There's no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band. Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing.

"The Four Horsemen" remains one of Metallica's most popular songs and enduring setlist staples and for good reason. With its ...

Kirk Hammett has confirmed that Metallica paid homage to a classic superhero property on new album 72 Seasons by lifting the instantly recognizable chromatic hook from the Adam West Batman show. But ...

The post Kirk Hammett Has a Solo Album Coming and 767 Riffs for Next Metallica Record appeared first on Consequence. “I’m just actively getting ideas together for my [first] solo album,” he told ...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band have over 700 recorded guitar riffs to sort through for their new album. The 'St. Anger' star explained that the group's frontman James ...

Just as Metallica have saluted a lot of their favorite bands with an on-point cover — from Mercyful Fate and Misfits to ...

Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, and Jane's Addiction each had great album-opening rock songs in the 1990s with iconic riffs.

The similarities between Dark Angel's 1986 track "Darkness Descends" and Metallica's 1988 track "One" are hard to ignore. The songs have similar riffs, similar drumming styles, and even share some ...

It's sad but true. Metallica's lead guitarist recently lost his iPhone — and about 250 new riffs along with it. Kirk Hammett revealed the fact in an interview, saying he'd come up with hundreds of ...