Heavy metal rockers Metallica have turned their Canadian tour into a charity mission - the band has donated over $28,000 to good causes across the country.

Megadeth star Dave Mustaine has blasted a Norwegian reporter for asking him about his days in Metallica during an interview - threatening to put the journalist "in a hospital."

Metallica front man James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. Bandmates Lars Ulrich

Billy Mays is back from the dead (too soon?); a guy walks across China; Metallica's Lars & James say 'Napster Bad' in a classic; and Olivia Munn points out the cons of being a

Happy Birthday to "Lost" actress Evangeline Lilly (1979), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (1977), Metallica singer James Hetfield (1963), actor Jay North (1951),

It took all of 27 years to happen, but as they say 'there is no time like the present,' as perhaps the most recognizable of rock acts,

CLEVELAND (AP) — Metallica, a heavy-metal machine whose menacing sound has inspired headbangers for nearly three decades, is detouring from its latest world tour for its biggest gig yet.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Invading South By Southwest, Metallica attempted to pose as one of the hundreds of smaller bands there just hoping to get a record deal.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has blamed a dodgy oyster for his illness that forced the group to scrap a Swedish show over the weekend.

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Organizers say 16,000 fans of the heavy metal group Metallica had to leave the Stockholm Globe Arena without seeing their heroes perform after lead singer James Hetfield was taken to the hospital.