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
The story behind the fake Metallica track that fooled the world By Total Guitar editors published 3 September 21 How a Total Guitar ‘Play Like’ track – aka Apocalypse Dawn – accidentally achieved mythical status among Metallica fans
Metallica's Blackened American Whiskey has been “pummeled by the low-hertz frequencies” of the band's classic tracks By Sam Roche published 1 September 21 Ever wondered what Metallica's music tastes like? Ponder no more with this new batch of whiskey developed by Blackened and Kentucky's Willett Distillery
Hear Jason Newsted’s original bass-driven instrumental demo that paved the way for Metallica’s My Friend of Misery By Matt Owen published 31 August 21 The newest release from the upcoming Black Album reissue shares one of the record’s best-loved tracks as it was originally envisaged by Newsted
Jason Newsted says he was “f*cking livid” when he first heard …And Justice For All By Jackson Maxwell published 30 August 21 "I was out of my head, because I really thought I did well, and I thought I played how I was supposed to play,” the former Metallica bassist said
Hear IDLES' incendiary, left-field take on Metallica's The God That Failed By Jackson Maxwell published 26 August 21 This dissonant, post-punk-influenced interpretation of the Black Album classic is one of the most ferocious Metallica Blacklist excerpts we've heard yet
Metallica issue live covers of Soundgarden's All Your Lies and Head Injury on vinyl By Sam Roche published 20 August 21 The tracks were recorded during Metallica's set at 2019's I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell benefit concert
Dave Mustaine recalls how jealousy of Metallica’s success motivated him to make a band “more metal” than them By Matt Owen published 20 August 21 Appearing in an hour-long episode of Gibson TV’s Icons series, the Megadeth legend reflects upon his illustrious career
Royal Blood pay tribute to Metallica with a faithful, bludgeoning cover of Sad But True By Sam Roche published 18 August 21 The English alt-rock duo dial up the low end and crank the gain to 11 for their contribution to The Metallica Blacklist
Bruce Dickinson on the game-changing Black Album: “None of us had the balls to step up to the next level – but Metallica did” By Matt Owen published 17 August 21 The Iron Maiden vocalist discusses how the seminal record changed the face of metal when the genre was at a crossroads