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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: MOTÖRHEAD Made Me Realize It Was Okay To Be An Outsider

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has released the following statement to RollingStone.com regarding the passing of MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister: "Lemmy was the finest of gentlemen. "Back in 1979, when I was 16 years old, I heard 'Overkill' for the first time. I thought it was the fastest thing...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'DIMEBAG Made Drinking Look Like Disney World'

SINATE's Sam Sheppard recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian for Mammoth Metal TV. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to write his autobiography, "I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax...

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METALLICA: Hear Audio Snippet Of Brand New Song

METALLICA has uploaded a new holiday video greeting from guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. (Note: To watch the clip, you will need to register for METALLICA's new fan club, which is now free.) The 33-second video includes a short snippet of Hetfield in the studio at the band's headquarters in San R...

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JAMES HETFIELD On Side Projects: 'I Want It To Add To Me, Not Subtract From METALLICA'

During an interview with METALLICA's fan-club magazine So What!, the band's frontman, James Hetfield, was asked if bassist Robert Trujillo doing his projects and guitarist Kirk Hammett pursuing his horror-related ventures has given him more fortitude to develop some projects like that for himself. H...

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Video: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Discusses And Demonstrates Randall KH103 Signature Amp

Musician's Friend has uploaded a three-and-a-half-minute video clip of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett talking about and demoing his Randall KH103 signature amplifier. Check it out below. "I was using the modular amps, but I realized I needed something extra durable to take out on the road," Hammet...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Talks To GITARRE & BASS About Signature Guitars (Video)

Gitarre & Bass magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. You can now watch the chat below. During an appearance at this past January's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Holt unveiled his new signature model based on the ESP Eclipse. The Gary Holt signat...

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CROWBAR Has Four Songs Written For Next Album

CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein was interviewed for a recent edition of the "Thunder Underground" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about CROWBAR's plans for the follow-up to 2014's "Symmetry In Black" album, Kirk said: "We've got four song...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Proud' Of 'Lulu' Album

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, explaining that making the record was a "fun" experience that brought the members of closer METALLICA together. "Lulu" polarized fans around the w...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Unveils Highly Limited-Edition 'Nosferatu' Guitar

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, who is a huge horror fan, has unveiled the highly limited-edition ESP LTD Kirk Hammett Nosferatu guitar. With a price tag of $2,400 ($2,500 internationally),each of only 13 guitars comes hand-numbered and signed by Kirk and includes a photo of Hammett holding your own pers...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Has 'Reconnected' With His Instrument

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed for the latest episode of "The MetalSucks Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his renewed passion for playing guitar: "I've been telling this for the last e...

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Fourth Annual 'Metallica Night' To Be Held At AT&T Park In San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants' fourth annual "Metallica Night" will be held Friday, May 6, 2016 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Colorado Rockies. As was the case at the first three installments of the "Metallica Night", METALLICA will throw out the first pitch a...

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KIRK HAMMETT Admits METALLICA Thought About Firing LARS ULRICH

On November 4, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on the "Quinn & Cantara" morning show on Albany's classic rock radio station PYX 106. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the recor...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: PAUL BALOFF 'Loved Metal More Than Any Of Us Ever Could'

SINATE's Sam Sheppard recently conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS for Mammoth Metal TV. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the recording process for 2014's "Blood...

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KIRK HAMMETT On Timeline For Next METALLICA Album: 2016 Or Early 2017 At The Latest

Rich "Bull" Gaenzler of the 103.3 The Edge WEDG-FM radio station recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for METALLICA's follow-up to 2008's "...

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ZAKK WYLDE, MIKE INEZ, PENTAGRAM Featured On 'Sweet Leaf - A Stoner Rock Salute To Black Sabbath'

Alright now… won't you listen? With those simple words and that monster riff from the song "Sweet Leaf", BLACK SABBATH laid the blueprint for stoner rock, a genre known for being as obsessed with fuzzed-out guitars and skull-rattling rhythms as it is with the sweet, sweet cannabis leaf. And listen w...