Triple M's Sully from the Brisbane breakfast show met singer James Hetfield backstage at their Brisbane show last weekend and asked him about the Six Feet Down Under release, which unleashes eight live recordings spanning Metallica's 15-year history with

Metallica bashes out the heavy metal at Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

My ears are still ringing. My eyebrows were nearly singed by the columns of flame leaping out from the stage 30m away. Full credit to Metallica for not stepping into their path, potentially a horrible real-life echo of Spinal Tap.

Metallica returned to Australia on the weekend for their first show in Brisbane and they were massive? again. Can anyone stop this juggernaut?

Someone at Air New Zealand?s Grabaseat thought it was a good idea to get a large group of South Island metal fans together, give them free Woodstock bourbon & colas, fire them up on loud metal and stick them on a plane.

Metallica fans received a rare treat from the band in Auckland last night ? they played the instrumental track ?Orion? in full.

Metallica may be the most massive metal band ever. They may be one of the biggest bands rock music has ever seen. But despite their hugeness, they continue their trend of keeping their feet firmly rooted in the underground.

It was metal mayhem in Auckland last night as Metallica took to the stage with lasers, silver coffins and black ballons.

As you can see, Metallica is in a good mood. We're here to have fun," says brawny front man James Hetfield a little way into the San Francisco metal band's two hour set. No kidding.

You've seen moshing, but you haven't seen moshing like this.You've heard guitar riffs, but you haven't heard them fly as thick and as fast as these.