“He used to carry around an acoustic classical guitar that he detuned so that he could bend the strings. Anyway, when he would play that riff, I would think, ‘That’s such a weird, atonal riff that isn ...

The post Dave Mustaine: Metallica Stole “Enter Sandman” Riff from Another Band appeared first on Consequence. Dave Mustaine has once again asserted that Metallica stole their most famous riff from a ...

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

"The Four Horsemen" remains one of Metallica's most popular songs and enduring setlist staples and for good reason. With its ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." "The first three Black Sabbath albums are like gospel. Everyone kind of universally agrees. They ...

Dave Mustaine, frontman of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist, has reignited a long-running controversy by accusing his former band of lifting the signature riff from their most popular hit, ...