“He would have been dead”: The terrifying moment James Hetfield was almost set ablaze on stage
“All these things going wrong.”
James Hetfield
The Metallica lyrics Lars Ulrich insisted on changing: “Doesn’t fit the mood of the music”
A bit too dark for their standards.
Heavy brothers in arms: The guitarist James Hetfield called a “quiet genius”
The master of all things heavy.
‘Fade to Black’: the Metallica song that divided their audience
“People tried to sue bands for their mistakes.”
James Hetfield discusses the darkest album he wrote for Metallica: “The heaviest ever”
Getting a little more personal.
“Always interested in the riff”: The two guitarists who influenced James Hetfield the most
The thrash metal innovator discusses some of his most crucial influences.
“The sound of a band really gelling”: The Metallica album Kirk Hammett considers their “peak”
The guitarist reflects on Metallica’s golden era of metal domination.
“Humbling”: Metallica’s uneasy experience supporting The Rolling Stones
Still the punks we always knew.
