Written under label pressure, Escape became the one Ride the Lightning song Metallica only played live once.

"We'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica!" In early 1984, San Francisco's titans of thrash metal issued "Whiplash," the first single from their 1983 debut album Kill 'Em All — and ...

Meanwhile, some of our heaviest hitters also now how to lean into something more tender, vulnerable or emotionally raw. Among our possible "slow song" favorites this week are the raw nerve emotion of ...

Metallica photo session in a dressing in Berlin, 1992. Within the heavy metal scene Metallica has long held a unique standing amongst fans and critics. No other band in the genre has achieved a highly ...