‘Aren’t all Metallica songs angry?” That’s the response we got from our friends when we told them we’d been tasked with writing about the legendary metal band’s angriest tracks. And it’s true, lyricist and singer James Hetfield isn’t exactly known for coming up with a lot of cheery, good-times tunes. But as you’ll see below, […]
Ranking Metallica’s studio albums requires making difficult comparisons among several remarkably different eras of the band’s career. The long-reigning kings of metal rose to fame as part of a fierce cadre of bands who injected an aggressive new energy into metal, helping to revolutionize the genre with other early thrash legends like Anthrax, Megadeth and […]
Metallica’s 2023-2024 world tour will feature support from Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. The M72 tour, named after Metallica’s newly announced 72 Seasons album, saw the group play two separate shows in each city without repeating any opening songs or acts. For most North American cities, Pantera and Mammoth […]