REVEALED: 33 | Vintage Vibes

35 years later, James Hetfield is still amazed by Metallica’s pyro before playing One

Footage of Metallica’s singer/guitarist reacting to their stadium-sized firework show has gone viral

Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2024

"Lars smiled: 'What do you think?' 'You need more guitar solos, that’s for sure.'" How Metallica kickstarted thrash metal and changed the game forever with a "sloppy" little demo track called Hit The Lights

With Hit The Lights, Metallica found their first signature song and a track that'd have a profound effect on heavy metal's evolution

Metal Hammer · Jul 3, 2024

"Good God!" Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica performing Ride The Lightning in Copenhagen

The M72 world tour thunders on but Metallica took Ride The Lightning back to where it began 40 years ago

Metal Hammer · Jul 2, 2024

Rock Band Metallica's X Account Hacked To Promote Scam $METAL Token

Following this year's high-profile exploit of the MicroStrategy X account, popular heavy metal band Metallica's handle was compromised by hackers who promoted a fake token that is said to have resulted in losses to crypto users who bought the scam coin.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

“There aren’t many bassists that could do this job. Playing with Metallica is the most demanding gig there is”: Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton

If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role

Guitar World · Jun 23, 2024

“If it was up to me, I’d make it the Big Five”: why Testament deserve to be at thrash’s top table

Testament’s 2012 album Dark Roots Of Earth was another classic from thrash’s most dependable band

Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2024

"We need more Bowies, more Princes, more Eazy-Es." Fever 333's Jason Aalon Butler talks dream collabs, the legacy of Letlive. and the stunt that got him told off by Metallica's crew

Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler answers your questions on everything from stunts to activism, influences and whether he'd rather fight a dinosaur or a chicken

Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2024

“Elvis had attitude. So did Iron Maiden and Danzig. Put today’s bands in front of me and I wouldn’t know who they are”: an interview with Glenn Danzig, rock’s dark lord

Guns, goths and politicians - the world according to Misfits frontman and goth-punk icon Glenn Danzig

Metal Hammer · Jun 23, 2024

“They were waiting for him to state his place in the band. When the reaction didn't come, that was the way the album turned out”: Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All

Flemming Rasmussen explains why the band – who were mourning the loss of Cliff Burton at the time – decided to dial down Newsted on his maiden Metallica record

Guitar World · Jun 21, 2024

“They did it to get some kind of reaction from Jason”: Metallica producer explains why there’s no bass on …And Justice For All

Flemming Rasmussen offers his theory on why Metallica didn’t have any audible low end in 1988

Metal Hammer · Jun 21, 2024