Kirk Hammett joins Journey for Wheel In The Sky and Enter Sandman medley

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Enter Wheelman? Sandman In The Sky?

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Neal Schon invited Kirk Hammett to guest Journey's Wheel In The Sky at the band's show in Honolulu, Hawaii on 6 October and he brought a little metal into the equation while he was there.

The band burst into a segue of Metallica's Enter Sandman in the mid-section with Hammett and Greeny (or is it a replica?) going wild with the wah for an extended solo, as one would hope and expect… 

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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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