SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 12: (L-R) Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and James Hetfield of Metallica perform on Lands End stage during the 2017 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 12, 2017 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic).

Metallica is getting into the podcast game – and the first episode will premiere next week. The band is launching The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 – The Black Album, an eight-part series that will – as the title suggests – dive into the history of the band’s Black Album, which marks its 30th anniversary next month.

Coming August 20th: The Metallica Podcast

Subscribe for free to this eight-episode podcast going behind the scenes of “The Black Album” as told by the band and nearly 40 special guests! Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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— Metallica (@Metallica) August 13, 2021

Episodes will include interviews with each band member, as well as former bassist Jason Newsted, producer Bob Rock, and dozens of others.

Episode 1 of The Metallica Podcast goes live August 20th.