Sales of Metallica ’s Ride The Lightning have skyrocketed following the album’s 40th anniversary. According to entertainment industry data company Luminate (via Forbes), the heavy metal titans ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The band Metallica has been filling stadiums for decades on tours across the globe. But they recently got a tour themselves, right here in the DMV. The legendary performers ...

Metallica ’s sophomore album, Ride the Lightning, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, having been released on July 27th, 1984.

Iconic rock band Metallica is going to “ride the lightning” (sorry) in more ways that one this summer as they use battery electric and hydrogen-powered trucks from Iveco throughout their ...

According to a recent report on Vital Vegas, there’s a rumor floating around that the biggest metal band on the planet is considering a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere for fall 2026. That means ...

Metallica saved Tomorrowland after a fire destroyed its main stage, airlifting parts of their stage just in time for the ...

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian has one big factor in determining why Metallica's Master of Puppets album is better than Ride the Lightning. They are two masterful albums recorded and ...

To celebrate 40 years of Metallica 's seminal second album Ride The Lightning, Metal Hammer have teamed up with the band themselves for this world exclusive t-shirt design that you can't get ...

When Ride the Lightning landed in 1984, it single-handedly evolved the thrash metal genre. The lit-conscious album also raised the bar for arrangements and technical proficiency. Metallica was ...

You’d probably think that any rock or metal band would jump at the chance to tour with Metallica, but according to guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, punk rockers The Offspring passed on the ...

“I saw [Iron] Maiden on their first tour with Bruce Dickinson … I saw Metallica on Ride the Lightning [Tour] and Judas Priest in ’82 at a racetrack on Screaming for Vengeance Tour.