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It interests me and it takes work,' says Hetfield aspiring to 'paint a picture in just one sentence' like Tom Waits.

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.

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

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 ...

Trujillo joined Metallica shortly before the release of their 2003 album St Anger, the bass tracks on which had already been ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...