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Kirk Hammett is hard at work on his first-ever full length solo album, and unlike his debut solo EP, 2022’s Portals, it will likely feature guest vocalists, he reveals in the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. He also has a massive collection of brand-new riffs for …

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will share some of the stories behind the instruments he’s used throughout his career in a new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The 400-page book (available to order now via Gibson Publishing) delves into Hammett’s life and music via his massive collection of guitars. The …

Ozzy Osbourne is tempering expectations ahead of his final live show this summer. The musician is set to perform with a reunited Black Sabbath at Back to the Beginning, an all-star, one-night-only charity gig in Birmingham, England, on July 5. However, Osbourne confirmed that he is not in the physical …

The original Black Sabbath will reunite this July for a British heavy metal festival performance hailed as Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert. The four original members — Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward, who hadn’t taken part in recent reunions, including their The End Tour in …

Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …

Metallica staged their annual Helping Hands benefit concert Friday night in Los Angeles, with the heavy metal legends delivering a set full of long-unplayed songs, covers, and classics across their acoustic-and-electric sets. The concert at Inglewood, California’s YouTube Theater opened with an acoustic take on “Low Man’s Lyric,” marking the …

Metallica and Linkin Park, with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong, are set to headline the 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, taking place May 8 through 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The massive four-day event will feature over 100 bands, with Metallica — as previously announced — …

Nearly seven seasons have passed since Metallica released their 11th studio album, 72 Seasons. The band’s M72 World Tour in support of the record will stretch at least another three additional seasons since, on Thursday, they announced upcoming spring and summer North American tour dates. The new leg will kick …

Metallica have shared a tribute to a fan who died during their concert in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday night. The rock band posted a photo of the fan, known as “Viking,” on their social media pages along with a heartfelt statement in his honor. “Friday night, August 23rd, in Edmonton …

Metallica is bringing back its Helping Hands Concert and Auction. On Monday, the rock band announced that it will perform at a charity concert on Dec. 13 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater with a yet-to-be-revealed lineup of guest stars hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. “We’re psyched to announce we’re adding one …