James Hetfield Archives

With Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett & Robert Trujillo) looking to get the word out about the band's 11th studio album, 72 Seasons (which dropped on Friday, check out our review here), you knew that they weren't going to go small And if you're going to go big, then being the "house band"[...]

The riffs are hard and soaring, from lead single "Lux Æterna"'s "Fuel" style speed to the closing stomp of "Inamorta" James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett play off each other with a vigor and viciousness they rediscovered on Death Magnetic and continued on Hardwired Lars Ulrichs' machine gun drumming is not everyone's cup of tea, but[...]

If there were ever no-brainers when it comes to Halloween in 2022, it would come from Metallica, specifically frontman James Hetfield If you were to take guess what his Stranger Things-themed costume is, your initial thoughts could go from the monsters like Demogorgon, Mind Flayer, and Vecna to human characters like Hopper or Murray If[...]

The band announced the podcast through social media, wherein a clip drummer Lars Ulrich declares that The Black Album was "the right combination of songs, the right combination of producer with the right combination of desire, tenacity, lineup of ideas." James Hetfield added: "The insanity that we do just to keep our own sanity — people identify[...]

Metallica will release six of their classic albums on colored vinyl exclusively at Walmart stores in January.

Metallica will stream their first ever PPV concert on November 14th to benefit their All Within My Hands charity.

Metallica will be collaborating and contributing to the soundtrack to Disney Jungle Cruise film. It will release in 2021, after a big delay.

Long requested, the four members: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo, are getting new statues made from Rock Iconz These are based on the bands Hardwired…To Self Destruct era shows, and come on bases featuring key art from the album Each Metallica statue will stand at 1/9th scale and features each band[...]

Metallica Mondays may be over, but a bonus this week as we unbox the deluxe vinyl set of S&M2. It is out now.

#MetallicaMondays reaches its end this week, as the final Monday Metallica show from Mexico City in 2017 goes live later tonight.

This week's Metallica Mondays show come at you from Yankee Stadium, with a sweet jam session in the encore.

Metallica Mondays is Madly In Anger With The World this week, as a show form Munich will be available to watch.

it is James Hetfield's birthday, and this show was to make up for a date he had to miss on that year's Summer Sanitarium tour Look out for pies! Metallica was really on a high at this point, and this hits filled set should be an enjoyable one Check out the setlist below. Metallica Mondays August[...]

Metallica Mondays goes bootleg this week, with a show from the Damaged Justice Tour in 1989 debuting this evening.

This weeks Metallica Mondays show pays tribute to the bands masterpiece Master Of Puppets, with the entire album being played.

Finally, we have a release date for Metallica S&M 2. It will be released on a variety of formats August 28th.

This week's #MetallicaMondays show heads back to the summer fo 1994 for quite an epic set list. Be sure to watch tonight.

Metallica Mondays heads to Lisbon this week, with rarities like Orion, Am I Evil? and more in tow. You can see the show tonight.

This week, the boys head to Columbia for the first time in 1999 for #MetallicaMondays. Metallica brought the hits for this one.

This week's Metallica Mondays show is from May 31st, 2008 in Madrid, and is a hits filled show with a couple rarities thrown in.

Metallica Mondays heads down under for this week show from back in 2013. This one is one of the best set lists so far.

This weeks Metallica Mondays show features the boys playing in the rain last June in Manchester. This is a great show.

Metallica Mondays heads to Salt Lake City tonight, part of the Poor Touring Me trek from 1997. Its goes live tonight.

This weeks Metallica Mondays set takes us to Lima, Peru in 2014 for a "By Request" show full of classic songs.

Journey back to 1983 for this weeks Metallica Mondays show, with the original line-up. It should be a fun one to watch.

This weeks Metallica Mondays set is all about TheBlack Album and its 20th anniversary from 2012. The boys play the entire album.

This week's Metallica Mondays show form 2016 kicked off the Hardwired...To Self-Destruct Tour live from London.

This week's Metallica Mondays show heads back to the Wherever We May Roam years in 1991. Classic material galore.

Tonight's Metallica Mondays set is the boys live from Munich form May 31st, 2015, and features a ton of classic songs from their discography.

This weeks Metallica Mondays show will be from August 12th, 2017, from San Francisco, to help celebrate Golden Gate Bridge 150.