Articles tagged: metallica

Metallica The Black Album artwork

"At first, based on the music and the riff, the band and their management thought it could be the first single… then they heard James’ lyrics": When Metallica and Bob Rock changed tack and gambled with Enter Sandman

By Sian Llewellyn published

Via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich

Morley Cliff Burton Fuzz Wah

“We want an entire new generation of players to be able to experience the exact same pedal that Cliff used”: Morley salutes late Metallica bass icon Cliff Burton with the Tribute Power Wah Fuzz reissue

By Jonathan Horsley published

One pedal to Cliff 'em all...

Gibson Kirk Hammett 1989 Les Paul Custom

NAMM 2024: “A fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favourite instruments”: Gibson unveils meticulous Murphy Lab replica of Kirk Hammett’s 1989 Les Paul Custom

By Jonathan Horsley published

Heavily modded, equipped with black hardware, uncovered T-type humbuckers and a piezo, Hammett's “blacked-out” Custom is one of the coolest guitars in Metallica history

Guitarist with SG guitar

Learn 10 essential guitar rock riffs for beginner players

By Leigh Fuge published

Get started with the classics from the Beatles to the Stones, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Hendrix and more

James Hetfield

James Hetfield on Metallica's new creative era: "I don't want to sit there and create the songs with Lars anymore – I want everyone to be a part of it and be in it"

By Rob Laing published

The frontman is candid about the need for new approaches in an interview with Metallica's fanzine

James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 08, 2023 in Indio, Californi

"If it gets mushy at all, he's out" – Metallica producer Greg Fidelman confirms James Hetfield used a very specific blend of four amps together in the studio for the 72 Seasons album

By Rob Laing published

Best of 2023: "It gets pretty hairy" says the producer on the volume levels

Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at Ford Field, Detroit

Do guitar solos matter? Kirk Hammett says non-musicians won’t remember your solos – but “they are gonna helluva remember a great melody and they’re really gonna remember a great song”

By Jonathan Horsley published

As Metallica's lead guitarist, Hammett has written and performed some of metal's most iconic guitar solos but maintains that the majority of people will forget them

Epiphone Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' Les Paul Standard

Epiphone unveils Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ 1959 Les Paul Standard – a top-tier collab with the Gibson Custom Shop and “amazing opportunity for more players to experience the spirit of Greeny”

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Metallica guitarist’s new model replicates one of the most famous Les Pauls ever and features the first Gibson open-book headstock on an Epiphone production build since the '80s

Metallica live in Detroit, 2023

Epiphone Greeny Les Paul breaks cover early: Kirk Hammett and Gibson CEO have been filmed playing it

By Rob Laing published

Hammett used in onstage with Metallica in Detroit while Cesar Gueikian jams Metallica riffs on the soon-to-be-announced model in his office

Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V

Epiphone and Kirk Hammett team up for the Metallica guitarist’s signature 1979 Flying V – an affordable version of “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

By Jonathan Horsley published

Epiphone is not messing around here as it teams up with the Gibson Custom Shop for a signature V that's fitted with Gibson USA pickups