Written under label pressure, Escape became the one Ride the Lightning song Metallica only played live once.

With a new Metallica album en route, SiriusXM has brought back "Mandatory Metallica" and with it comes a fresh interview with Metallica's Lars Ulrich, who shared his favorite songs to play live during ...

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, ...

Metallica is taking on a big new challenge with their M72 world tour, playing two completely different sets with no repeated songs in every city they visit. Our writers answer five questions about the ...

They have played concerts everywhere in the real world, but now Metallica are also entering the digital world with performances in cult game "Fortnite". Sven Hoppe/dpa Metallica is set to take to a ...

The metal world lost a key figure in February with the passing of Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula, the co-founder of Megaforce Records. Alongside his late wife Marsha, who cofounded the label with him, Jonny Z ...

A classic Metallica song was originally set to have a much different sound thanks to a last-minute change to one of its solos. How Cliff Burton Changed Metallica’s Plans Current Metallica bassist ...

When I was in second grade, my best friend handed me his headphones and said, “Check this out.” When he pressed play on his Walkman, I heard the opening riff of “Master of Puppets.” Over the next few ...

After thousands of shows, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has a pretty good idea of what his favorite songs are to play live. "I have a few favorites from where I'm sitting. 'Sad But True' is a ...