<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/metallica Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:05:58 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “They are a pack of bastards!’” Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on his regret-filled experience playing “Whiskey in the Jar” with Metallica ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-bell-on-performing-whiskey-in-the-jar-with-metallica GfB7BEjULcQkPPnQuTrtMn Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:05:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My style evolved from me consciously trying to play bass and rhythm guitar at the same time” How Eddie Van Halen and Metallica's Kirk Hammett pushed Primus bassist Les Claypool to his musical destiny ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/les-claypool-on-eddie-van-halen-and-kirk-hammett gqzAcBKXHKon2bFbv3xghL Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:26:33 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:01:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wrote a lot of their music that made them. It showed a grotesque lack of character.” Dave Mustaine levels stunning new claim that Metallica pilfered his riffs from a tape recording after he was replaced by Kirk Hammett ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dave-mustaine-on-metallica-using-his-riffs RZ9JVb2u5Lp2b27jTYecYA Fri, 30 May 2025 16:27:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was home with the family and I got a phone call saying, 'You've won a Grammy.' We were like, 'You've got to be kidding?'” Martin Barre recalls Jethro Tull’s famous Grammy triumph over Metallica 36 years on ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/martin-barre-on-jehtro-tulls-heavy-metal-grammy-win FjBoWc7MqHVAYyckaUmPjd Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have 767 new ones for the next album.” Kirk Hammett says he’s sitting on hundreds of riffs for Metallica’s followup to '72 Seasons' and is planning another solo record ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/kirk-hammett-has-767-new-riffs HiWhfT6UJnxPredqKdjjN Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I ask, 'Does this guitar have riffs in it?' I'll play it for 15 minutes." As Gibson Publishing drops his new tome, 'The Collection,' Kirk Hammett takes us deep into the methods behind his six-string madness ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/kirk-hammett-the-collection LMhBLVfP2MFee2TDEYQuJe Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:57:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were like, ‘Who?’” Metallica's first national tour in 1983 left audiences scratching their heads. The band that gave them their break reveals what went down when James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett hit stages ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/raven-on-touring-with-metallica-in-1983 zcQR5589LVeDzMhvkUriyS Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:44:49 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those guys were focused. We were drug addicts.” Marty Friedman and Chris Poland downplay the Metallica/Megadeth rivalry and admit they learned a lot from the metal giants ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/marty-friedman-and-chris-poland-on-metallica-megadeth-rivalry toysvyKFRLYm6hrCD64DCo Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:00:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time gviGFZB7g47jARwMjHQS8g Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:09:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a gold Klon but I lost it in Hurricane Katrina...” Blues supremo Eric Johanson on being both a Metallica and Jack White fanboy and why he’s into tone as much as music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-had-a-gold-klon-but-i-lost-it-in-hurricane-katrina-blues-supremo-eric-johanson-on-being-both-a-metallica-and-jack-white-fanboy-and-why-hes-into-tone-as-much-as-music mv2itfd8jte2BQMgQ6EpyJ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:07:51 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Offers “Mint” 1960 Les Paul Standard Dubbed ‘Sunny’ By Kirk Hammett ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-certified-vintage-sunny-1960-les-paul-standard-kirk-hammett HD8WjiRHTjQGuWvPK72bM3 Fri, 19 May 2023 10:43:02 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Launches the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-kirk-hammett-1979-flying-v Eisj4ueUCdpwJHZeVWFRLm Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:40:30 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heard-on-classic-records-by-the-cult-the-smiths-frank-zappa-david-bowie-metallica-talking-heads-king-crimson-and-more-the-boss-and-roland-chorus-sounds-are-a-mainstay-of-rock PWFvfbSJ3igpFSb7QQTLHi Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:55:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve Been On a Very Long Encore”: Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs Testify to the Power of Electric Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/weve-been-on-a-very-long-encore-rudolf-schenker-and-matthias-jabs-testify-to-the-power-of-electric-guitar 7sxFkNsnG8GTjz7Rfk68ZQ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:08:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/kirk-hammetts-favorite-under-the-radar-guitar-solos VqiGsV9wRXNaiMsV3RYJoZ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:30:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pearl Jam Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Ten’ and 25th Anniversary of ‘No Code’ Today ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/pearl-jam-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-ten-and-25th-anniversary-of-no-code-today FgKtttHfC2eW2TsE3mEecA Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:20:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica, Steve Vai, Sammy Hagar, Steve Lukather-Signed Kiesel JB24 to Be Auctioned in Jason Becker Fundraiser ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/metallica-steve-vai-sammy-hagar-steve-lukather-signed-kiesel-jb24-to-be-auctioned-in-jason-becker-fundraiser LYrJV4EHkMAShn2WcCrKEf Thu, 20 May 2021 20:30:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett's "Black Album" Ouija Board ESP to Be Auctioned ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kirk-hammetts-black-album-ouija-board-esp-to-be-auctioned KEoyXcXbJbnUCrpNxLfzNa Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:36:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type Sells for $112,500 at Auction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kirk-hammetts-one-esp-400-series-s-type-sells-for-dollar112500-at-auction pqXUCAwNzSMgjfXBmbptwF Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:16:23 +0000 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:13:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type is on the Auction Block ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kirk-hammetts-one-esp-400-series-s-type-is-on-the-auction-block 9fK6kkvbE8e4sQ7zNeCKSA Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:27:25 +0000 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:36:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ ESP Announces New Kirk Hammett 30th Anniversary Signature KH-3 Spider ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/esp-announces-new-kirk-hammett-30th-anniversary-signature-kh-3-spider 2VJ6KRL5ekMbH6N8vmRLx Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:33:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Creates "Greeny" Replica for Metallica's Kirk Hammett ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-creates-greeny-replica-for-metallicas-kirk-hammett zRraBv4NPU79BqMfvFLFVK Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:45:33 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett: “The Most Surprising Thing About Our Guitar Rigs” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/james-hetfield-and-kirk-hammett-the-most-surprising-thing-about-our-guitar-rigs wmv4rsWs8kzSL76z2DjbeT Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett: The Five Guitar Solos That Changed My Life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/kirk-hammett-the-five-guitar-solos-that-changed-my-life zDFGcT75BNoUC6zQjaV4uJ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:02:19 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:03:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Talk Axe-Fx Rigs, Censored Songs and Making Hardwired... ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/metallicas-james-hetfield-and-kirk-hammett-talk-axe-fx-rigs-censored-songs-and-making-hardwired 72preUQGY9aySWD8CwXTSR Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:03:26 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:05:19 +0000