We here at Metal Hammer adore Metallica, which is great, since they happen to be the most monolithic band in our genre. Even if you’re someone who claims to not like Metallica, you do secretly, ...

Metallica loathe Escape. This pop-rock cut from Ride The Lightning was reportedly written under pressure from the record label for the album to contain a “hit single”. In the end, the track was never ...

What do Metallica's band members think is the greatest song of all time? It seems like a simple question, but the mind starts racing with thousands of possibilities. Put on the spot during a recent ...

From the minute they debuted, they have been making hits, and in the last 25 years, Metallica has continued to produce career-defining songs. From their rise, creating 10/10 metal records in the 1980s ...

Metallica is one of the best metal bands of all time. Arguably the best; they're the most popular of the famous Big Four of thrash metal, and it's easy to see why when you go through their discography ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Metallica doesn’t need any help selling music. The hard rock outfit ...

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 ...

Since the early ’80s, this has been Metallica’s rallying cry, and truly, no introduction is needed for a band whose severe guitarwork, melodic interludes, prolific lyrics and thrash pacing have made ...

Elton John and Metallica might live on opposite ends of the rock ‘n’ roll spectrum by commercial genre standards, but they share a kindred musical spirit. During a 2021 appearance on the Howard Stern ...