On the same day that we post that Metallica's James Hetfield says there is no longer any ill-will between Metallica and former founding member Dave Mustaine, coincidentally, a story comes out with a ...

So desperate were the teenage James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich to persuade Cliff Burton to join their band that, after the homebody bassist point-blank refused to move from his home in San Francisco to ...

Robert Trujillo paid tribute to deceased Metallica bassist Cliff Burton on a song off the band's new record, 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct.' James Hetfield: Cliff Burton Would Resist '90s Metallica ...

Metallica recorded the songs that Mustaine worked on for Kill' Em All—"The Four Horsemen," "Jump In The Fire," "Phantom Lord," and "Metal Militia"—with their new lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. To say ...

Metallica has had its fair share of musicians enter and depart the lineup over the years, but while the likes of Cliff Burton, Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted may all be household names, one of the ...

Dave Mustaine made a bold accusation against his former band, Metallica. In May 2025, the Megadeth frontman was a guest on The Shawn Ryan Show, where he addressed his early exit from the Los ...