Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett Unbox '…And Justice For All' Deluxe Reissue
'So cool! This looks like an import... I mean a bootleg... I mean a bootleg import,' Hammett says. Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Kirk Hammett Names the Song That Inspired Him to Use a Wah Pedal
No, it wasn't Jimi Hendrix or his guitar instructor Joe Satriani. Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Kirk Hammett Recalls First Guitar Lesson With Joe Satriani
Where would thrash be without the tutelage of the legendary Joe Satriani? Continue reading…
View ArticleKirk Hammett: Soundgarden Inspired the Riff Behind Metallica's 'Enter Sandman'
If it weren't for Soundgarden, the riff to Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' may have never been written. Continue reading…
View ArticleMuse Return to the Studio, Plus News on Metallica, Stone Sour + More
Get news on Muse's next batch of music, a new Kirk Hammett guitar, a Stone Sour prank and new tracks from AWOLNATION and Bloody Beetroots in Wire-to-Wire. Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Kirk Hammett + Robert Trujillo Take on Oasis''Don't Look Back in...
Watch as Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett lead the crowd in the Oasis anthem at a Manchester gig. Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Kirk Hammett Already Has 'About Five Hundred Ideas' for Next Album
You better be backing up that phone this time, Kirk! Continue reading…
View ArticleJames Hetfield: I Followed the Vision of Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett on...
In a new interview, James Hetfield explained that he wasn't completely on board for two of Metallica's '90s albums. Continue reading…
View ArticleShinedown Play Bedstock Performance, Plus News on Machine Head, Tengger...
Watch Shinedown's Bedstock performance, see a Machine Head live video, learn about Tengger Cavalry's new album and more in Wire-to-Wire. Continue reading…
View ArticleDisturbed Working With Kevin Churko on Music, Plus News on In This Moment,...
Plus watch a new In This Moment video, get news on a Kirk Hammett guest turn, a Joan Jett film, a new Temperance Movement song and more in Wire-to-Wire. Continue reading…
View ArticleComedian Bill Burr Gets Ministry Invite, Fears Kirk Hammett Treatment
The comedian and the Ministry frontman discuss a potential guest appearance, while Jourgensen recalls his most memorable special guest. Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Robert Trujillo + Kirk Hammett Salute Michael Schenker During...
Watch the two musicians riff a pair of UFO favorites in honor of Schenker while in Hamburg, Germany. Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Metallica's Robert Trujillo + Kirk Hammett Pay Tribute to Late Celtic...
Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett paid homage to the late bassist Martin Eric Ain of local metal heroes Celtic Frost in Geneva, Switzerland. Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Kirk Hammett Perform National Anthem at S.F. Giants 'Metallica Night'
He also played 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game,' while Lars Ulrich threw out the first pitch. Robert Trujillo and Hammett helped out with the groundskeeping. Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Metallica's Robert Trujillo + Kirk Hammett Cover the A-ha Hit 'Take On...
The Metallica duo took their nightly "doodle" to a new level by covering the '80s hit 'Take On Me' in Oslo, Norway. Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Metallica's Robert Trujillo + Kirk Hammett Cover Europe's 'The Final...
Rob and Kirk did the most European cover ever, taking on Europe's 1986 hit "The Final Countdown" in Sweden. Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Hanoi Rocks' Michael Monroe Join Metallica Onstage
Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett brought up the Hanoi Rocks singer to do his 1989 single "Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll." Continue reading…
View ArticleMetallica's Kirk Hammett: 'St. Anger' Proved 'Solos Are Needed'
His comment in 'Some Kind of Monster' that having no guitar solos would anchor the album to its time period may have been right. Continue reading…
View ArticleHawaiian Missile Threat Failed to Stop Kirk Hammett's Yoga Routine
A quick scan of his surroundings led the Metallica guitarist to determine it was a false alarm before getting official word it indeed was. Continue reading…
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