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Listen to this fake Megadeth album written by an enthusiastic mega fan in under 24 hours

Bradley Hall wrote an entire fake Megadeth album called Megabeans in just one day as an ode to Rust In Peace, with songs including Master Of Muppets and Hangry Again

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Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett play John Lennon and Yardbirds classics alongside Johnny Depp, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Imelda May at Jeff Beck tribute gig

The first of two all-star Jeff Beck tribute concerts in London featured some of the world's most celebrated guitar heroes

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Blackstar and Toby Lee aim to cover everything “from Buddy Holly to Metallica” with new St. James signature guitar amp

Built for the teen blues guitar sensation, the TL50 6L6 is a cosmetically revamped take on the brand’s existing St. James 50 6L6 – and, yes, it’s ridiculously lightweight

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Anarchy in the UK: the chaotic story of the 80s punk scene that changed metal forever

Riots, teargas and slamdancing – how The Exploited, Discharge and GBH inspired Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and more

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Metallica’s James Hetfield visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers in hospital: “You made my day”

James Hetfield proves what a hero he is once again after a chance meeting with Ukrainian soldiers Roman Denysiuk and Igor Voinyi

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Pianist transforms Slipknot music into classical wedding entrance songs and melts our cold black hearts

Stephen Beerkens reimagines the music of Slipknot, Sleep Token, System Of A Down, Kiss, Metallica, Iron Maiden and more as songs to walk down the aisle to, and it's perfect for metalheads in love

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Here are all the songs Metallica have never played live

Metallica’s epic M72 tour is underway – which of these 22 these never-played deep cuts do you want them to see?

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Watch fans explore Metallica pop-up store in Paris

Metallica launch pop-up store in Paris as part of this week's M72 World Tour festivities

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Ice-T on metal, Dave Mustaine and making it against the odds: “My hustle is strong. It’s a survival instinct”

Body Count frontman, hip hop icon, controversy magnet, friend of Megadeth, Lemmy, Slayer and more – it’s Ice-T’s world, we just live in it

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Kirk Hammett’s 1960 Les Paul Standard “Sunny” is A) beautiful and B) up for sale via Gibson Certified Vintage

Gibson collectors, assemble. This is the Les Paul you might recognise from The Beauty Of The Burst book, from watching Metallica, or from your wildest dreams

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Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo offer their track-by-track guide to Metallica’s super-heavy smash-hit new album, 72 Seasons

Fast stuff, bouncy stuff, thrashing riffs, evil tones, power grooves and ‘total noise’ solos included

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Mayor appointed to sounds of Metallica

Tom Coles entered Portsmouth Guildhall to the heavy metal band’s song Eye Of The Beholder.

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Metallica are still hating on Ride The Lightning deep cut Escape even after all these years

TikTokker: “Is Metallica’s Escape better than I remember it?” Metallica: “No!”

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Five Finger Death Punch pull out of Download

Ivan Moody’s recent hernia surgery means Five Finger Death Punch have cancelled all shows until June 12 – including their appearance at the Download Festival

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Vote for the best Metallica album

Master Of Puppets? The Black Album? 72 Seasons? Here’s your chance to say once and for all what’s the greatest Metallica album

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“Metallica loved it”: why Hesher is the greatest Hollywood movie ever to be inspired by Cliff Burton

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt channelled late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton as the nihilistic title character in cult movie Hesher

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“We’re bored, let’s do some stuff” – How James Hetfield wrote Metallica’s longest-ever song in a Zoom call with Lars

Hetfield and Ulrich tell Apple Music's Zane Lowe that one minute you're bored on Zoom, the next you have a Sabbath-inspired riff, and before long you have the most epic track you’ve ever written

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The guitar gear secrets behind James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s tones on 72 Seasons

Metallica co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made with the help of a Marshall modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard and a rack full of battle-hardened guitars, including one that makes Hetfield “immediately want to play fast riffs”

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James Hetfield on Metallica's new creative era: "I don't want to sit there and create the songs with Lars anymore – I want everyone to be a part of it and be in it"

The frontman is candid about the need for new approaches in an interview with Metallica's fanzine

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Watch this Metallica fan play Master Of Puppets using every 'instrument' imaginable, including straws, bananas and, er, a toilet door

Tom Fdez attempts to play Metallica's Master Of Puppets using just about every means possible

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Ex Megadeth bassist says Dave Mustaine's long-held Metallica grudge is "f***ing pathetic"

David Ellefson takes aim at former Megadeth bandmate Dave Mustaine over his decades-long beef with Metallica

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Jason Newsted lambasts "idiots" who criticise Lars Ulrich's drumming: "they have no idea what they're talking about"

Jason Newsted has leapt to the defence of his former Metallica bandmate Lars

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Jason Newsted calls And Justice For All the best garage duo album ever: "There was never any big bass on Metallica's albums until the Black Album"

"It was their trip, you know?"

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Mammoth WVH launch "completely different" new single Like A Pastime

Like A Pastime comes from Mammoth WVH's second album Mammoth II, due for release in August

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You can now listen to Motorhead's cover of Metallica classic Enter Sandman - complete with a "horrifying" animated video

Motörhead's cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman comes from from a digital EP that includes songs by Hawkwind, Bob Seger and the Sex Pistols

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