Kirk Hammett: Last News

Metallica guitarist has been collaborating with Edwin Outwater, the composer who has worked on the band’s ‘S&M2’ live performance show/album, for new material separate from the band.Hammett told Metallica’s fan club magazine So What! that he feels his new instrumentals have got the potential to be his career-best, adding that they play out “like movies”.Two of the four total tracks have been written with Outwater, and Hammett believes they’re “the best fucking things I’ve ever done”.“I recorded those tracks with Edwin, a small chamber orchestra and some other musicians,” Hammett said.He continued: “One of them is called ‘High Plains Drifter’ and the other one’s called ‘The Incantation’. They’re not done yet.

Metallica is keeping their American patriotism alive without a live crowd.

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has given his approval to 10-year-old Nandi Bushell’s latest cover.Bushell shared her latest cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ last weekend (August 22) and can be seen playing drums, bass and guitar in the video she posted on YouTube.Sharing the post, Bushell wrote: “Enter Sandman by @metallica! This song is so EPIC! Hope you enjoy my tribute to the AWESOME @larsulrich @kirkhammett @robtrujillo and #jameshetfield! You guys ROCK!”After seeing the video, Hammett later shared the cover himself, writing: “How could I not repost this?”You can listen to the cover here: Enter Sandman by @metallica! This song is so EPIC! Hope you enjoy my tribute to the AWESOME @larsulrich @kirkhammett @robtrujillo and #jameshetfield!

Lady Gaga – who also happens to be a fan of heavy metal music too. The band – comprised of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – performed with Gaga at the 2017 Grammys, which is when they became huge fans of her as an artist. Gaga joined them to perform their track Moth Into Flame, and impressed them with her dedication to the performance. James said on The Howard Stern Show: ‘I just respect her as an artist. She was there for two hours before we even got there, working on her moves and thinking stuff up. ‘She is extremely creative and a fearless artist.’Drummer Lars also revealed that Gaga – real name Stefani Germanotta – is obsessed with a deep cut from their 1983 debut album Kill ‘Em All. He explained: ‘Lady

Metallica have reflected on performing with Lady Gaga at the 2017 Grammys, praising the singer as “extremely creative and a fearless artist”.The four-piece were asked about the performance, where they played ‘Moth Into Flame’ with Gaga during the prize-giving ceremony, during an interview on The Howard Stern Show yesterday (August 12).The band admitted that they wouldn’t have considered doing such a collaborative performance back in their early days, but guitarist Kirk Hammett explained that by 2017 Metallica had reached a point where “after a while, you kind of get mature about it all and realise we’re all in this together, you know?”“I just respect her as an artist,” frontman James Hetfield continued.

Metallica have shared footage from one of their first rehearsal sessions since the coronavirus pandemic began.The band have stayed in touch and collaborated on new music over the past few months, but have been unable to get together in person because of lockdown restrictions.Posting on their Instagram story last week, the group gave fans a glimpse into their return to the rehearsal studio. In the short clips, the band ran through ‘Creeping Death’, which appeared on their 1984 album ‘Ride The Lightning’.Drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo could all be seen wearing face masks in the footage, while frontman James Hetfield sported a cowboy hat.

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has paid tribute to the late Peter Green in a series of social media posts. The Fleetwood Mac founding member passed away at 73 on July 25.Over the weekend, Hammett honoured his longtime friend across four Instagram posts.“No words can describe how I feel right now,” he wrote.“Peter Green lives on through his music and his instrument.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has revealed that when he was asked to join the band he was sat on the toilet.The lead guitarist for the metal legends was reminiscing about the time leading up to joining the band, at which point he was in thrash metal band Exodus, when he received a call on April Fool’s Day.He told Loudersound.com: “It was April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and I was sitting on the toilet. I got the call from [Metallica sound engineer] Mark Whittaker, and after I hung up, I was like, ‘I can’t believe I just got that phone call.

Metallica is doing its best to keep fans entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.On Friday (May 1), the hard rock band's James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo shared a video of themselves virtually performing a stripped-down version of 1988's "Blackened" from their respective homes."Here’s a little something we cooked up over the last few days. Hope you’re all safe & sound.

Metallica is one of many bands forced to put summer tour plans on ice due to the coronavirus, but the heavy metal veterans haven’t been staying idol while quarantining.

Metallica have been forced to postpone their upcoming shows, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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