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Kirk Hammett confirms his second signature Dunlop Cry Baby Wah is on the way
By Matt Owen published
The signed, limited-edition pedal – which will arrive April 1 – is dubbed a spiritual sibling to Hammett's sparkly Ouija six-string
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson’s Cesar Gueikian share the story behind Greeny’s ‘59 Les Paul sibling
By Richard Bienstock published
We all know the story of Greeny, the ‘burst owned by Peter Green, Gary Moore and now Hammett. But there is another, and it resides in the Gibson Brand President's personal collection…
Kirk Hammett announces first-ever solo EP, Portals
By Matt Owen published
The four-song, horror-themed effort – described by Hammett as a collection of “Audio Cinematic” songs – will arrive via the Metallica Store on April 23
Monty's Guitars promises a faithful recreation of Peter Green’s tone with its new Bethnal Green humbuckers
By Matt Owen published
The PAFs were designed after analyzing the real thing, and are said to be “as accurate as humanly possible” in replicating Greeny’s unique pickup configuration
Is this our first look at a Gibson Kirk Hammett Flying V?
By Matt Owen published
After road-testing a Greeny prototype, Hammett shared a snap of himself wielding a purple Flying V that looks likely to have been lifted from his upcoming signature collection
Gibson's Cesar Gueikian joins Kirk Hammett's Wedding Band onstage in San Francisco, and the Metallica guitarist lets him play his iconic 1959 “Greeny” Les Paul
By Sam Roche published
Hammett, meanwhile, took a new Greeny prototype for a test drive
Metallica perform rare tracks and deep cuts during celebratory 40th anniversary shows
By Matt Owen published
The heavy metal icons performed Orion, Trapped Under Ice and, for the first time ever, Fixxxer
Metallica will stream their two upcoming 40th anniversary live shows for free
By Sam Roche published
Viewable via Amazon Prime and Amazon Music, the shows will take place at the Chase Center in San Francisco on December 17 and 19
Hear Tom Morello trade licks with Alex Lifeson and Kirk Hammett on new track I Have Seen the Way
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Rage Against the Machine firebrand’s collaboration with the Rush and Metallica guitarists appears on his second album of 2021, The Atlas Underground Flood
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