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“Lars and I saw him at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’”: James Hetfield on Cliff Burton
“I feel like Cliff was my ally in the battle”
“A metalhead had a list of names for his fanzine. Metallica was on there”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days
“We were out for world domination!”
"Cliff took Kirk's solo, which I think is just so cool": Robert Trujillo on the time Metallica mixed up their solos
He says Orion is “the closest thing to the spirit of Cliff Burton”
“Lars had Styx and REO Speedwagon records. ‘Why are you buying this crap?’”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days
Plus: Hetfield's memories of his first gig – when AC/DC opened for Aerosmith
“I wanted to be heavier and faster than they were”: Dave Mustaine on – guess what? – his split from Metallica
Plus he says his younger self “just needed to be loved”
“It’s all anyone is talking about on the Strip”: Deal for Metallica Sphere residency is “90 per cent” there
Plus new, smaller, Sphere announced for Washington DC
“I turn and I'm, like, 'Hey.' It's Lars, it's Kirk, it's Jason Newsted'”: Daron Malakian recalls the time he fronted Metallica
Tonight Matthew I’m going to be… James Hetfield
Cesar Gueikian on building the SG Kirk Hammett played to honour Black Sabbath and how his designs might shape future Gibson releases
The Gibson CEO on his guitar-making journey, from early missteps to making the SG Hammett rocked at Back To The Beginning, and the Ghost Burst finish that's coming soon to the Gibson lineup
The unique SG built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning heads to auction
Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics
