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"Stick with it. Focus…You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists
By Will Simpson published
Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc

“But there's no bass on there": Flemming Rasmussen is still confused by the Metallica’s production choices ...And Justice For All
By Will Simpson published
Part of it was to annoy Jason Newsted, producer speculates

“He wanted all that at an undoable selling price”: Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith confirms rumours that it built James Hetfield a signature model – and it combined three iconic amps in one
By Jonathan Horsley published
A Diezel, a JC-120 and a Mark IIC+ all in one? That would have cost a whack – and it would have, which is why the Metallica frontman's prototype never got released

Dave Ellefson has his say on whether Metallica did Dave Mustaine a favour by sacking him
By Will Simpson published
It put a rocket under him, he reckons

“Everybody was like: 'They’re gonna kill it'": Lars Ulrich on hearing Ozzy Osbourne’s last soundcheck
By Will Simpson published
Plus Sharon reveals her husband was deeply moved by the love at Villa Park

After being "blown away" by U2, Lars Ulrich suggests that Metallica will be playing the Sphere in 2026
By Will Simpson published
And they’d love to play next year’s Super Bowl, too

Martin Garrix sings Metallica's praises after they helped to save his Tomorrowland set
By Will Simpson published
Lars Ulrich and co lent their main stage to the Belgian dance music festival following a huge fire at the site

“I spent six months listening only to AC/DC”: How Metallica created their 30 million selling monster hit
By Paul Elliott published
Hiring Bob Rock was one of the smartest moves they ever made

“Guitars should be played”: Kirk Hammett has been anonymously selling his guitars online
By Jonathan Horsley published
One owner, gigged in stadiums, used on the recording of a Grammy-nominated metal album. Serious offers only...

Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on that time he took Duane Allman’s '57 Goldtop to a Metallica show
By Jonathan Horsley published
Starr's first Metallica show was in 1989. His second was in 2019, and involved two of the most iconic Les Pauls of all time, and it was the day he learned Hetfield sounds the same through a Princeton
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