There are some artists who can do no wrong by us. No matter how many times someone points out their flaws, no matter how many pieces of footage of them acting like rockstar assholes emerge, […]
Back in a September interview with Kerrang!, infamous thrash guitarist Dave Mustaine said that he would love to do more of the Big Four shows, in which the ‘Big Four’ of ’80s thrash — Metallica, […]
The ’80s thrash explosion was a sonic arms race. In a genre that prided itself on being fast, loud, and evil, thrash bands couldn’t simply be sixth on the list, they had to THE most […]
It’s hard to imagine a world where we’ve never heard Metallica. The thrash titans are so engrained in our minds, their songs so familiar to us, that the idea of never having heard them is […]
There’s this narrative pushed by music journalists and nostalgia series that metal died screaming in the ’90s. The idea is that the moment Kurt Cobain first played “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” metal clutched its heart, […]
Today, we think of Metallica as, well, as the biggest metal band of all time. But back in the day, the Four Horsemen were a bunch of scrappy kids just trying to make a name […]
At funerals, speakers often urge those in attendance to live their lives as though every second matters. Make sure to savor every minute, they say, because if you don’t, you might one day die like […]
It’s hard to imagine anyone fronting Metallica other than James Hetfield. Papa Het has become such an iconic figure behind the mic that the idea of him taking backseat to another singer is just ridiculous. […]
In the saga of Metallica, Jason Newsted’s story is a sad one. The bassist joined the band to replace tragically-deceased member Cliff Burton in 1986, and was forevermore treated like the “new guy” by both […]
The beauty of Kickstarter is it reveals what people really want. The mainstream media might try and convince us that we want sexy models, sleek cars, and multi-bladed razors, but when it comes time for the people […]
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