Buckle up folks because we are ranking the greatest album openers in music history. A legendary opener on an album can set ...

From film to stage: Originally written for the 1966 western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the piece was adapted by Metallica for concerts. A manager’s idea: Jon Zazula suggested the track in 1983 to ...

Alissa White-Gluz had a baptism of fire of sorts when making her live debut with UK power metallers Dragonforce over the weekend, with the band's longtime frontman Marc Hudson having to miss their ...

Lulu was originally recorded with Metallica in 2011, but Metallica did not tour the album with him. Bajakian joined Reed's ...

Origin of tradition: In 1983, Metallica swapped a simple heartbeat intro for Morricone’s ‘The Ecstasy of Gold’ on their Kill ’Em All tour. Emotional impact: Hetfield says the piece unites band and ...

The Ecstasy Of Gold rapidly became embedded as Metallica’s intro music and as their stature grew, so did the piece’s ...

Metallica rocks Athens during the M72 World Tour at the packed Olympic Stadium of Greece on May 8. Credit: Still frame / BB81 Legendary heavy metal band Metallica returned to Greece in explosive ...

Metallica made the most of their first show of 2026, delivering a hit-packed sixteen-song set Saturday night at the Olympic ...

Thomas, the beloved mentor and conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, recently died. He offered a road map for a ...

As Metallica prepare to reissue 1997’s Reload, we look back on the calamitous free gig that launched the album 29 years ago ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dave Mustaine & Co. performed the song – which the frontman co-wrote during his tenure with ...

Megadeth finally rode the lightning in concert. Last night (April 26th), Dave Mustaine and the rest of his long-running thrash outfit gave their recent Metallica cover its live debut at the Movistar ...