Earlier today, Metallica announced the winners of the collegiate version of their 2025 Marching Band Competition. It’s an ...

In 2001, Metallica hired an old army barracks in California to try and record album eight. The songs were scrapped when James Hetfield entered rehab, but many fans still want to hear them finished.

Kirk Hammett (Metallica guitarist): I could tell it was really blossoming into something to be reckoned with. Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we’d write another it ...

Megadeth's final album — titled Megadeth — has been released, which means the band's version of Metallica's "Ride the Lightning" is out as well. It's a moment that's been more ...

This win gives the USC Gamecock band the opportunity to record a Metallica song and the “Campus Clash” opening scene theme ...

Robert Trujillo revealed that an '80s Ozzy Osbourne song inspired Metallica 's "You Must Burn!," which appeared on their most ...

South Carolina’s marching band, known as the Mighty Sound of the Southeast or the Carolina Band, was one of many programs ...

Metallica fans push both Ride the Lightning and Metallica to Billboard's Top Album Sales chart — despite dropping 30% in ...

When I was in second grade, my best friend handed me his headphones and said, “Check this out.” When he pressed play on his Walkman, I heard the opening riff of “Master of Puppets.” Over the next few ...

We here at Metal Hammer adore Metallica, which is great, since they happen to be the most monolithic band in our genre. Even if you’re someone who claims to not like Metallica, you do secretly, ...

If you love Metallica, you’ll love these modern metal bands, as they follow similar paths and styles to the iconic band that ...