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"There was so much property damage, family members were missing, communication was really difficult." Hurricanes, hardcore and Hetfield team-ups: the rise, fall and triumphant return of Corrosion of Conformity

80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever

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“When the kings of metal knuckle down, they deserve their crowns”: Metallica bring legendary songs, incredible support acts and big balls to night one of their London takeover

With Knocked Loose and Gojira opening, heavy metal’s measuring stick put on a 360-degree extravaganza featuring a joyful James Hetfield

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“I got this for half the price it was worth… I felt kind of bad about it”: Kirk Hammett bought Neal Schon’s Les Paul for so little that he offered it back to his hero

The guitar sold for a five-figure sum, but Hammett feels it was a bargain

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Watch ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted cover Bob Seger’s Turn The Page at North American tour kickoff this week

Metallica put their stamp on the classic track with 1998’s Garage, Inc. album

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“I felt kind of bad about it because I should have paid a fair price”: Kirk Hammett felt so guilty about buying Neal Schon's Les Paul on the cheap that he called him to ask if he wanted it back

Some might have thought that this was the bargain of a lifetime, a Factory Black '57 Les Paul with P-90s, and it was. And that was the problem

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Every Metallica album ranked from worst to best

From game-changing debut Kill 'Em All to the emotionally-charged 72 Seasons, this is every studio album by metal's biggest band, ranked

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"Be you and be confident in that. It doesn’t mean being a bitch." Amy Lee reflects on 20-plus years of Evanescence, collaborating with everyone from Bring Me The Horizon and Poppy to Tyler Bates, and why the band were never goth

Evanescence are in a better place than ever, but Amy Lee isn't about to slow down

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Metallica foundation donates £20,000 to Glasgow food bank

A SCOTTISH food bank has received a £20,000 donation from Metallica's charitable foundation following the band's concert at Hampden Park…

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“I think James is still fuming”: an interview with the artist who created Metallica’s Load and Reload album covers

Artist Andres Serrano looks back on his involvement with the controversial covers for Metallica’s Load and Reload albums

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Metallica makes generous £20,000 donation to struggling Cardiff foodbank

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Metallica reassured Cardiff foodbank their £20k donation ‘wasn’t a scam’

Heavy metal behemoths responded after a Cardiff foodbank said they had never seen their warehouse ‘so empty’

The Independent UK

"It was a craving for something new." Meet The Scratch, the metal misfits who might just be the missing link between The Dubliners and Metallica

More than just a party band with a "weird little sound", The Scratch's third album Pull Like A Dog is out now

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Metallica's £20,000 Cardiff Foodbank Donation Has Fans Praising Band's Generosity During UK Tour

Metallica donated £20,000 to Cardiff Foodbank, significantly aiding the charity's efforts amid low supplies. The gesture, part of their UK tour, highlights the band's ongoing philanthropic mission.

International Business Times UK

Metallica perform Tom Jones' Delilah at same venue it was banned from three years ago

Metallica revived Sir Tom Jones’ Delilah at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, where the song was previously barred due to its violent storyline.

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“It’s an incredible amount of money which will replenish our empty shelves”: Metallica donated £20,000 to local foodbank ahead of Cardiff concert last weekend

The heavy metal giants have also teamed up with the NHS to encourage blood donations as their UK tour continues

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Metallica save the day with £20k donation to Cardiff Foodbank after supplies run low

The metal giants funded 9,000 meals for people experiencing homelessness in Cardiff as their M72 Tour hit the Principality Stadium.

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"If a grudge is going to escalate, you might as well sock each other out and get it over with." How Deftones dealt with fame, the road and each other on the White Pony tour

Theft, Night Ranger singalongs and Gatorade cocktails: 48 hours in Madrid and San Sebastián with Deftones

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“I was so difficult to deal with, but I wasn’t the only one in the band doing something that they shouldn’t have been doing”: how Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes

Deftones are one of modern metal‘s most acclaimed bands – and its most turbulent

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"Right now, songwriting and pop music is crap." Metallica's Kirk Hammett hammers the current state of pop and reveals the "fantastic" first gig he ever went to

Safe to say that Kirk is not a big fan of the modern pop music scene

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Kirk Hammett slams state of pop music after Taylor Swift t‑shirt backlash

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has blasted the state of contemporary pop and its “perfect” production, days after angering Taylor Swift fans with a controversial T‑shirt and taking a viral on‑stage tumble.

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The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time

When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train

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Playing mediaeval folk, taking pensioners hostage and blowing up a house: the ridiculous ad campaign for Guitar Hero Metallica

You’ve not seen macho marketing until you’ve seen metal’s biggest band tie old people to a tree and make their home explode

Guitar World

“Bob Rock said, ‘OK, tune up, and we’ll do the rhythm for this song now.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Kirk Hammett didn’t play rhythm guitar on Metallica's first five albums. That all changed with 1996’s controversial Load

In an attempt to explore new musical directions, Hammett was summoned to share rhythm guitar duties with James Hetfield, helping to kickstart a new phase for Metallica

Louder

Revisiting the seven weeks in 1991 that changed music history forever

The 80s weren’t dead and the 90s hadn’t really begun. This is the story of how seven weeks of summer in 1991 belonged to rock (and not just grunge)

Guitar World

Kirk Hammett tumbles off stage as Metallica pay tribute to Thin Lizzy in Ireland

The band’s first of two nights in Dublin saw Hammett embark on some unplanned choreography during a thrash classic

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