Things have never been easy for Metallica's 1996 album Load, a multi-platinum record nobody ever admits to liking, especially the band's most avid fans. In early 1995, Metallica had a ‘good problem': ...

Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning and Kill 'Em All — return to charts in the U.K., sometimes multiple rosters.

An unexpected chart resurgence is giving one overlooked release a second life decades after its original debut.

Kill ‘Em All was released on July 25, 1983, through independent record label Megaforce Records, who had signed the band after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. When it comes to Metallica and the Billboard charts this week, the ...

If there was one subject that was like catnip to thrashers in the 1980s, it was man-made environmental destruction. Kreator ...

Metallica released their debut album Kill ‘Em All on Megaforce Records. The album’s eight tracks presented a raw combination ...

Which is the better Metallica album — Master of Puppets of the band's self-titled 'Black Album'? Oh yes, we actually went there. In this week's Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show ...

Here are the most and least played songs live off each Metallica album and, as a bonus, all of the band's original songs that were never performed. Known for varying their setlists from night to night ...

Most fans agree that Metallica’s first three albums—Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets—are thrash metal masterpieces. Their 1988 album, …And Justice for All is up for debate. The ...