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[L-R] St. Vincent and James Hetfield
Watch St. Vincent perform Nothing Else Matters onstage with Metallica

By Sam Roche Published

The band's third annual Helping Hands benefit concert also played host to the first-ever performance of new single Lux Æterna

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Kirk Hammett and Scott Ian
Scott Ian says Kirk Hammett is the most underrated rhythm player in metal

By Matt Parker Published

The Metallica man is often overlooked when it comes to his rhythmic ability says the Anthrax guitarist

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Dave Mustaine (left) and Lars Ulrich perform onstage in 2022
Dave Mustaine: Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets

By Jackson Maxwell Published

"It was a guy with a guitar that doesn't know how to play... It wasn't anything really mind-blowing by any means. The way James played it made it mind-blowing"

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Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine opens up on failed James Hetfield reunion: “We were talking about getting back together”

By Matt Owen Published

The pair were in talks over a new project, but discussions fell through due to a disagreement over a “publishing discrepancy”

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[L-R] James Hetfield of Metallica and Eddie Munson from Stranger Things
It’s settled: James Hetfield had the best Halloween costume this year

By Sam Roche Published

The Metallica frontman paid tribute to Stranger Things – which gained the band a deluge of new fans earlier this year – by dressing up as the Hellfire Club’s guitar-toting hero, Eddie Munson

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Ernie Ball Papa Het's Hardwired Master Cores
James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball

By Sam Roche Last updated

“It's only taken 40 years for me to have my own strings – come on!”

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James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett onstage in Japan, 1986
How Metallica changed metal with their groundbreaking 1986 classic Master of Puppets

By Paul Elliott Published

With testimony from James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and producer Fleming Rasmussen, we unpack the story behind the definitive Metallica album

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Dave Mustaine (left) and James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine wants to write new music with James Hetfield: “There is a pretty good possibility of it happening”

By Matt Owen Published

The Megadeth maestro says he's been secretly harboring hopes that a link-up with Metallica will become a reality

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Bob Rock recalls the first time he asked Metallica to tune down: "James Hetfield looked like he wanted to kill me"

By Richard Bienstock Last updated

Rock also talked about "not getting" Enter Sandman in an extensive interview with Gibson TV

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Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield
Here's what Dave Mustaine texted James Hetfield after the Metallica leader felt insecure about his playing

By Matt Owen Published

The Megadeth frontman revealed he has also struggled with playing insecurity in the past

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