Prior to joining Metallica in 1983, Hammett played in Bay Area legends Exodus and was one of the band's founding members, starting up the group back in '79. After two years, he started taking lessons ...

Ever wanted to get guitar lessons from Metallica? Well, you’re in luck, because the band have joined forces with instructional platform Yousician to offer fans a series of Masterclass-ish guitar ...

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have been kicking heavy metal ass for 40 years. In 1983, it was the band’s mission statement, with their debut album originally planned to be titled Metal Up Your Ass ...

James Hetfield has revealed what he learned from Metallica’s nonprofit work via their All Within My Hands foundation. And the frontman said that while it was the “corniest” lesson, it was still true.

Metallica’s “Sad but True” is one of the metal canon’s great statements. The groove is ogre-ishly heavy, downtuned, encumbered, a fantastically oppressed/oppressing trudge, with guitar notes that seem ...

On Friday evening, the thrash metal legends opened the European leg of their "M72" tour in front of around 75,000 fans in Munich's Olympic Stadium. The "Krone" was there live when the weather changed ...

Greta Van Fleet bassist Sam Kiszka says he's learned a lot about longevity from tour partners Metallica. The two bands have been on the road together in recent monts, with Greta Van Fleet playing a ...