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TESTAMENT Guitarist To Release 'Geek To Guitar Hero' Book

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick's book, "Geek To Guitar Hero", will be available as a paperbook and e-book via Amazon, iBooks other retailers in November. Commented Skolnick: "A quick flashback of all that has happened during the few years of writing this book leaves me dizzy. Some of my most defi...

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METALLICA Guitarist's 'Too Much Horror Business' NYC Book-Signing Event: More Q&A Video Footage

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett took part in a question-and-answer session last Thursday (October 11) during a signing event to promote his book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection", at Barnes & Noble in New York City. You can watch video footage of the interview below. Ham...

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METALLICA Guitarist: It's An 'Honor' To Have Been Asked To Replace GREEN DAY At VOODOO

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Fuse about the band's addition to to the lineup for this month's Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. The band will perform on Saturday, October 27 as the replacement for GREEN DAY, which canceled its Voodoo appearance last week, presumably due to frontman Billie...

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Down IV: The Purple EP

It's been 17 years since a little side project amongst New Orleans-based metal buddies defied the odds and became a genre phenomenon. There have been countless metal, sludge and doom acts serving electric alms to BLACK SABBATH, going as far back as PENTAGRAM, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, SAINT VITUS, CANDLE...

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METALLICA Guitarist Interviewed At 'Too Much Horror Business' Book-Signing Event In NYC (Video)

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett took part in a question-and-answer session yesterday (Thursday, October 11) during a signing event to promote his book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection", at Barnes & Noble in New York City. You can watch video footage of the interview belo...

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Photos: METALLICA, KISS Members Attend LED ZEPPELIN 'Celebration Day' After-Party In New York

Jem Aswad of Billboard attended the after-party for LED ZEPPELIN's "Celebration Day" at New York's Monkey Bar, which followed the official U.S. premiere of the concert film at Ziegfeld Theater. The event featured appearances by KISS' Paul Stanley, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks an...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: LED ZEPPELIN 'Was The Soundtrack To My Youth'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was among the musicians who attended yesterday's (October 9) premiere of LED ZEPPELIN's press new concert movie, "Celebration Day", at the historic Ziegfeld Theater in New York's theater district. Asked what LED ZEPPELIN means to him, Hammett told Artisan News (see v...

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METALLICA, KISS, FOREIGNER Members Attend LED ZEPPELIN Movie Premiere In New York (Video)

Kirk Hammett (METALLICA),Paul Stanley (KISS) and Mick Jones (FOREIGNER) are among the musicians who attended yesterday's (October 9) premiere of LED ZEPPELIN's press new concert movie, "Celebration Day", at the historic Ziegfeld Theater in New York's theater district. A two-minute video report on t...

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METALLICA: Photos Of Big Riot Scene From Upcoming Movie Posted Online

YVRShoots.com has uploaded photos of a riot scene that was filmed last month in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for METALLICA's upcoming 3D movie. According to a post on the site, the filmmakers were shooting all over downtown Vancouver in Arch Alley near Victory Square, a couple of Burrard inte...

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Video: Inside METALLICA Guitarist's Ghoulish Dungeon

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett recently spoke with Wired to promote this week's publication of "Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection", a coffee table book featuring over 300 photos of Hammett's extensive horror memorabilia archives. Hammett, who figures he has the second most exte...

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METALLICA And VANS Join Forces: More Details Revealed

In a match that appears to have been a long time coming, Vans, the original skate shoe company, and iconic rock band METALLICA announce a creative partnership delivering shoe projects that will surely satisfy action sports and music fans alike. Many a skate trick is landed with Vans shoes on the fee...

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METALLICA To Start Work On New Album 'Soon'

METALLICA is scheduled to enter the studio "soon" to begin work on its next full-length album, tentatively due in 2014. Speaking to RollingStone.com, the band's guitarist, Kirk Hammett, stated about the status of the songwriting process for the next CD, "Right now, we're kind of preoccupied with dea...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks 'Too Much Horror Business' Book On 107.7 THE BONE (Video)

On September 27, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with Kirk Hammett about the METALLICA guitarist's book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection". You can now watch the chat below. Hammett spoke recent...

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METALLICA Pays Tribute To Fallen Bassist With Free Concert Download

On the 26th anniversary of METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton's death, the surviving members of the band have paid tribute to their fallen friend, who was killed in a bus crash in 1986. METALLICA posted a photo of Cliff on the band's official Facebook page accompanied by the caption "We miss you" before...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Voted Greatest Metal Guitarist

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi has been named the greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time in a new survey posted by Gibson Guitars. The list of the top 10 metal axemen also includes METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, late OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy Rhoads...