Metallica

Love it or hate it, nobody can deny the band's eighth album was hell to make.

Many critics were positive about the band's second most-hated album — did they have a point?

Watch the band tear into one of the Black Album's heaviest songs.

Is the "No Repeat Weekend" concept a winner?

Band performed "Blackened" and "I Disappear" during their first night in France.

James Hetfield says he wanted to involve the whole band, and drummer eventually saw his point.

Bassist argues band’s sound was Hetfield and Ulrich's, with two others to "embellish."

The thrash pioneers have never been afraid to take risks.

Metallica guitarist explains why he doesn't often discuss his fascination for AC/DC counterpart.

Drummer says there's nothing romantic about "making 12,247 decisions … and you hope you've made more right ones than wrong ones."