One of the most authoritative and forward-thinking metal bands of the ’80s, Metallica helped make thrash a worldwide phenomenon. By blending the fast tempos and socially attuned lyrics of punk, the ...

In the lead-up to the 30th anniversary reissue of Metallica's historic, self-titled 1991 album (aka 'The Black Album'), the metal legends are continuing to preview a bevy of additional items, the ...

Metallica may have started out as thrash titans, but over the course of more than 40 years the band has explored a wide range of music, even venturing into more commercial arenas. Not surprisingly, ...

Metallica have released three new covers of their song “The Unforgiven,” as well as a rough mix of the track, in anticipation of their upcoming massive Black Album 30th-anniversary campaign. The ...

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 ...

It’s been more than four decades for these loud, fast, angry, and introspective heavy metal iconoclasts. Here are the best songs from Metallica's raucous career. When Metallica entered a Rochester, ...

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

If Metallica fans don't like the song selection on the group's upcoming European tour, they have only themselves to blame. That's because the band is letting ticket holders in every city vote on the ...

There’s another album with Lou Reed, and more on that in a minute. With so much music and 40 years of groundbreaking work, there are bound to be classic songs hiding in plain sight. The heavy metal ...