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest and Venom along the way
10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art By Matt Mills published 27 August 23 Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part
"Van Halen could do nothing, night after night, to stem the charge of this Godzilla": How 1988's Monsters Of Rock tour was the making of Metallica By Steffan Chirazi published 25 August 23 In 1988 Metallica released ...And Justice For All. Then they went out on the road to claim the throne of modern metal
"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger By Liz Scarlett published 25 August 23 Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan
The story behind every single Metallica album cover art By Matt Mills last updated 25 August 23 Electric chairs, toilet bowl stabbings and, erm, semen – the Four Horsemen have had quite the eclectic visual journey
Three ex-Megadeth members once started a Metallica cover band together By Matt Mills published 21 August 23 Drummer Nick Menza, bassist James LoMenzo and guitarist Chris Poland recorded some takes on Metallica and Megadeth tunes in 2014, before quickly and sadly disbanding
“I played Sweet Home Alabama, and that became part of Metallica’s The Four Horsemen”: The Four Horsemen vs Mechanix – how Metallica and Megadeth released two warring versions of the same song By Joe Daly published 17 August 23 Megadeth leader and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine wrote a thrash metal classic called The Mechanix in the early ’80s. Today, both bands lay claim to vastly different versions of the song.
Dave Lombardo defends Lars Ulrich and isn't happy with his haters: "I admonish the people who talk **** about him" By Merlin Alderslade published 16 August 23 Think it's cool to dunk on Lars? A certain Slayer legend would like a word
10 classic metal albums with horribly ugly cover art By Matt Mills published 16 August 23 These masterpieces by Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are much easier on the ears than they are on the eyes
"They’re not just wearing our shirts, they’re stealing the f**king music as well!" Venom's Cronos on his first impressions of Metallica, and nearly choking Lars Ulrich By Paul Brannigan published 16 August 23 Metallica made no secret of their love for Newcastle's extreme metal pioneers Venom, and when the two bands' worlds collided, things got kinda wild