Depending who you ask, …Justice is for all intents and purposes the last of Metallica’s 'thrash' records, but sees the band turning their backs on the short, sharp shock stylings they had embraced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 19: Musician James Hetfield of Metallica ...

Metallica’s self-titled album has now spent 999 weeks on the U.K.’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, nearing a historic 1,000-week milestone. (MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) ...

Here is the favorite Metallica album of 33 big rock and metal musicians. Dave Grohl's introduction to Metallica came when he ordered Master of Puppets through the mail. Wrestler and Fozzy lead singer ...

Garage Inc. was a bit of a return to form for Metallica. Many of the newly recorded covers showcased the sound that made countless metalheads fall in love with the band. Their covers of Discharge’s ...

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

Here are the most and least played songs live off each Metallica album and, as a bonus, all of the band's original songs that were never performed. Known for varying their setlists from night to night ...

Metallica’s 90s output turned them into the biggest metal band of all time (divisive as much of it proved). Thus, as they entered the new millennium, the pressure to follow up their most commercially ...

“It’s no secret that onstage, I’m a different person,” James Hetfield said in a 2023 interview. “More shooting from the hip, more embracing the unknown up there. I wish I could do that better in ...

Metallica has lived up to its Mighty designation for most of the group’s 42 years — to the tune of more than 120 million albums worldwide, more than 15 million streams and performances on all seven ...

Put kindly, many fans see the trio of albums Metallica released in the ‘90s as a low point for the band. Some were still on board after the release of their 1991 self-titled album (The Black Album).