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Singer/guitarist James Hetfield rocks up on the new episode of the Metallica Report podcast to discuss all things ...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich reflected on 'Load' and 'Reload', saying that he felt fans didn't give them a chance at the time because of their looks.

The album is being hailed as a return to ... We’ve always thought of ourselves as Big Bad Metallica, but Bob taught us a new word none of us had ever heard before: ‘soulful.’” ...

Fresh off the huge success of their self-titled album Metallica and its supporting tour ... reviews with fans divided over ...

The band's first album with Newsted, ...And Justice for All was marked by the band's increasingly progressive and technically intricate bent – and barely audible bass parts ...

Metallica staged their annual Helping Hands ... “The Unforgiven II” for the first time since 2015 as well as a new take on that album’s “Fuel.” The set also featured “Orion ...

When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single-handedly evolved the thrash metal genre. The lit-conscious album also raised the bar for arrangements and technical proficiency. Metallica was ...