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Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Redferns WATCH: Megadeth Shred Through Cover of ‘Ride the Lightning’ by Metallica for the First Time Live
Megadeth pulled up to Bogota, Colombia, and unleashed their cover of Metallica’s legendary thrash classic “Ride The Lightning.”
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Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns 25 Years Ago, Metallica’s Recording Sessions for ‘St. Anger’ Grew so Intense That the Band Hired a Group Therapist
Jason Newsted’s departure from Metallica in 2001 was allegedly the catalyst for St. Anger‘s messy emotional explosion.
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(Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) Zacky Vengeance Says Avenged Sevenfold Has a Lot of ‘Love’ for One of Metallica’s ‘Craziest-Sounding’ Albums
Now do Slayer’s ‘Diabolus in Musica’
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James Hetfield with Jim Breuer (Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage for The Recording Academy) 4 Stand-Up Comics Who Opened for Famous Musicians
On rare occasions, bands have enlisted comedians to warm up the crowd for them—with varying results
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Venla Shalin/Redferns/Getty Images Metallica Vocalist James Hetfield Proposed to His Girlfriend While Swimming With Sharks
Metallica frontman James Hetfield’s new fiancée revealed that they got engaged while “swimming with whale sharks on Friday the 13th.”
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Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Metallica: Disappointing News for Sphere Hopefuls, but All Is Not Lost
The band shared news for fans via social media Tuesday.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 12: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica perform at Ford Field on November 12, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Metallica Is Officially Confirmed for a Las Vegas Sphere Residency, and It’s Happening Sooner Than We Thought
Metallica is taking their ‘No Repeat Weekends’ tour to the Sphere this fall, and will be playing a run of eight shows at the immersive venue.
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TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 04: Dave Mustaine, leader of Megadeth band, performing as part of day 3 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 4, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Dave Mustaine Says He’s Received a Lot of Positive Feedback About Megadeth’s Cover of Metallica’s ‘Ride the Lightning’
For their final, self-titled album, Megadeth covered Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning,” on which Dave Mustaine has a co-writing credit.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Dave Mustaine Pitched a Megadeth and Metallica Tour and Then Still Kinda Shaded Them: ‘They Don’t Really Tour Like We Do’
Dave Mustaine is open to the idea of playing alongside Metallica, but he also seemed to lambast them for playing fewer shows than his band.
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Elsie Roymans/Getty Images Dave Mustaine Reveals the Surprising Way His Metallica Audition Panned Out: ‘I Didn’t Know What Was Gonna Happen’
Dave Mustaine recalls auditioning for Metallica back in the early 80s, noting that at the time, he didn’t even have standard metal gear.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 12: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo of Metallica perform at Ford Field on November 12, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Metallica Is ‘90 Percent’ Close to Setting Up Las Vegas Sphere Residency for 2027, According to Report
Metallica is close to closing a Vegas Sphere residency deal for 2027, per reports, and a source says the city’s Strip is buzzing about it.
