Metallica frontman James Hetfield has opened up about his band’s attempt to recruit a different vocalist during their early days. Hetfield was recently invited to host a new segment on SiriusXM’s Mandatory Metallica station, Road Dog Brothers, in which he talks about “the bands we’ve toured with, causing chaos, joy [and] debauchery”.

Papa Het remembers how Metallica ​“really tried” to get Armored Saint’s John Bush to join the band as their vocalist to no avail.

"It didn't work out"

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Bob Rock tell the behind-the-scenes story of how Metallica made the Black Album

Guitarist discusses risks and rewards of heavy metal's biggest breakout smash

Aftershock Fest couldn’t contain Metallica to just one night.

The Mastodon guitarist reveals what he learned from touring with the biggest metal band in the world, and shares his thoughts on The Black Album, 30 years on

Metal bands revisit classic albums

Sacramento was the place to be this past weekend as the Aftershock Festival return for its ninth installment after skipping 2020 due to the national pandemic. This marked the first year that Aftershock moved to a four day event, and there was plenty of rock to go around for those in attendance.

Louder Than Life 2021 allowed me to experience my dream of seeing my all-time favorite music act that forever shaped the world of rock and metal.

The guitarist has also gone into detail about how Soundgarden inspired the classic track

Metallica frontman James Hetfield was clearly back in his element performing in front of tens of thousands of fans at a sold-out Aftershock Fest at Discovery Park.

Metallica performs again on Sunday

How shorter, simpler songs and a bold vision helped the thrash pioneers make the biggest metal album of all time

The most divisive—and also most commercially successful—record in Metallica’s catalogue gets a remastered argument for its quality

Bruce Dickinson, Paul Stanley, Tobias Forge, Biff Byford and more reveal how Metallica's Black Album changed the game for everyone

Gahan was one of 53 artists who contributed to Metallica's 'Blacklist' covers project

For nearly two years Danny Wimmer Presents’ Louder Than Life festival had been shaping up to be a rock and metal event for the ages.

Every month, we ask the NPR Music staff: What's the one song you couldn't escape?

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At this point, there isn't much need to argue Metallica's global influence.

Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival.

Watch Kirk Hammett unbox Metallica’s epic new Black Album Funko POP! – a special release celebrating the record’s 30th anniversary…

The four-day Louisville fest also featured Gojira, Rise Against, Anthrax and dozens more acts