Thrash metal’s “big four”, the ones who originally set the genre rolling, are, famously, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. These are American bands. In Europe, another band has a decent claim.

The heavy metal pioneer known for his lightning-fast shredding and snarling vocal style is going out his way, with a final ...

During a recent episode of The Metallica Report podcast, the 80s heavy metal icon revealed that there are still Metallica songs he finds difficult to play live, even after decades of global success ...

James Hetfield named the two Metallica songs he finds "difficult" to play live during a recent appearance on The Metallica ...

Escape is one of the few Ride the Lightning songs Metallica openly disliked, but at one point it was considered as a lead ...

Carmen DeBerry is a newly-minted commercial delivery driver in Baltimore, Maryland. She says having this new job has completely changed her life. "It feels awesome," she said. "You know, I take care ...

On March 5, 1992, Metallica performed at what is now known as the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as part of the band's "Wherever We May Roam" tour. Over three decades ...

Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine famously served as Metallica's lead guitarist in the early '80s before being kicked out and replaced by Kirk Hammett a month before the recording of debut album Kill ...

Dave Mustaine appears to have covered a Metallica song he penned on Megadeth's final album. In the summer, the frontman revealed that their new record, which has since been revealed to be self-titled ...

Megadeth will release their self-titled final album on Jan. 23, and the set will include a customarily headline-grabbing send-off from Dave Mustaine: a cover of Metallica‘s “Ride the Lightning.” ...