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KIRK HAMMETT: If We Stray Too Far From Signature METALLICA Sound, Our Fans Get Impatient

Guitar World magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett for its December 2008 issue. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: One of your thrash metal contemporaries, Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, has recorded a couple of straight-up jazz albums as the...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Talks About KURT COBAIN; Video Available

SPIN.com has posted exclusive video clip from "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" of METALLICA's Kirk Hammett talking about how NIRVANA's Kurt Cobain was a METALLICA fan when they first met. This footage didn't make it on to the DVD, but you can view the clip on SPIN.com. "Get Thrashed: The St...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: Entire MTV Brazil Interview Posted Online

MTV Brazil's entire 18-minute interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett can be viewed in two parts below. METALLICA's No. 1 debut on the Billboard album chart with its new album, "Death Magnetic", has made history. The No. 1 arrival makes METALLICA the only band to have five albums debut in th...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Interviewed By MTV Brazil; Video Available

A brand new interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett conducted by MTV Brazil can be viewed below. METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" is on track to sell around 200-250,000 copies in the United States in its first full week of release, according to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On How He Landed METALLICA Gig

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: You joined METALLICA in February, 2003. How much did you know about the dynamics within the band at the time? Robert: They were in the middle of a bunch...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT On When He Realized He Was A 'Rock Star'

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: Was there a point when you realized you were a rock star? Kirk: It was probably the "Black Album" tour, when thing started to get really crazy. We would g...

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METALLICA: Video Of Berlin Press Conference Available

METALLICA singer/guitarist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett took part in a 23-minute press conference prior to the band's September 12, 2008 concert at O2 World in Berlin, Germany. Watch the question-and-answer session below. When asked about what new bands they are particularly into, Hetfi...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'Our Goal Is To Always Write Songs That Are Fun For Us To Play'

Darryl Sterdan of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Toronto Sun: So, having a new son or making a new METALLICA album — which is the scarier prospect? Hammett: Actually, during the creation of this album,...

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METALLICA: Making Of 'Death Magnetic'; Video Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album can be viewed below. According to FMQB.com, last week's FMQB radio broadcast, "The World Premiere of Death Magnetic", was heard on 175+ stations across the United States and Canada, setting a new bar for clearance levels...

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METALLICA Interviewed On 'AT&T Blue Room'; Video Available

AT&T Blue Room has posted video footage of one-on-one interviews with the members of METALLICA at this location. Listen to Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo as they talk about making the new album, touring, Ozzfest and Bonnaroo. Plus watch performances of "Master of Puppets", "Sad bu...

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KINGDOM OF SORROW To Be Joined By TYPE O NEGATIVE’s KENNY HICKEY For GWAR Tour

KINGDOM OF SORROW will be joined by Kenny Hickey of TYPE O NEGATIVE for a portion of dates on their upcoming North American tour with GWAR and Relapse labelmates TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Hickey will fill in for Kirk Windstein, who will be on tour with DOWN in late October and November. Commented Kirk Windst...

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METALLICA Live Broadcast Sets Record

According to FMQB.com, last week's FMQB radio broadcast, "The World Premiere of Death Magnetic", was heard on 175+ stations across the United States and Canada, setting a new bar for clearance levels of an FMQB Productions event. The program was broadcast live from METALLICA headquarters in San Rafa...

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METALLICA Celebrates 'Death Magnetic' Release In Copenhagen; Audio Available

All four members of METALLICA — James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo — attended a "Death Magentic" pre-release event at the Rock in Copenhagen Denmark yesterday afternoon (Thursday, September 11). They answered questions and chatted in front of a live audience. Listen to a f...

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Death Magnetic

So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...

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METALLICA's ULRICH, HAMMETT Talk About 'The Judas Kiss'; Video Available

Video footage of METALLICA's Lars Ulrich (drums) and Kirk Hammett (drums) talking about the song "The Judas Kiss" from the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", can be viewed below. METALLICA's official web site is currently streaming all 10 songs from "Death Magnetic". Six of the tracks were premiere...