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Three ex-Megadeth members once started a Metallica cover band together

Drummer Nick Menza, bassist James LoMenzo and guitarist Chris Poland recorded some takes on Metallica and Megadeth tunes in 2014, before quickly and sadly disbanding

Metal Hammer · Aug 21, 2023

The definitive ranking of the 14 greatest American-born rock bands of all time

You will probably agree with our top choice, but what about the rest?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 21, 2023

“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury

Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explains to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse

Guitar World · Aug 18, 2023

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“If you have too much distortion it feels like a sponge”: Kirk Hammett reveals the secret behind his Metallica rhythm tone and advises against high-gain overkill

Save the distortion pedals for the solos and keep that rhythm tone “harmonically tight”

MusicRadar · Aug 18, 2023

“I played Sweet Home Alabama, and that became part of Metallica’s The Four Horsemen”: The Four Horsemen vs Mechanix – how Metallica and Megadeth released two warring versions of the same song

Megadeth leader and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine wrote a thrash metal classic called The Mechanix in the early ’80s. Today, both bands lay claim to vastly different versions of the song.

Metal Hammer · Aug 17, 2023

“For 40 years, guitar manufacturers have been trying to get me to flaunt their product”: Lars Ulrich turns his hand to guitar demos for the first time – while Kirk Hammett shreds on a Strat

It’s only taken four decades, but Juanes’ signature Fender Strat is so cool that Lars finally feels comfortable sharing his guitar-playing capabilities as Metallica turn their hand to gear demos

Guitar World · Aug 16, 2023

Dave Lombardo defends Lars Ulrich and isn't happy with his haters: "I admonish the people who talk **** about him"

Think it's cool to dunk on Lars? A certain Slayer legend would like a word

Metal Hammer · Aug 16, 2023

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10 classic metal albums with horribly ugly cover art

These masterpieces by Metallica, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath are much easier on the ears than they are on the eyes

Metal Hammer · Aug 16, 2023

"They’re not just wearing our shirts, they’re stealing the f**king music as well!" Venom's Cronos on his first impressions of Metallica, and nearly choking Lars Ulrich

Metallica made no secret of their love for Newcastle's extreme metal pioneers Venom, and when the two bands' worlds collided, things got kinda wild

Metal Hammer · Aug 16, 2023

"I felt embarrassed - I haven’t been that angry in a long time." From dinner at Bradley Cooper's to an unplugged mic, the story of Metallica's chaotic Grammys performance with Lady Gaga

Metallica's team-up with Lady Gaga at the 2017 Grammys was meant to be a moment of cross-genre history. Things didn't entirely go to plan

Metal Hammer · Aug 15, 2023

10 metal riffs that look easy but are incredibly difficult to play

From Metallica to Slipknot, Sylosis frontman and guitar virtuoso Josh Middleton picks 10 heavy riffs that are far harder than they sound

Metal Hammer · Aug 15, 2023

The 10 best cover songs by Ghost

Metallica, Tina Turner, Abba – here are 10 times Ghost completely owned someone else’s song

Metal Hammer · Aug 14, 2023

You’ve seen him on The Eras Tour, now watch Taylor Swift bassist Amos Heller get Justice for Jason Newsted in a fierce playthrough of Metallica’s Blackened

In an alternate timeline, maybe Heller swaps one blue-chip stadium act for another and is playing bass for the biggest of the Big Four. On this evidence, he sure has the chops

MusicRadar · Aug 12, 2023

10 classic metal songs we can't believe don't get played live

Iron Maiden's only number 1 single, an AC/DC classic and title-tracks aplenty - we're amazed these songs haven't been played more

Metal Hammer · Aug 12, 2023

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Metal Hammer · Aug 12, 2023

Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica performing Seek & Destroy in New Jersey

Metallica release high quality video of Seek & Destroy performance captured in New Jersey this month

MusicRadar · Aug 11, 2023

Fender and Juanes join forces for a super-versatile signature HSS Strat, equipped with an onboard mid-boost preamp, finished in Luna White

The Juanes Stratocaster arrives with a signature capsule collection of accessories, and is a dream come true for a player who sold everything to buy his first Fender guitar

Guitar World · Aug 11, 2023

“Ozzy Osbourne gets in my face and we're doing this dance. Sometimes Kirk and I do it during For Whom the Bell Tolls”: Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo explains the origin of his iconic crab walk

Robert Trujillo thanks Ozzy Osbourne for helping turn on his stage performance with Metallica

Guitar World · Aug 11, 2023

“Fenders give me so much versatility – I can go from rock to cumbia to funk to salsa to vallenato to metal”: He’s one of Colombia’s biggest-selling artists – now Juanes has a signature Stratocaster as multitalented as he is

The multiple Grammy winner on the touching story behind his all-new Luna White finish, how he landed a spot on The Metallica Blacklist after getting Lars Ulrich’s seal of approval, and what he learned from John Mayer’s guitar tutor

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Metal Hammer · Aug 11, 2023

“I didn’t realise how much I missed Cliff until I went into rehab”: When Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson interviewed Metallica’s James Hetfield about Some Kind Of Monster and the death of Cliff Burton

James Hetfield admitted to “hazing” ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and discussed “weeping in the corner in the foetal position” while talking with one of his heavy metal heroes

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

15 awful albums by classic bands, from Led Zeppelin to Metallica

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

Metal Hammer · Aug 11, 2023

Greta Van Fleet take lessons on longevity from tour partners Metallica

Greta Van Fleet's Sam Kiszka says his band are inspired by Metallica's commitment to their craft

Metal Hammer · Aug 10, 2023

A beginner's guide to Metallica in five essential albums

They're the biggest heavy metal band of them all, but if you want to understand Metallica's journey, these are the five records you need to hear

Metal Hammer · Aug 8, 2023

10 times nu metal gloriously gatecrashed mainstream TV

From Slipknot smashing TFI Friday to bits to Evanescence beefing with 50 Cent at the Grammys, the 2000s had it all

Louder · Aug 8, 2023

"From the moment that Steph gets the mic, this is no longer a Paramore show, this is a Steph Curry show": watch NBA superstar Stephen Curry sing Misery Business with Paramore in San Francisco

Golden State Warriors point guard and four-time NBA champ Steph Curry duetted with Hayley Williams on the Paramore classic at the Chase Center last night

Metal Hammer · Aug 8, 2023

"If he had been breathing in, he would have been dead": What happened the night James Hetfield caught fire

The story of Montreal 1992: the night Metallica's James Hetfield almost lost his life and Guns N' Roses' fans rioted

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