Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No wonder that come August 12, 1991, metalheads queued around the block at record stores in every city in the civilised world – ...

Metallica’s legacy could have ended before it ever began. The heavy metal legends fired lead guitarist Dave Mustaine shortly after arriving on the East Coast to record their 1983 debut Kill ‘Em All.

Even after over 40 years, Metallica still has it. And by it, I mean their iconic heavy metal sound, the sort of pleasurable sonic bludgeoning that metalheads worldwide adore. The fans were out in ...

When Metallica started touring in the 1980s, the San Francisco heavy-metal band built a massive following, sold millions of records and more than earned its nickname: Alcoholica. Forty years later, ...

Drummer Carmine Appice is one of the most important figures in proto-metal, having been a member of important bands like Cactus and Vanilla Fudge that bridged the gap between blues-rock and what would ...

ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Metallica fed fans' hunger for heavy metal this weekend at AT&T Stadium, then dropped a $35,000 donation at the Tarrant Area Food Bank before heading out of town on ...

Who are the real "architects" of heavy metal? It's a question that has routinely come up over decades and Metallica's Kirk Hammett has his answer — not Black Sabbath. Although Black Sabbath are ...

Since Metallica plays heavy metal, a genre that peaked commercially in the 1980s, it’s easy to forget just how huge the band is. Its 1991 self-titled LP has sold over 30 million copies, and every ...

The heavy metal band’s foundation awarded CCRI $75,000 to help students in financial need The scholarship provides financial support for students enrolled in the college’s medical assistant and ...

For heavy metal newcomers, or non-metal listeners, here are three muscular anthems from the 1970s everyone should know.