Written under label pressure, Escape became the one Ride the Lightning song Metallica only played live once.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. James Hetfield wrote Fade To Black, Metallica's first ballad, following the theft of his beloved ...

Metallica has a bunch of excellent songs, many of which are well-known among heavy metal fans. "Fade to Black," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Master of Puppets," "One," and "Nothing Else Matters" are ...

Metallica have bigger songs. They have better songs. But no Metallica song has had the same impact as the one that opened their game-changing debut album, Kill ’Em All. Four minutes and 17 seconds of ...

There’s another album with Lou Reed, and more on that in a minute. With so much music and 40 years of groundbreaking work, there are bound to be classic songs hiding in plain sight. The heavy metal ...

Metallica have authored some of the heaviest songs in rock and metal, but at least one song in their catalog admittedly makes guitarist Kirk Hammett cry. While speaking with the Rolling Stone Music ...

When I was in second grade, my best friend handed me his headphones and said, “Check this out.” When he pressed play on his Walkman, I heard the opening riff of “Master of Puppets.” Over the next few ...