Metallica's self-titled "Black" album was a game changer in many ways, including with guitarist Kirk Hammett who reveals that one of the songs on the album forever changed his approach to creating ...

Asked which blistering axe run was "the most satisfying to actually create" in a Metallica track, Hammett recalled the story where Rock—also the St. Anger producer immortalized on film alongside the ...

"We hit record and I didn't know what the fuck to play." "It wasn't happening and then Bob Rock accused me of not doing my homework. I don't know what he was talking about, because I arrived into the ...

If you were a thrash purist, then chances are you hated when Metallica pivoted to a more radio-friendly sound with 1991’s “Black Album”. If you were anyone else, then you were probably thrilled. The ...