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James and I have talked about it, kind of," Cantrell says when asked if he'd ever do an album with Papa Het. "We never had a ...

You’d probably think that any rock or metal band would jump at the chance to tour with Metallica, but according to guitarist ...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich reflected on 'Load' and 'Reload', saying that he felt fans didn't give them a chance at the time because of their looks.

There is still so much we don’t know about the Bay Area live music scene in 2025. Will such top rock acts as Phish and AC/DC ...

The nearly 20-minute-long Metallica track appears on an unlikely collaboration album that the band made with another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.

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 ...

Metallica staged their annual Helping Hands ... Unforgiven II” for the first time since 2015 as well as a new take on that album’s “Fuel.” The set also featured “Orion,” “Until ...

When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single-handedly evolved the thrash metal genre. The lit-conscious album also raised the bar for arrangements and technical proficiency. Metallica was ...

Megadeth are back in the studio working on a new album. The thrash metal legends ... once walked out of emergency neck surgery because Metallica’s manager had insulted him.

It will also be Metallica’s only concert in New York state ... Metallica has sold over 125 million albums and boasts 10 Grammy Awards. The band’s lineup includes iconic members James Hetfield ...