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DARK SECRETS: 21 - The Real Truth

“At one point he brings out his death ray and starts randomly firing it at people. It’s just totally insane!”: Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s five favourite cult horror movie villains

Kirk Hammett knows his horror – and these are his ultimate movie villains

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"People said, 'You're going to be a one hit wonder.'" How Higher cemented Creed as rock's new superstars

Inspired in part by recurring nightmares and visions of heaven, Higher cemented Creed as one of the most successul rock bands of the new millennium

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“Those are the threads of a poser shirt!” Exodus used to cut hair metal t-shirts with knives during 80s concerts

Gary Holt says his thrash aggressors used to hack hair metal tops to pieces – despite secretly admiring Ratt and Dokken

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Lars Ulrich embarrassed Biohazard's Billy Graziadei in front of his friends –but quickly made up for it in style

Biohazard man called Metallica drummer out after nightclub incident and landed a coveted tour support slot

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"Our label said, ‘You guys will be the next Metallica’, and that bummed me out." Stoner rock legend Brant Bjork on why he didn't want Kyuss to be megastars

Brant Bjork explains why he had no real interest in seeing pioneering stoner rockers Kyuss become the new Metallica

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Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica's full performance at 2024 Helping Hands concert in Los Angeles

Metallica release video of entire charity show – including acoustic and electric performance by thrash giants

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"I’d love to do a crossover Sleep Token track." Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck and Trivium's Matt Heafy field questions on Welsh cuisine, punching people in the face and having a willy for a nose

Two of metal's best Matts answer questions from their biggest fans (and no, we still don't know who the next Metallica is)

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“My brain is like, ‘Guitar solos are dated because Metallica’s solos are from the ’80s…’ She was like, ‘No, I want a guitar solo’”: Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Dan Nigro explains why today’s pop stars want guitar solos on their tracks

Nigro has graduated from the indie world to pop producer stardom – and brought his guitar knowledge with him

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“On Load and ReLoad we tried to get a little looser, a little bluesier. Greasy is the word”: Watch James Hetfield lead Metallica in a swampy blues version of Fuel with a Danelectro 58 Longhorn Baritone

In 2009, Hetfield told us that the Fuel era was all about loosening up and on Friday night at the Helping Hands charity gig he made good on it as Metallica reimagined Fuel, slower and lower

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“I called looking for advice. He tells me, ‘Just wait, I’ve got a surprise for you’”: Gibson’s mystery Metallica-inspired Explorer hasn’t gone to James Hetfield – it’s been gifted to a Hollywood superstar

It was theorized that Gibson was crafting a Custom Shop Explorer inspired by Hetfield’s “So What” model ahead of some signature models, but that wasn't the case...

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“Well, yesterday was nuts”: Metallica pull out all the stops for All Within My Hands charity gig – bringing out oddball Danelectros, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and rareties

With the help of some special guests, Metallica played deep cuts, new covers, and a very interesting reimagining of one of their recent releases all in the name of charity

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“I don’t think James would rip anything off from me, but the first time I heard that song, I was like, ‘That’s awfully close’”: Billy Corgan reckons this Metallica track sounds suspiciously similar to a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut

Corgan says Hetfield has “written some of the greatest, most amazing riffs” of all time, but one cut from 1997 sounds awfully familiar...

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The numbers are in on the biggest grossing tours of 2024

It's not just Taylor Swift making money out there

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“A good heavy metal song is like a good horror movie, and vice versa. Heavy metal sounds evil and horror movies are evil!“: Inside Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s lifelong love of horror

When it comes to horror Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is the man

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“I could spend hours going through the mistakes we made and were made on our behalf. We all truly felt we could be big”: The tumultuous history of Testament, thrash metal’s greatest nearly-men

If there’s a thrash metal Big Five, Bay Area bangers Testament ares strong contenders

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Watch Metallica perform rarities at 2024 Helping Hands event in Los Angeles

The 4th edition of Metallica's Helping Hands charity show featured guest appearance from Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament

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“I went to Lars’ house, and he played me the tape of Hit the Lights. I said, ‘This song sucks. You need more guitar solos’”: They forged a new sound, and in 10 years, they were the biggest band in the world

The story of Metallica's meteoric rise – as told by the people who were there, including Dave Mustaine, Scott Ian, Kerry King, Gary Holt, and, of course, Metallica themselves

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“Reveal coming soon”: At long lost, is Gibson finally working on James Hetfield signature guitars?

The Metallica frontman is poised to receive a Gibson Custom Shop creation that pays homage to his famed ‘So What’ 1984 Explorer. Could signature guitars be next?

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“Match the tone of the short-pants rock God”: Crazy Tube Circuits bottles Angus Young’s tone in a pedal – including the secret sauce that shaped his guitar sounds (and Kiss, Pink Floyd and Metallica’s, too)

The Heatseeker is designed to replicate the spirit of Young's Marshall stack, but also includes a circuit inspired by a coveted piece of vintage gear used by other big name players

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“He kept sneaking into our studio and hanging out with us. And then, the minder would come in like, ‘Have you seen Ozzy?’” Metallica’s Robert Trujillo explains how he met Ozzy Osbourne

Apparently the Prince Of Darkness enjoyed wandering off when he was supposed to be recording music…

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"It's a beautiful song with a bit of a dark edge." Comic Chris McCausland on why he chose Metallica's Nothing Else Matters for his latest performance on Strictly Come Dancing

Watch Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell wow the Strictly judges with Viennese Waltz set to Metallica classic

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“I just see a pie hit me in the grill”: Metallica’s Robert Trujillo on the rock legend who caked him in the face onstage

It was the Metallica man’s birthday and an iconic rock veteran wanted to make sure it was properly celebrated

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“Now you can forego the frustrating searches, the vintage pricing and the worry of aged-out parts and obtain a brand new Mark IIC+”: Mesa/Boogie reissues the Holy Grail tube amp famously used by Metallica

The greatest comeback in tube amp history? It's in the conversation, as the Mark IIC+ returns after nearly 40 years as a head and 1x12 combo

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Slipknot, Ghost, Nightwish, Gojira and more star in Metal Hammer's blockbuster end of year issue, which comes with an Iron Maiden Powerslave patch, a Nightwish notebook and a 2025 heavy metal calendar

The new issue of Metal Hammer is our biggest of the year and it's on sale now!

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“David Ellefson told me, ‘You got the gig. Oh and by the way, Dave told me to tell you that you played many of the wrong guitar parts’”: Marty Friedman tells the inside story of his auditions with Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna – and landing the Megadeth gig

In this exclusive excerpt from his new autobiography, Dreaming Japanese, the guitarist looks back at his early years, when he was broke and forced to choose between eating or auditioning

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