Metallica Picked for Rock Hall of Fame!

Run-DMC, guitarist Jeff Beck, and others will also receive rock'n'roll's top honor in April. Click here for details!
Metallica

Metallica are on a roll! Following the release of their SPIN-praised new album, the chart-topping Death Magnetic, the metal titans have been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

5 Most Popular News Stories of 2008

Our readers speak: the most-read stories of the year include Axl, Metallica, abstinent teen vampires, and more.
Axl Rose and James Hetfield

Without a doubt, the return of Guns N' Roses -- even if only the "Rose" part resembles the original band of hooligans who once welcomed us to the jungle -- was the most popular news story of the year on SPIN.com. Metallica's back-to-basics new album and tour wasn't far behind.

10 Most Popular Reviews of 2008

Find out which albums and live shows generated the most buzz among SPIN.com readers!
Tegan Quin, R.E.M.

We've already revealed our most important albums, songs, and videos of 2008, but what music garnered your interest this year?

Concert Photos: Metallica Live!

Hetfield & Co. continue to devastate audiences on the band's journey across the U.S.
Metallica's James Hetfield / Photo by Casey Flanigan

The heavy metal machine that is Metallica continued the U.S. leg of its world tour at Oakland's Oracle Arena Saturday night, Dec. 20. Check out 11 new pics from the show below and on the next page. (Read our review of the tour kick-off here.)

Metallica to Launch 'Guitar Hero' Game

Plus: Pearl Jam plan their own venture into the gaming world.
Metallica

Metallica and Pearl Jam have confirmed they are both entering the gaming arena.

Watch Metallica's New Music Video

Warning: zombies invade in this video for Death Magnetic rocker "All Nightmare Long."
Metallica

Death and destruction are often centerpieces of hard rock music.

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