In his late teens, Holt learned how to play guitar from then Exodus guitarist (and future Metallica guitarist) Kirk Hammett, ...

Written by Bobby Borchers, Mack Vickery, and Wayne Kemp, Paycheck first released this song on his 1971 compilation album ...

From Perry Farrell thinking Green Day was a boy band to Courtney Love throwing punches, here are the festival's wildest moments.

It's no secret that Metallica's members love Motorhead - but Kirk Hammett shares his own personal journey to discovering the rock'n'roll legends ...

But as grunge supplanted glam metal as the hard rock subgenre du jour, Skid Row took an extended hiatus to wait out the storm. When they reentered the studio in 1994 with Bob Rock (who replaced their ...

So it’s interesting that now, in the year of our lord 2025, that Hammett says he thinks fans that once derided the 1996 album ...

To release one studio album is an accomplishment in and of itself, but these metal bands didn’t stop at one; they’ve produced ...

In the early 1990's, American rock music was just beginning to emerge from "hair metal." A new book recounts the wild festival of music and activism that helped redefine rock: "Lollapalooza." ...

Last week, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett announced his new coffee table book The Collection: Kirk Hammett. As part of the ...

In a recent interview, Kirk Hammett said Metallica may look at revisiting the style they captured on 'Load' and 'Reload' in ...

As controversial as Metallica’s 90s rock tangent was, Kirk Hammett says re-exploring that side of their sound isn’t off the ...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says that the band’s next album could be a return to the style of their late ’90s albums ...