Browsing: metal history

Lynn Strait and Dobbs died in a 1998 crash. Here’s how Snot’s wild spirit lived on through Get Some and the tribute album Strait Up.

Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt says he declined Ozzy Osbourne’s 1995 call, then shared their final exchange before Ozzy’s last show.

Inside the intense bond between Cliff Burton and James Hetfield – how it forged Metallica’s sound and left scars Hetfield is still working through.

For decades, Ray Burton turned his son’s royalties from Metallica’s first three albums into scholarships at Castro Valley High. Here is the true story.