When the former thrashers cut their hair and took influence from the blues, they didn’t emerge unscathed, but they remained ...

Originally we had a really dreadful tape as our intro,” Metallica frontman James Hetfield later said. “Just the sound of a ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to bassist Robert Trujillo and founding drummer Lars Ulrich of the band Metallica about their latest album and their four decades of music-making. METALLICA: (Singing) Late at ...

Metallica has a bunch of excellent songs, many of which are well-known among heavy metal fans. "Fade to Black," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Master of Puppets," "One," and "Nothing Else Matters" are ...

From the minute they debuted, they have been making hits, and in the last 25 years, Metallica has continued to produce career-defining songs. From their rise, creating 10/10 metal records in the 1980s ...

Following Metallica’s surprise album announcement and new single release last week, the band has unsurprisingly cracked Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs with their latest track, “Lux Aeterna.” Billboard ...

Ready to rank the closing song on every Metallica album? Join us, won't you, as we continue our latest Metallica journey here at Loudwire that began with ranking Metallica album openers. After all, ...

When Metallica played on Saturday night of Woodstock '94, they opened and closed their 15-song set with cover songs. The band's stock was still soaring, even three years removed from their most recent ...

Without question, Metallica are the most formidable, popularized and influential band in the heavy metal genre. No other band in heavy music wields the same number of masterfully crafted albums or the ...

Metallica songs are not easy to replicate. They’ve built their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legacy with thrashing metal riffs, complex arrangements, and James Hetfield’s outstanding and emotionally ...

There’s another album with Lou Reed, and more on that in a minute. With so much music and 40 years of groundbreaking work, there are bound to be classic songs hiding in plain sight. The heavy metal ...