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NAMM 2023: ESP meets fan demand with James Hetfield Olympic White Vulture and debuts 12 LTD signature guitars, including Gary Holt’s “very pointy” GH-SV
Bill Kelliher, Stephen Carpenter, Nergal, Lars Frederiksen and Javier Reyes all have at least one new guitar on the way from the LTD stable
James Hetfield was offered the chance to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett, but he turned it down: “I’m a real idiot”
Watch Hammett demo Peter Green’s iconic Gibson for Howard Stern as his Metallica bandmate makes the surprise revelation
James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album
According to 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman, the Metallica frontman leant heavily on this revived guitar amp, which was modded by renowned tech José Arredondo
James Hetfield says “if there was a guitar that changed the course of my history” it was this one – and it’s a cheap copy
The story of this particular guitar features in the Metallica man’s new book about his six-strings, Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine says his influence on Metallica is “pretty f**king deep”: “I wrote many of the songs that made you famous”
Reflecting on his relationship with Metallica, the Megadeth frontman also gave his opinion on Kirk Hammett playing his parts – and claimed James Hetfield only played guitar in the band because they “couldn’t find anyone else” to do it
Metallica share scorching, wah-laden new single, Screaming Suicide
It's the second track to be lifted from the band's 12th studio album, 72 Seasons, which arrives April 14
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Watch St. Vincent perform Nothing Else Matters onstage with Metallica
The band's third annual Helping Hands benefit concert also played host to the first-ever performance of new single Lux Æterna
Scott Ian says Kirk Hammett is the most underrated rhythm player in metal
The Metallica man is often overlooked when it comes to his rhythmic ability says the Anthrax guitarist
