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 ...

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 ...

"Guitar Hero" may have brought videogames to the music-loving masses, but its new spinoff based on the music of Metallica is for headbangers only. Rather than taking the approach of last June’s first ...

Just as it is to Eddie Munson in Stranger Things 4, Metallica's "Master of Puppets" is, to me, the “most metal ever.” I spent my teen years obsessively learning the guitar, and Metallica was one of my ...

Update: The guitar Kirk Hammett plays in Metallica's "One" music video sold on Sunday (April 11) to an anonymous buyer for $112,500, according to Blabbermouth. The instrument's listing at Heritage ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If you want a good example of the incredible growth the Guitar Hero series has undergone since its 2005 debut, last year's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a ...

This week, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As the legendary metal band’s members — Lars, James, Kirk, and Robert — stepped up on stage to shred, they knew that they were ...

What could be cooler than heading out to San Francisco to party with Activision and Metallica? Probably nothing, but unfortunately the Metallica we partied with happened to be in the form of Guitar ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Although the old adage about books is usually applicable to video games, it's actually just fine to judge Guitar Hero: Metallica by its cover. It ...

"Guitar Hero" may have brought videogames to the music-loving masses, but its new spinoff based on the music of Metallica is for headbangers only. Rather than taking the approach of last June’s first ...