
Metallica's 'Master Of Puppets' joins Spotify’s Billions Club: "Send it on its way to two billion…”
It joins 'Enter Sandman' and 'Nothing Else Matters' in reaching the milestone

Metallica's Kirk Hammett reveals he's working on debut solo album: "It’s gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles"
“All of a sudden I’m writing classical progressions, and all of a sudden I’m writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I’m writing like a funk thing"

Kirk Hammett has 767 new riffs for next Metallica album, says their sound could "go back to the '90s again"
He has said he does not think the band will start work on the record "for at least another year", however

Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Zakk Wylde teases that the frontman could be in a "throne that flies over the stadium" for final Black Sabbath gig
"Hopefully we'll just do this, and then Oz will go, 'Let's just fire up the machine again and we'll do another tour'"

Metallica's Kirk Hammett to release new book exploring "extraordinary guitar collection and life in music"
'The Collection: Kirk Hammett' will delve into the guitarist's life, mapping the years through his extensive guitar collection

Ozzy Osbourne's ex-bassist Rudy Sarzo "honoured" to be playing final Black Sabbath show: "It's the union of all the heavy metal tribes"
"They are the architects of the music that we play, of our genre of music, heavy metal"

Metallica announce "immersive" new VR concert film capturing 'M72' tour
It has full performances of hits like ‘Enter Sandman’ and ‘One’

Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi tell us about Black Sabbath’s finale: “Usually this thing is done when you’re dead”
Announcing the metal icons' spectacular farewell with Metallica and a host of legends, Osbourne and Tony tell NME about what to expect and let a few surprises slip, as well as the chances of new material, how Ozzy's doing, and his chance to "finally say thank you to everyone"

Black Sabbath announce 'The Final Show' in Birmingham with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more
Billy Corgan, Fred Durst and Tom Morello will also appear at the July 2025 spectacular at Villa Park

Metallica honour "fearless" Marianne Faithfull
The iconic singer and actor "passed away peacefully in London" yesterday (January 30)