Last week, thrash metal icons Metallica took the world by surprise with not one, but three major announcements: an upcoming studio album, a colossal world tour spanning Europe and North America, and a high-octane lead single to herald the veterans’ new era. ‘Lux Æterna’ is our first taste of ‘72 Seasons’, which drops in April [&#8...

Metallica's James Hetfield sheds more light on 72 Seasons, and his band's 'comeback' single Lux Æterna: "It's just fun and makes me move"

Lars Ulrich knows he could sit behind the kit for Sabbath, Purple, Zeppelin and AC/DC songs, but admits Rush would be a different kind of challenge

Some internet genius has dubbed James Hetfield's vocals from 1983 banger Hit The Lights over Metallica's new single - and perhaps unsurprisingly, it works pretty damn well

HIM's Ville Valo shares the love for Metallica and drummer Lars Ulrich