“That is a very fair thing to say.” In the 80s, Metallica was a state of the art band. Now you’re well removed from that status. Does that bother you? Is it an intentional move? “It doesn ...

The best 80s metal bassists often represent a very ... Cliff Burton was a very fast and technical bassist, mostly known with Metallica. He began playing in several local bands, although Trauma ...

In the early '80s, Rock played guitar in the Payola$ before ... “For the few gigs I did with Metallica I had to learn some of the Cliff Burton stuff, and that really gave me a chance to ...

and bass guitarist and vocalist Jason Newsted of Metallica win the award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal. Metallica's self-titled album hits 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 this frame ...

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich put together the earliest incarnation of the band in Los Angeles in the early ‘80s. [RELATED: 4 Songs for People Who Say They Don’t Like Metallica’s Albums ...