Things have never been easy for Metallica’s 1996 album Load, a multiplatinum record nobody ever admits to liking, especially the band’s most avid fans. In early 1995, Metallica had a “good problem”: ...

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A metal guitarist has ... “Origins of Aggression.” The album comprises two discs: The first will be all re-recorded songs from the band from 1982 to 1989; the second will feature cover ...

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Black metal ... Some bands have been accused of Nazi sympathies, though many supporters of the genre have shunned those groups while defending the aggressive music as a form of fantasy escapism.