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“You want some yahoos to come jump in and try and be Hetfield?": When Pepper Keenan auditioned to front Metallica
It was when James Hetfield was injured mid tour with Guns N’ Roses
![Kirk Hammett plays a Jackson Rhoads [left]; Peter Green with the Les Paul that Hammett would eventually own.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsoK48Bsg4aG2JX4jHeZhR-840-80.jpg.webp)
“That song has so much voodoo in it”: Kirk Hammett on the Fleetwood Mac classic that defines heavy music
The Metallica guitarist says he is in awe of The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) and explains why metal owes a huge debt to the late Peter Green
“Metallica are killing us!”: How a hair metal band’s dream gig turned into a nightmare
The Monsters Of Rock tour in 1988 was a disaster for Dokken
"A simple act that can make a powerful difference": Metallica to encourage blood donation in run up to Cardiff gig
If you got blood, they want it...
“These songs are played a lot. They’re often not played well”: Guitar Center reveal the Top Ten riffs played at their stores
And Stairway To Heaven is conspicuous by its absence
“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”
