Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Hetfield of Metallica onstage in 1984, 1993 and 2012. Since their first show in March 1982, Metallica have basically been ...

Metallica will make history next month as the first US heavy metal band to play in Saudi Arabia. The group, composed of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, will perform in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 12: (L-R) Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, ...

Metallica’s self-titled album has now spent 999 weeks on the U.K.’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, nearing a historic 1,000-week milestone. (MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) ...

The first four Metallica albums are heavy metal perfection, but the cost of that achievement is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, those thrash metal masterpieces are so immaculately crafted and ...

Metallica's "Black Album" has become the fourth album in history to spend 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The heavy metal outfit's self-titled fifth studio album, which was released in ...

Since its formation during the early 1980s, Metallica has set numerous records. They sold over 163 million albums worldwide, gained entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and are the only band to ...