A look at how Metallica hazing Jason Newstead nearly torpedoed the bands own music and how taken from the context of a rock band, their behaviour is depressing.

B lazing out of the fires of heavy metal and adopting the pace and aggression of the burgeoning hardcore movement, thrash ...

“Mustaine’s cool, but Mustaine’s one of those guys that he can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth,” says King. “So, I’ll take my 20 minutes, and I’ll bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable.” ...

We’re gonna be playing with Metallica!’” Just one year later ... their creative peak at the worst possible time: by the late 1980s and early 1990s, the musical landscape was shifting.

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Metallica doesn’t need any help selling music. The hard rock outfit is one of the bestselling acts of all time, and they have a ...