Metallica has reigned as the world's biggest and boldest arena metal act for more than a decade

Guitarist, vocalist and bandleader James Hetfield, 41, has long had a reputation as one of the angriest men in rock -- a beast that has finally been tamed through rehab and therapy, as depicted in the movie -- but the fact is that Hetfield has always been

Veteran headbangers bring on the rock in energetic live show.

When Metallica began to play Nothing Else Matters at a concert last week in St. Paul, Mn., Cst. Armand Jourdain sent out a silent shout-out to his friend, Brent Ogden, who had passed away from cancer in 1999.

For more than 20 years, Metallica has been the king of the heavy metal world.

It was fuel and fire for Metallica fans Sunday night at The Mark of the Quad Cities, as the band tore up the stage to promote its latest album, “St. Anger.”

As 90,000 pounds of lighting and sound equipment hung above their heads, the members of Metallica fearlessly ripped through a career's worth of heavyweight music.

The new rockumentary Some Kind of Monster definitely is not just for Metallica fans. In fact, you might like it better if you're not a fan.

What's it like to be the new guy in the biggest metal band in the known universe?

At the Metallica concert Tuesday night, the role was thrust in my face like the distinctive smell of a new T-shirt.