Despite the words "selling out" being a curse for any credible rock band, Metallica was one of the few who sold out exactly right.

John Gallagher of British metal veterans Raven, who headlined during Metallica’s first-ever North American tour in 1983, tells the Talkin’ Rock With Meltdown podcast that the California stars were ...

Metallica, formed in 1981 in Los Angeles ... they defined thrash metal with landmark albums “Ride The Lightning” (1984) and “Master of Puppets” (1986). The song became their signature ...

"The record company thought it was the most suicidal career move that you could make," says the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist ...

The singer/bassist adds that Metallica were still a year away from releasing their groundbreaking second album, Ride The Lightning, which introduced acoustic guitars and more groove-oriented songs ...

“Mustaine’s cool, but Mustaine’s one of those guys that he can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth,” says King. “So, I’ll take my 20 minutes, and I’ll bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable.” ...

"We want this to become an iconic venue, not only for Buffalo, but for the region," General Manager André Pilette says of the ...

Debut album produced by Alice in Chains’ William DuVall and recorded at Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher's studio ...

Even so, Cross’ unprecedented Grammy mop-up — in addition to record of the year, he won album and song of the year as well as best new artist — set him up for a rough ride as he tried to ...