J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Metallica has a bunch of excellent songs, many of which are well-known among heavy metal fans. "Fade to Black," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Master of Puppets," "One," and "Nothing Else Matters" are ...

It is never easy to cover one of the biggest bands of all time, but some musicians have pulled off phenomenal interpretations of incredible Metallica songs. This is no simple task, especially since ...

There’s another album with Lou Reed, and more on that in a minute. With so much music and 40 years of groundbreaking work, there are bound to be classic songs hiding in plain sight. The heavy metal ...

Today, Metallica will release their 11th album, 72 Seasons. Later this month, they will begin playing those songs in stadiums all over the world. In my town, a pair of local Metallica shows were ...

Since the early ’80s, this has been Metallica’s rallying cry, and truly, no introduction is needed for a band whose severe guitarwork, melodic interludes, prolific lyrics and thrash pacing have made ...

Fresh from breaking an attendance record set by Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Metallica drew a massive crowd to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to kick off a No ...