Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

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 ...

It isn’t sad, but it's certainly true that Metallica have amassed one of the best collections of riffs in metal history. Join us as we count down our picks for the 10 Greatest Metallica Riffs! Let’s ...

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 ...

There's no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band. Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing.

Losing a phone sucks. We’ve all been there. All those contacts and photos — *poof* — gone forever. However, most of us don’t keep important material for the new Metallica album on our phones like ...

After Metallica debuted their new single “Hardwired” and unleashed the song live, the band has now shared a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the Hardwired… to Self-Destruct track. In the ...