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“If you’re putting all these Beavis and Butt-Heads in the parking lot, where are you going to park the cars?” What happened when Metallica battled the city of Philadelphia to perform in a car park

Metallica played a free gig in a car park to promote 1997’s Reload. In the process, they infuriated locals, got bashed by politicians and sued an entire stadium.

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"Sir Elton helped cover Nothing Else Matters, and tonight, you can see us return the favor!" Watch a clip of Metallica performing a rollocking cover of Elton John classic, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, with Elton looking on approvingly

The cover song we did NOT have on our 2024 bingo card!

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Master 6 rhythm guitar styles inspired by AC/DC, Metallica, The Who, Pantera, Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden

Develop your pick hand technique with this look at some of rock and metal’s greatest players

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The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Within Temptation, Wadruna and Orange Goblin are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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From Ozzy Osbourne and the British Bulldogs to Edge's legendary Slayer entrance, here are 12 times heavy metal ruled WWE's biggest show, Wrestlemania

With Wrestlemania 40 coming this weekend, here are 12 iconic moments heavy metal took over WWE's flagship event

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“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie

Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel

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The Wildest and Most Talked-About Grammys Moments Ever

From on-screen marriages to rescinded awards!

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“When James comes in, there’s a presence”: Metallica producer explains what James Hetfield and Johnny Cash have in common

Hardwired… To Self-Destruct and 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman has said what trait Metallica’s frontman shares with country’s legendary man in black

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The isolated bass track from Metallica’s Orion proves that Cliff Burton was a master of his instrument

Orion without guitars and drums is still a majestic experience. That’s how incredible Cliff Burton was.

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"I ordered Chinese food and beer for them, and we just sat there and talked": Metallica, Ride The Lightning, and the meal that got them signed

Metallica changed the rules with their second album, Ride The Lightning. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world would play along

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Metallica's 'Screaming Suicide' Climbs To Top 10 On Rock Chart

Metallica's latest single 'Screaming Suicide' climbs to No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, highlighting their enduring popularity and musical prowess.

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"MTV was the first time that technology became a rock star": The story of 1984, the year everything changed

Sitting between the heritage of the 70s and the glitzy, big-haired peak to which the 80s would ascend, 1984 was a quietly pivotal time for music, popular culture and the world as we knew it

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“It was inspiring to see how Metallica worked. I had their posters before I had my first guitar”: how Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen stepped up to metal’s big league

The story of Volbeat’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies album

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Are cigars affecting James Hetfield's voice? Not according to the Metallica man, who says he hasn't sounded this good in a long time

Metallica's James Hetfield loves unwinding with a cigar – but does his vice impact his singing voice?

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“We’d play a song in a certain tempo. Three weeks later, it would be twice as fast”: who invented thrash metal? Kirk Hammett has a theory

Kirk Hammett was there at the birth of thrash with his original band Exodus, so he should know more than anyone who invented the genre

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“I have my sound; 98% of the tone comes from me. I can plug into most amps and make it sound like me”: Rich Robinson on the guitars, tunes and focus behind the Black Crowes’ comeback

The Black Crowes are back on their perch with an album that delivers a masterclass in rock 'n' roll songwriting. Here guitarist Rich Robinson explains how it all came together

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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith will have cameos in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel

Two of the biggest drummers in rock and metal will join Elton John, Paul McCartney and more in Rob Reiner’s long-awaited mockumentary sequel

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"That was a special adventure – I wouldn’t be here without him": Robert Trujillo says he'd love to work with Ozzy Osbourne again and reveals the classic cult supergroup he wants to resurrect

Even with a massive world tour looming, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo shares some ideas on how he could keep busy in 2024

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“My face has melted”: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani cover Metallica’s Enter Sandman during opening Satch/Vai Tour show – and give their first-ever collaborative single its live debut

After their own solo sets, the two virtuosos shared the stage to perform The Sea of Emotions, Pt. 1, and the Kinks' You Really Got Me – before wrapping things up with a wah-drenched cover of the Metallica classic

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“I didn’t want my children to grow up and not know Max”: how Max and Iggor Cavalera healed their wounds and buried the ghost of Sepultura with Cavalera Conspiracy

Cavalera Conspiracy’s debut album was released on March 24, 2008. In this classic interview, Max and Iggor explained how they put their acrimonious split behind them and forged a new future

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“He came up and said, ‘Hey Herman, how’s it going?’ That was a shocker!”: the encounter with a guitar legend that left Dragonforce’s Herman Li speechless

It takes a lot for Herman Li to be starstruck, but one iconic guitar hero managed it

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“You can almost hear The Beatles influence and the Led Zeppelin influence at the front of the song”: How Dave Mustaine channelled unlikely influences for Megdeth's Hangar 18

"These were songs that I took with me to that first band – didn’t get a chance to get them out in my second band – but my third one I did”

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Does anyone else remember that time Metallica played a secret show as a Ramones cover band?

In 2002, Metallica (plus fill-in bassist Bob Rock) took the stage at a San Francisco dive bar and played songs by one of punk’s most prestigious bands

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"On this day, I see clearly..." Watch a sold-out Toronto arena sing a passionate, acapella version of Alter Bridge classic Metalingus with no band in sight in honour of wrestling legend Adam 'Edge' Copeland

Adam Copeland, formerly known as Edge, looked blown away by the crowd's passionate singalong of his classic entrance theme

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“It’s like Brian May walked over to his tone booth and just turned it up to 11!” Kirk Hammett names his favorite Queen song – and it’s a seriously deep cut

Metallica may have covered Stone Cold Crazy, but that’s not Hammett’s no. 1…

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