Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo perform My Friend Of Misery live with jazz superstar Kamasi Washington By Metal Hammer published 20 July 21 Metallica’s guitarist and bassist join Kamasi Washington onstage at the Hollywood Bowl to play My Friend Of Misery
Metallica share live version of The Unforgiven featuring an injured James Hetfield wrapped in bandages By Elizabeth Scarlett published 15 July 21 As part of The Black Album's 30th anniversary celebrations, Metallica have released another remaster with The Unforgiven, performed live in 1992
Metallica announce 40th birthday shows in San Francisco By Metal Hammer published 14 July 21 Metallica will celebrate turning the big 4-0 with two special shows in San Francisco in December
“It was the summer of heavy metal love”: the epic inside story of the Clash Of The Titans tour By Rich Hobson published 13 July 21 By 1990, thrash was big news. And when Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax united for the Clash Of The Titans tour, it was about to become even bigger
Metallica’s Creeping Death sounds filthy reworked as a Southern/stoner rock anthem By Metal Hammer published 12 July 21 Hear Metallica’s thrash classic Creeping Death reimagined as Southern sludge, and emerge as a Load-era monster
Watch the riotous trailer for HBO’s Woodstock ’99: Peace, Love and Rage documentary By Metal Hammer published 8 July 21 HBO share the first trailer for their documentary on Woodstock ’99, a festival marred by violence, arson and rape
New Zealand mother names her children Metallica, Slayer and Pantera By Fraser Lewry published 7 July 21 "It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands", says the mother of Metallica, Slayer and Pantera
Metallica share rough and ready rehearsal version of Holier Than Thou By Elizabeth Scarlett published 7 July 21 A version of Metallica's 1991 track Holier Than Thou recorded during pre-production rehearsals has been released – taken from The Black Album's upcoming 30th anniversary reissue
Metallica in the style of King Diamond is the stuff your nightmares are made of By Elizabeth Scarlett published 6 July 21 Denis Pauna is back at it again, and this time he's mastering the sound of King Diamond
A Colombian artist is painting brutal artwork for every song on Kill ‘Em All By Metal Hammer published 30 June 21 Felipe Mora’s Dealing Out The Agony collection features 10 paintings, one for each song on Metallica’s debut album
Jason Isbell has turned Metallica‘s Sad But True into a gritty country-rock rave-up By Metal Hammer published 30 June 21 Listen to Jason Isbell’s Nashvillified take on Sad But True, another cut from The Metallica Blacklist tribute album
St. Vincent shares dirty electro-pop cover of Metallica’s Sad But True By Metal Hammer published 29 June 21 St. Vincent aka Annie Clarke releases cover of Sad But True from the forthcoming The Metallica Blacklist album
Metallica share ‘Take 36’ of Sad But True from Black Album studio sessions By Metal Hammer published 29 June 21 Metallica share previously unreleased version of Sad But True from deluxe 30th anniversary ‘Black Album’ reissue
10 albums that changed my life, by Buckcherry’s Josh Todd By Alec Chillingworth, Fraser Lewry published 27 June 21 With latest album Hellbound giving good review, Buckcherry's Josh Todd reveals the 10 albums that made him the rock'n'roll thoroughbred he is today
Before he wrote Nothing Else Matters, James Hetfield considered love songs ‘a sign of weakness’ By Metal Hammer published 24 June 21 James Hetfield recalls his conflicted emotions over Metallica mega-ballad in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine
Ross Halfin to release Metallica: The Black Album In Black & White photo book By Metal Hammer published 23 June 21 Legendary London snapper Ross Halfin is releasing his Black Album-era Metallica photos in a new coffee table book
The 50 greatest thrash metal albums ever By Metal Hammer published 23 June 21 From the Big Four and beyond, we count down the 50 greatest thrash albums of all time
Listen to the Enter Sandman demo James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich recorded in Ulrich’s basement in July 1990 By Metal Hammer published 23 June 21 Listen to a previously unreleased July 12, 1990 demo of Enter Sandman from Metallica’s upcoming ‘The Black Album’ reissue
Ghost, Corey Taylor, Miley Cyrus, St. Vincent, Biffy Clyro to salute Metallica on epic The Metallica Blacklist album By Metal Hammer published 22 June 21 Metallica unveil huge 30th anniversary celebrations for their landmark ‘Black Album’, including 53 artist tribute album
This 30th anniversary update of Wherever I May Roam is being hailed as the best Metallica cover ever By Metal Hammer published 21 June 21 A group of elite YouTube musicians have got rave reviews for their hard-hitting cover of Metallica’s Wherever I May Roam
