To put it simply, without Exodus many of metal’s most popularized bands would not exist like they do today, namely thrash acts Metallica ... ‘80s after meeting at Boston’s Berklee College ...

On Sept. 26, 1986, Metallica unknowingly played their final concert with Cliff Burton, which featured a 17-song set with two encores. Tragically, the 24-year-old bass player died the very next day ...

Metallica are among the metal gods, but they are also aware that they are part of a larger pantheon that stretches around the ...

Local business owners and elected officials are raising concerns about an apparent uptick in crime in and around Boston Common. Police data reaffirms at least some of these fears, showing at least ...

We knew Metallica was headlining. Now we know the rest of Sick New World’s 2025 lineup. And it’s a doozy. Among the bands who will be performing at the heavy music fest’s return on April 12 ...

A western Wisconsin man has been charged in the 1985 killing of a college student whose decapitated body was found days after she vanished, authorities said Tuesday. Michael Raymond Popp of Tomah ...

Metallica has announced that their M72 World Tour will officially be extended a third year and announced 21 North American shows that will span from April to June 2025. The M72 Tour opened in ...

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Stethem would know: His brother, Navy diver Robert Dean “Robbie” Stethem, was killed by Hezbollah terrorists during the June 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking. Robbie, 23, was returning from an ...

The presale for Metallica’s upcoming concert in Syracuse, their first since 1996, is ending soon, and tickets are almost sold out. As anticipation builds for the April 19, 2025, show at the JMA ...

Boston may not go all out on Halloween like it’s hour-north witchy neighbor, Salem, but there’s plenty to do in town for those spooky season revelers out there — especially when it comes to ...

Getting into the 2025 Boston Marathon was more difficult than ever. Runners had to be 6:51 faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender to secure a bib for the race, according to ...