Many fans agree that Metallica's first four albums, released between 1983 and 1988, were their finest. So, we ranked them.

Hetfield mentions Ride The Lightning as his favorite Metallica albumwhen asked by Newsweek, citing the band's ability to be in total control of their music for the first time as the primary reason ...

How do y’all feel about “Escape,” the sixth of eight tracks on Metallica’s legendary Ride the Lightning? Well, if you like that song, this may disappoint you. On the other hand, if you dislike that ...

Nearly 30 years after Metallica‘s “Million Decibel March” rocked Philadelphia, the heavy metal icons are once again taking ...

Metallica could have packed it all in and walked away after the tragic bus crash that claimed the life of bassist Cliff Burton on 27 September 1986. But they didn’t. They persisted, recruiting Jason ...

Well I have a lot of questions about him! How do we know he really had anything to do with those songs on [Metallica’s] Kill ‘Em All and Ride the Lightning? I didn’t see him write them, did you? I’m ...

Metallica's lead guitarist also spoke about how grunge influenced the Black Album and much more in our in-depth new interview ...

Metallica frontman James Hetfield recalled trying to be too perfectionist on 'And Justice For All', which encouraged him to loosen up for the following records.

Using data from setlist.fm, a list of the most and least-played song live off every studio album released by Metallica.

Once the kings of thrash metal, Metallica reinvented themselves in the 1990s to become an even larger force on the hard-rock/mainstream metal scene. While the road hasn't always been easy ...