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

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 ...

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 ...

Metallica photo session in a dressing in Berlin, 1992. Within the heavy metal scene Metallica has long held a unique standing amongst fans and critics. No other band in the genre has achieved a highly ...

“And then he played me the whole Mercyful Fate medley down the phone. He said, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding?!’ This was really, really an amazing take on those songs; it just sounded ...

It is never easy to cover one of the biggest bands of all time, but some musicians have pulled off phenomenal interpretations of incredible Metallica songs. This is no simple task, especially since ...

Here are all six Metallica songs co-written by Dave Mustaine, ranked worst to best. Mustaine played a crucial role in the early development of Metallica. Between 1982 and early 1983, the future ...