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James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album

According to 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman, the Metallica frontman leant heavily on this revived guitar amp, which was modded by renowned tech José Arredondo

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett shares tender memories of the late, great Cliff Burton: "When he left us, Cliff was as powerful as he could be as a person"

As part of Classic Rock magazine's Metallica cover feature, guitarist Kirk Hammett salutes his late room-mate, friend and bandmate Cliff Burton

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Metallica 72 Seasons review: 2023’s most anticipated metal album is a ringing success

Metallica’s only concern is making the best Metallica album possible, irrespective of what’s going on around them... and they've succeeded

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett teams up with Gibson guitars for limited edition 1979 Flying V

Gibson have made 200 limited edition Flying V guitars as played by Metallica's Kirk Hammett – yours for a cool $15,000

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Ian Hunter on the "ruthless, fabulous" David Bowie: "David wanted to be a monster"

Thanks to All The Young Dudes, the names of David Bowie and Ian Hunter will forever be linked. But Mott The Hoople's former frontman says the pair were never friends

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NAMM 2023: Gibson and Kirk Hammett team up for a Murphy Lab replica of his legendary 1979 Flying V

The $15,000 Flying V is a typically forensic reproduction of one of the most legendary electric guitars in Metallica history

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Yes, Lars Ulrich reads online comments about Metallica's music: "I challenge anybody in a band to say they don't"

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich admits that he had a cheeky look online to see what people were saying about the band's first single in seven years, Lux Æterna

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Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

The $15k Custom Shop model is Murphy Lab aged to match the guitar played on classic Metallica albums including Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All and The Black Album

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"We were trying to find some light in the dark": Metallica return to the cover of Metal Hammer

An exclusive Metallica interview, a look inside Linkin Park's Meteora, new interviews with Gojira, Killswitch Engage, Sophie Lloyd, Ice-T and Zulu and so much more

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Metallica's 72 Seasons: the full story is told in the new issue of Classic Rock

Inside: a brand new Metallica interview, plus Gary Rossington, Ian Hunter, Def Leppard, Jethro Tull, DeWolff, Floor Jansen, Kansas, Richard Marx, Europe, Floor Jansen and more

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Metallica 72 Seasons review: rarely has James Hetfield laid himself so bare

Papa Het has shown a new level of vulnerability on a decent if unspectacular Metallica record

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Andrew Scheps talks mixing, production and the legacy of Metallica’s Death Magnetic: “My line is that the loudness war is over because I won… and that was the record that did it"

“Every once in a while there's a record where the mixes are crazy loud because that's what works,” he says

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Metallica, The Hu and After The Burial are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Metallica’s James Hetfield on the “fast” guitar that changed everything

In his new book Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield, the Metallica frontman reflects on the guitar that changed the course of his history

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Watch Metallica's Rob Trujillo play Black Sabbath's Hand Of Doom with his wife Chloe on vocals and his daughter Lullah on drums

Metallica bassist Robert isn't the only musical talent in the Trujillo clan

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This is Sempiternal: how Bring Me The Horizon made this generation's definitive metal album

Ten years ago, Bring Me The Horizon released an album that'd change their careers forever and influence metal for a generation to come

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Metallica, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC to headline Power Trip concert at Empire Polo Club

LOS ANGELES — The lineup for October's Power Trip metal festival just got twice as heavy.

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10 completely bonkers guest spots from metal legends on non-metal songs

From Ozzy rapping and Rob Zombie collabing with P Diddy to Serj Tankian teaming with Benny Benassi, these are some appearances from metal icons we were NOT expecting

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It's official: AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and Tool confirmed for first ever Power Trip Festival

The much-rumoured Power Trip Festival lineup has been confirmed, and it's packing the biggest set of rock and metal festival headliners ever

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Listen to the title track from new Metallica album 72 Seasons, alongside a brand new video

Metallica have given us the latest taste of new album 72 Seasons courtesy of its title track - and it comes with a video

Guitar World

Kirk Hammett: “It drives me nuts having to play that f**king guitar solo in Master of Puppets every time – I’m freaking bored of it”

The Metallica axeman explains why he prefers living on the edge with his improvised live solos: “Usually, I surprise myself – sometimes I die a f**king death”

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Sharon Osbourne confirms Ozzy is headlining much-hyped Power Trip festival: "he's back"

Sharon also confirms that Metallica, Guns N' Roses and AC/DC are playing what's set to be the biggest metal festival lineup in history

Guitar World

James Hetfield says “if there was a guitar that changed the course of my history” it was this one – and it’s a cheap copy

The story of this particular guitar features in the Metallica man’s new book about his six-strings, Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield

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"When you get communities with a common enemy, you’re in this together": why heavy metal loves Dungeons & Dragons

From a love of fantasy to being targeted in the Satanic Panic, all the way to Stranger Things, heavy metal and Dungeons & Dragons have a shared history that goes back decades

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Metallica have released a 30-second sample of upcoming single 72 Seasons

The title track of Metallica's new album sounds like a proper old-school thrasher

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