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Metallica Go on a Healing Journey with ’72 Seasons’

Metallica Go on a Healing Journey with ’72 Seasons’

While their most musically cautious work, Metallica’s 72 Seasons still takes some huge risks. We all deserve to be happy, including our heavy metal heroes.

People Like This? Metallica’s Crossover Contribution to Reaction Videos

People Like This? Metallica’s Crossover Contribution to Reaction Videos

Watching Chris&RheasiaTv’s reaction video to Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” illustrates the power of these crossover connections.

Megadeth Eulogize ‘The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!’ (Sort Of)

Megadeth Eulogize ‘The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!’ (Sort Of)

Megadeth skirt the contemporary issues they tease on The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! But was this brand of metal ever designed to be this safe?

Metallica Take Over San Francisco with Help From Kamasi Washington

Metallica Take Over San Francisco with Help From Kamasi Washington

Metallica celebrate their 40th anniversary with a pair of career-spanning arena shows and bonus club shows from friends including Kamasi Washington.

Metallica’s Black Album Turns 30 with a Remastered and Expanded Edition

Metallica’s Black Album Turns 30 with a Remastered and Expanded Edition

Metallica took a huge risk on their fifth album, unsure and a little worried where it might take them, and the rest, as they say, is history.

MetalMatters: June 2020 – Heavy Tunes Get Us Through the Heatwave

MetalMatters: June 2020 – Heavy Tunes Get Us Through the Heatwave

Visit the cold, desolate worlds of Paysage d'Hiver. Experience the boundless experimentation of Neptunian Maximalism. Watch in awe the death metal refactoring of Pyrrhon and so much more.

MetalMatters: January 2020 – One Year Anniversary

MetalMatters: January 2020 – One Year Anniversary

The new year, and the new decade, kick things off in the most promising way possible as a combination of newcomers and established acts produce amazing works across death, black, metalcore, power and thrash metal.

How Thrash Metal Became Bonded by Blood, Denim, and the Bay Bridge

How Thrash Metal Became Bonded by Blood, Denim, and the Bay Bridge

Documentary Murder in the Front Row examines the birth, wild life, and eventual plateau of thrash metal in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Christen the City’s New Arena with Triumphant Team-Up

Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Christen the City’s New Arena with Triumphant Team-Up

The world's greatest metal band, Metallica unite with their hometown symphony for a concert of symphonic metal magic to ring in opening night at San Francisco's new arena.

Dysrhythmia Reach Technical Ecstasy With ‘Terminal Threshold’ (album stream)

Dysrhythmia Reach Technical Ecstasy With ‘Terminal Threshold’ (album stream)

Twenty years into their career, instrumentally-driven trio Dysrhythmia still find new ways to surprise and astound listeners. Virtuosity isn't the only thing that matters here but it sure gives us a lot of marvel at on Terminal Threshold.

‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash

‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard go full metal to craft a brutal warning against ecological destruction on their 15th studio album, Infest the Rats' Nest.

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