But with James Hetfield’s deeply personal lyrics and the band’s simpler, non-thrash songcraft, Load was easily Metallica’s most genre-diverse album to date.

Metallica seems to have found a new love for both Load and Reload, as they revisited some of those tracks for the first time in a while at their Helping Hands Concert & Auction on December 13 ...

Metallica’s James Hetfield rips Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for late singer’s omission. Published: May. 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m.

Metallica singer-guitarist James Hetfield was spotted at the Salt City Market on Saturday, hours before the legendary heavy metal band performed at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Hetfield ...

On the newest episode of The Metallica Report podcast, James Hetfield answered fan questions and named one new band he's heard that has him really excited — Category 7.. It's a new band with a ...

During a recent episode of The Metallica Report podcast, Metallica frontman James Hetfield was answering some fan questions when he was asked whether he was done writing “The Unforgiven” songs after ...

Wes Borland cosplays as an ’80s-era James Hetfield while opening for Metallica. Phil Weller. Mon, June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM UTC. 2 min read.