If there was any truth to the age old saying ?what doesn?t kill you will make you stronger? then Metallica must be damn near invincible.

Metal legends Metallica performed for the first time in their history in the South Island city of Christchurch last night.

American band Metallica formed way back in 1981 and went on to become the biggest metal act of all time. They're in Christchurch, two and a half weeks after a massive earthquake, on an originally unplanned pair of tour dates.

An album called Master of Puppets has made a Dunedin teacher a popular master of pupils.

Metallica playing in Christchurch for the first time ever, as a late tour date addition after a fan petition, after an earthquake wreaked havoc on the city? there was no way this wasn?t going to be an epic night of metal.

Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire ? Metallica!

Metallica never really went away. They just went through a prolonged period - of around 15 years - in which they lost sight of what they do best.

Heavy metal band Metallica has rolled into Christchurch promising they are "here to bring the party''.

METALLICA frontman and heavy metal royalty James Hetfield visited Camden yesterday.

Hell yeah! What a frickin' cool show this was. And judging by the reviews it's bloody obvious that Metallica still set the standard for metal.