Luthier Ken Lawrence has been equipping one of the biggest names in metal, James Hetfield, with some truly iconic axes for the best part of three decades – most famously ‘Carl’, which was made out of ...

A libertarian and a gun enthusiast, the singer and guitarist of Metallica is a polarising figure. More than 40 years after ...

Their signature sound, often credited to founding member and frontman James Hetfield ... and the band's biggest hit was born. Battery's main riff is typical Hetfield. Fuelled by rapid down ...