YOU WONT BELIEVE: 26 | Mind Blowing Facts

Why Robert Trujillo hasn’t written much Metallica music: “These guys write amazing songs, and I’m not going to suddenly insert myself”

The bassist has co-written only a handful of Metallica tracks since joining the metal titans in 2003

Metal Hammer · Dec 30, 2024

“Jason and I were always battling for the same space in the mix”: The controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All wasn’t a hazing of Jason Newsted. This is James Hetfield’s explanation

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

Guitar World · Dec 30, 2024

“I called Gene Simmons. He said: ‘How the hell did you get this number?!’ That was when I got the idea that we weren’t going to be best buddies”: Dee Snider’s wild tales of Robert Plant, Frank Zappa, Freddy Krueger and Kiss

From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all

Louder · Dec 28, 2024

"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

Metal Hammer · Dec 20, 2024

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

Metal Hammer · Dec 20, 2024

"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)

Metal Hammer · Dec 19, 2024

“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

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2024

“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

MusicRadar · Dec 17, 2024

“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...

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2024

“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

Guitar World · Dec 16, 2024