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Michael Schenker reveals how he hears his influence on Kirk Hammett's playing in Metallica
By Rob Laing published
"People who copy that particular style will sound a little undeveloped because my vibrato wasn’t right"
"We saw Cliff play, and lost our minds": Memories of Metallica's lost bass titan Cliff Burton as band launches virtual exhibit
By Will Groves published
The first of four planned exhibitions includes interviews, photos, early recordings, letters and more
Jason Newsted to sell 60+ stage and studio-played basses and vintage guitars in Reverb shop
By Jonathan Horsley published
Newsted's garage sale re-revisited will be officially open online on 24 July
Ariane Grande, Billie Eilish, Travis Scott... Metallica?
By Will Simpson published
Metallica to play live concert within Fortnite
James Hetfield talks about overcoming anxiety and having faith in his creativity
By Rob Laing published
"I start to doubt myself, I start to feel insecure that we're too old and we can't do this"
“In our band, we don’t recognize the word ‘mistake’": Metallica debut Inamorata live in Munich
By Will Simpson published
Metallica debut their longest recorded song live
Watch Lauten Audio uncannily recreate Metallica’s Black Album drum sound with the original kit, at LA’s One on One studios where the album was recorded
By Stuart Williams published
An all-star cast featuring Black Album engineer, Mike Tacci, Darrell Thorpe, Drum Doctor Ross Garfield and Puscifer drummer Gunnar Olsen give us a forensic look at one of the greatest drum sounds in heavy music history
How Metallica changed tack and gambled with Enter The Sandman via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich
By Sian Llewellyn published
Via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich
“We want an entire new generation of players to be able to experience the exact same pedal that Cliff used”: Morley salutes late Metallica bass icon Cliff Burton with the Tribute Power Wah Fuzz reissue
By Jonathan Horsley published
One pedal to Cliff 'em all...
NAMM 2024: “A fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favourite instruments”: Gibson unveils meticulous Murphy Lab replica of Kirk Hammett’s 1989 Les Paul Custom
By Jonathan Horsley published
Heavily modded, equipped with black hardware, uncovered T-type humbuckers and a piezo, Hammett's “blacked-out” Custom is one of the coolest guitars in Metallica history
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