Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo celebrate Halloween with a hard-rocking cover of The Edgar Winter Group's Frankenstein By Sam Roche published 29 October 21 The Metallica men don Frankenstein-themed getups as they tear through the classic 1972 instrumental
Jerry Cantrell: “The precision and power of James Hetfield's playing is otherworldly – his right hand is really something else” By Amit Sharma published 26 October 21 The Alice in Chains leader shares his love for The Black Album, explains why the Metallica leader has “the best picking hand in rock”, and recalls hearing Sad But True for the first time in a car with Lars Ulrich
Metallica unveil limited-edition ...And Justice For All album cover statue figurine By Matt Owen published 25 October 21 In a nod to the record’s release date, only 1,988 units will be made available
St. Vincent, Ghost, Royal Blood and Rodrigo y Gabriela discuss covering metal classics for the Metallica Blacklist By Richard Bienstock published 21 October 21 Exit light! Enter some of the biggest names in popular music, whose interpretations of their favorite Black Album tracks helped celebrate its 30th anniversary
Guitarist plays the Enter Sandman riff over and over, donning an extra pair of rubber gloves each time By Matt Parker published 20 October 21 YouTuber JmapMusic takes on the Metallica classic wearing more and more gloves. Why? Because the internet
Metallica once attempted to recruit a different frontman, says James Hetfield By Sam Roche published 15 October 21 The fresh-faced thrash-metallers tried to get Armored Saint's John Bush to join the band in the early '80s
16 guitar greats name their favorite moments from Metallica's Black Album By Amit Sharma published 14 October 21 Bill Kelliher, Jerry Cantrell, Lzzy Hale, Jen Majura and more look back on 30 years of a metal masterpiece
Bill Kelliher: “Metallica practiced for three hours a night before playing onstage for another two. Meanwhile, we were sitting around drinking beer and picking our noses!” By Amit Sharma published 11 October 21 The Mastodon guitarist reveals what he learned from touring with the biggest metal band in the world, and shares his thoughts on The Black Album, 30 years on
Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett look back on 30 years of The Black Album: "It really was the master key to everything" By Richard Bienstock published 7 October 21 How shorter, simpler songs and a bold vision helped the thrash pioneers make the biggest metal album of all time
Mrs. Smith puts Kirk Hammett to shame once again with a wah-driven cover of Metallica's One By Sam Roche published 30 September 21 “There's a glaring lack of wah in the guitar solo, so I remedied that”
Metallica perform The Black Album in its entirety at Louder Than Life festival By Sam Roche published 27 September 21 The band played two sets across the weekend at the Kentucky festival, with one almost entirely dedicated to their seminal 1991 LP, played in reverse order
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett reveal The Black Album's deepest, darkest secrets in this classic 1991 Guitar World interview By Jeff Gilbert published 22 September 21 Shortly before their seminal self-titled LP went stratospheric, the metal titans tell all: arguing over guitar solos, shaking up their gear, fighting with Bob Rock, and the mystery behind ...And Justice For All's missing bass
Watch Metallica play a surprise club show in San Francisco By Matt Parker published 17 September 21 The 400-cap show in the band’s hometown was announced at the last minute on social media
How recording The Unforgiven changed Kirk Hammett's approach to guitar solos forever By Matt Owen published 15 September 21 The Metallica titan reveals how a brief brush with improvisation on the Black Album track invoked a new-found affinity for off-the-cuff lead lines in favor of scripted solos
Robert Trujillo’s 17-year-old son performs alongside Suicidal Tendencies at Blue Ridge Rock Festival By Matt Owen published 14 September 21 Tye Trujillo was filling in for the band’s regular bassist Ra Diaz, who is currently on tour with Korn
Metallica and Miley Cyrus unite for stunning live rendition of Nothing Else Matters By Matt Owen published 13 September 21 Cyrus lined up alongside Hetfield and co for a faithful cover of the Black Album track, which flexed her insane range and impressive metal vocal chops
Ghost unleash haunting reimagining of Metallica’s Enter Sandman By Matt Owen published 10 September 21 The mostly faithful cut, which introduces a ballad-esque piano intro, doesn’t hold back on the wah-drenched lead lines and storming high-gain riffs
Rodrigo y Gabriela share awe-inspiring acoustic reworking of Metallica's The Struggle Within By Sam Roche published 8 September 21 The Mexican acoustic guitar duo trade the original's military-style snare rolls for percussive slaps, and Hetfield's vocals for slide-delivered leads
Kirk Hammett reveals he has never written a guitar solo with a wah pedal By Matt Owen published 7 September 21 The Metallica guitarist made the admission in this month's issue of Guitar World, in which he and James Hetfield pick apart the sonic history of the Black Album
Watch the first footage of Lars Ulrich’s sons’ biting new blues-rock band, Taipei Houston By Matt Parker published 3 September 21 Metallica offspring Layne and Myles debut clips from their heavy-riffing bass and drums duo on Instagram