In the late 1970s, a new, heavier subgenre of metal began to take over the San Francisco Bay Area metal scene, a genre that ...

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 ...

C reating a studio album is a major accomplishment for any metal band; producingover 10 places them in an iconic category.

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 ...

Kirk Hammett has revealed that he's working on his debut full-length solo album and that he has over 700 riffs for ...

Not everyone can be as remembered as Metallica, but these eight forgotten bands deserved to have made a more lasting impact ...