You don’t become the biggest band in heavy metal by having a crap back-catalogue, you know? Since forming in 1981, Metallica have built a canon with dozens of must-hear megahits, any one of which ...

"The Four Horsemen" remains one of Metallica's most popular songs and enduring setlist staples and for good reason. With its ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Some were skeptical about the combination of the SFSO and the biggest metal band on the planet. However, the end result is magical. The orchestra brought a new depth to many of the band’s songs. “One” ...

Picking a single Metallica song as your favorite is a pretty daunting task, so narrowing it down to three may make things a bit easier. Disturbed's David Draiman took on the challenge after wishing ...

Metallica ’s Kirk Hammett has revealed his pick for the greatest Motörhead song. Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer, the guitarist puts the band’s 1980 signature single Ace Of Spades at the top of ...

Dave Mustaine tells us why he re-recorded the Metallica classic "Ride the Lightning" for Megadeth's final album.

Everyone knows at least one Metallica song, don’t they? My stepmom is in her 70s and her knowledge of rock music mostly ends somewhere around Elvis Presley, but I feel like even she, if pressed to ...

Thirty years ago, my buddy Nick and I made a deal: If he'd go with me to see a band I loved but he didn't care about, I would go to see a band he loved and I didn't care about. My band was Van Halen, ...