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Elton John calls Nothing Else Matters "one of the best songs ever written", makes James Hetfield well up

The very definition of legends supporting legends: Elton John made Papa Het all teary after calling Metallica's classic Nothing Else Matters "one of the best songs ever written".

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"The dictionary definition of a sellout…" Watch Metallica read real one-star Amazon reviews of The Black Album

Metallica read out some brutal one-star reviews of The Black Album on Amazon during their recent Jimmy Kimmel appearance.

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The 164 songs that were banned from American radio after 9/11

We look at the songs deemed too “lyrically questionable” to play on the radio after the 9/11 attacks.

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Metallica on The Black Album's success: Our core underground fans thought they were losing us

Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted remember the 'sell-out' labels thrown Metallica's way when they released The Black Album in 1991.

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Elton John announces new album featuring collabs with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and more

As well as the cover of Nothing Else Matters with Miley Cyrus, WATT, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo and Chad Smith, Elton John's new album has a collaboration with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder…

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Metallica: The untold story of the album that changed everything

After four albums of world-beating thrash, Metallica looked to push things to the limit and become the biggest metal band on the planet with 1991’s colossal ‘Black’ album. As the record turns 30 and the band celebrate with the triumphant Metallica Blacklist, Jason Newsted and Kirk Hammett look back at how it all happened…

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Corey Taylor reveals his pick for "the perfect heavy metal album"

Spoiler alert: Corey Taylor thinks Metallica have made "the perfect heavy metal album"… but which one is it?

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Rina Sawayama shares gloriously wild cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman

Listen to genre-bending pop star Rina Sawayama's dazzling cover of Enter Sandman for The Metallica Blacklist.

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IDLES add their own unique spin to Metallica's The God That Failed

Listen to IDLES' unique and typically rowdy cover of The God That Failed for The Metallica Blacklist.

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18 album covers that were banned or censored

Avert your eyes! These rock and metal album covers have been banned or censored so they can no longer offend those with a weak disposition…

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Hear Royal Blood's badass cover of Metallica's Sad But True

Metal epic Sad But True gets the Royal Blood treatment for The Metallica Blacklist album.

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Metallica release special Chris Cornell tribute vinyl of Soundgarden covers

’Tallica’s covers of Soundgarden’s Head Injury and All Your Lies from the I Am The Highway tribute concert have been pressed on wax…

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Watch Jason Newsted unbox Metallica’s massive Black Album box set

Newkid returns to show you just how much stuff is in the reissue of Metallica's 1991 The Black Album…

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Metallica: 20 things you probably didn’t know about The Black Album

Everybody knows Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ from front to back, but how much do you know about the record itself? Well, we’ve got some juicy secrets for you…

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Phoebe Bridgers takes "Billie Eilish approach" on haunting cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters

"I feel like my version almost sounds baroque…" Hear Phoebe Bridgers cover Nothing Else Matters for The Metallica Blacklist.

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The most important gateway songs in rock, as chosen by the fans

From Linkin Park to Guns N’ Roses to Paramore, these are the songs that have turned millions of people into fully-fledged rock and metal fans. To be fair, they’re all bangers.

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Elton John calls Nothing Else Matters "one of the best songs ever written", makes James Hetfield well up

"The dictionary definition of a sellout…" Watch Metallica read real one-star Amazon reviews of The Black Album

The 164 songs that were banned from American radio after 9/11

Metallica on The Black Album's success: Our core underground fans thought they were losing us

Elton John announces new album featuring collabs with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and more

Metallica: The untold story of the album that changed everything

Corey Taylor reveals his pick for "the perfect heavy metal album"

Rina Sawayama shares gloriously wild cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman

IDLES add their own unique spin to Metallica's The God That Failed

18 album covers that were banned or censored

Hear Royal Blood's badass cover of Metallica's Sad But True

Metallica release special Chris Cornell tribute vinyl of Soundgarden covers

Watch Jason Newsted unbox Metallica’s massive Black Album box set

Metallica: 20 things you probably didn’t know about The Black Album

Phoebe Bridgers takes "Billie Eilish approach" on haunting cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters

The most important gateway songs in rock, as chosen by the fans

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