Latest about James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine says his influence on Metallica is “pretty f**king deep”: “I wrote many of the songs that made you famous”
Reflecting on his relationship with Metallica, the Megadeth frontman also gave his opinion on Kirk Hammett playing his parts – and claimed James Hetfield only played guitar in the band because they “couldn’t find anyone else” to do it
Metallica share scorching, wah-laden new single, Screaming Suicide
It's the second track to be lifted from the band's 12th studio album, 72 Seasons, which arrives April 14
![[L-R] St. Vincent and James Hetfield](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6WcsSvwprBu5abBReP8Tm-840-80.jpg.webp)
Watch St. Vincent perform Nothing Else Matters onstage with Metallica
The band's third annual Helping Hands benefit concert also played host to the first-ever performance of new single Lux Æterna
Scott Ian says Kirk Hammett is the most underrated rhythm player in metal
The Metallica man is often overlooked when it comes to his rhythmic ability says the Anthrax guitarist
Dave Mustaine: Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets
"It was a guy with a guitar that doesn't know how to play... It wasn't anything really mind-blowing by any means. The way James played it made it mind-blowing"
Dave Mustaine opens up on failed James Hetfield reunion: “We were talking about getting back together”
The pair were in talks over a new project, but discussions fell through due to a disagreement over a “publishing discrepancy”
![[L-R] James Hetfield of Metallica and Eddie Munson from Stranger Things](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEuJ5rUpbZWimgDt9Z3CQF-840-80.jpg.webp)
It’s settled: James Hetfield had the best Halloween costume this year
The Metallica frontman paid tribute to Stranger Things – which gained the band a deluge of new fans earlier this year – by dressing up as the Hellfire Club’s guitar-toting hero, Eddie Munson
James Hetfield launches his first-ever signature guitar strings with Ernie Ball
“It's only taken 40 years for me to have my own strings – come on!”
