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“To all intents and purposes, it was a disaster. I wanted to kick my habit, I didn’t want to kick it.” A wasted singer, a bizarre producer and a real-life Sex Pistol: how Megadeth made thrash metal’s most chaotic album

Megadeth were strung out and at war with each other when they made their third album So Far, So Good… So What!. And things were about to get worse…

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"It's great when music leaves your head and inhabits your body, but there are some songs where you need to keep thinking." The story behind Metallica's apocalyptic thrash masterpiece, Blackened

“Dude, that riff’s good enough to open our album."

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“Gallops like The Trooper and evokes Iron Maiden’s double-lead-guitar histrionics”: Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun

The folk metal horde have been endorsed by Metallica and Iron Maiden – and their third album bears those icons’ influence

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A year without Ozzy Osbourne: all the biggest tributes, covers and controversies since the Prince Of Darkness’ death

Award wins, all-star celebrations, a divisive AI avatar – these are the ways that Ozzy’s passing rocked the heavy metal world

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The DVD that came with Metallica’s St Anger makes metal’s most maligned album make sense

Footage of the metal giants’ 2003 rehearsals offers a clearer glimpse at their vision after facing oblivion

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich admits playing Las Vegas Sphere is 'intimidating'

Lars Ulrich says Metallica’s upcoming Sphere residency is “overwhelming and f****** intimidating,” admitting the scale of the high‑tech shows is both exciting and daunting.

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"I was there when U2 played the opening night and was awestruck, inspired, energized." Lars Ulrich is excited at the idea of Metallica "conquering" the "intimidating" Las Vegas Sphere

"We gotta start thinking about scaling the Sphere mountain and conquering that"

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“They let me put a grand piano on the snake pit”: What’s it like supporting Metallica in stadiums? Evanescence’s Amy Lee calls it “so fun”

The band behind Bring Me To Life supported the metal giants in Australia and New Zealand last year

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Rush 'in talks' over Las Vegas Sphere residency

Canadian rockers Rush look set to follow in the footsteps of U2 and No Doubt after they entered talks over a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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"It was this far from his tennis shoe!" Jason Newsted says that a Metallica fan once threw darts at the band during a show

The incident happened at a Canada arena show in the late 80s

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“It holds a special place in Gibson history. As one of our earliest limited-edition instruments, it helped establish a lasting legacy within hard rock guitar culture”: Gibson unveils Custom Shop reissue of a Michael Schenker and Kirk Hammett favourite

They only made 350 of them back in the day but the 1971 Flying Medallion takes flight once more with a stunning VOS reissue

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“It’s rewarding to learn your favorite solos note for note, but studying the chord progression underneath will put your own spin on things”: 10 great guitar looping songs that will help you hone your playing

Looping these classic chord progressions will get you familiar with some fresh soloing concepts

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"Cliff's music and spirit continue to inspire fans around the world, and our family is proud to celebrate his legacy in this way." KnuckleBonz reveal details of a 3D digital museum in collaboration with the late Metallica bassist's estate

"Cliff Burton redefined the role of the bass guitar in thrash, and his influence is stronger than ever..."

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“I bought a tiger-stripe Les Paul and started playing it on stage. I broke the neck, got it back and it sounded better. Then I was even more attached to it!” Kirk Hammett on Gibsons, the magic of Greeny and why he thinks the age of active pickups is over

The Metallica lead guitarist discusses Peter Green's influence, the magic of a Gibson P.A.F. pickup, and how owning Greeny has been a life-changing experience

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The Metallica Doodle Map: All of Rob and Kirk's local Doodles

Watch videos of all Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo's local Doodles from the WorldWired and M72 tour with our handy interactive Metallica Doodle Map

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“Dreams come true”: Kirk Hammett adds Gojira guitarist's signature guitar to his touring arsenal for Metallica's London extravaganza

Metallica wrapped up their mammoth M72 World Tour in London this weekend with two stadium shows – and Gojira as support on the first night

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"Who else on this planet could get away with a 10-minute instrumental and not prompt a mass exodus to the bars?" After 99 shows and three years, Metallica finish the M72 World Tour with one last almighty hurrah

Metallica return to London Stadium to show exactly how they became metal's biggest band

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"We get off stage and I haven’t seen him like that in 20 years. He was livid." How Metallica's crazy team-up with Lady Gaga started with an A-list dinner party and almost ended in total chaos

One of the most unlikely collaborations in Grammys history was also one of the most cursed, but they pulled it out of the bag

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“I know we’re making twice as much money as Metallica, but can you please put ’em on after us, because they’re killing us?”: How a hair metal band’s dream gig turned into a nightmare

The Monsters Of Rock tour in 1988 was a disaster for Dokken

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"He said something I found really juvenile and offensive. He told me that Jesus was an alien and he could levitate." How Megadeth tapped into UFO conspiracy theories for 1990 thrash classic Hangar 18

Hangar 18 was written by Dave Mustaine before he joined Metallica

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"There was so much property damage, family members were missing, communication was really difficult." Hurricanes, hardcore and Hetfield team-ups: the rise, fall and triumphant return of Corrosion of Conformity

80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever

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“When the kings of metal knuckle down, they deserve their crowns”: Metallica bring legendary songs, incredible support acts and big balls to night one of their London takeover

With Knocked Loose and Gojira opening, heavy metal’s measuring stick put on a 360-degree extravaganza featuring a joyful James Hetfield

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“I got this for half the price it was worth… I felt kind of bad about it”: Kirk Hammett bought Neal Schon’s Les Paul for so little that he offered it back to his hero

The guitar sold for a five-figure sum, but Hammett feels it was a bargain

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Watch ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted cover Bob Seger’s Turn The Page at North American tour kickoff this week

Metallica put their stamp on the classic track with 1998’s Garage, Inc. album

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“I felt kind of bad about it because I should have paid a fair price”: Kirk Hammett felt so guilty about buying Neal Schon's Les Paul on the cheap that he called him to ask if he wanted it back

Some might have thought that this was the bargain of a lifetime, a Factory Black '57 Les Paul with P-90s, and it was. And that was the problem

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