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Watch James Hetfield lead Metallica in a swampy blues version of fuel with a Danelectro Baritone
In 2009, Hetfield told us that the Fuel era was all about loosening up and on Friday night at the Helping Hands charity gig he made good on it as Metallica reimagined Fuel, slower and lower
“We don’t want to be a legacy band that just plays its greatest hits”: James Hetfield on why Metallica will always play new songs
James Hetfield on why Metallica will never be a 'legacy' band
James Hetfield talks about overcoming anxiety and having faith in his creativity
"I start to doubt myself, I start to feel insecure that we're too old and we can't do this"
How Metallica changed tack and gambled with Enter The Sandman via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich
Via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield on Metallica's new creative era: "I don't want to sit there and create the songs with Lars anymore – I want everyone to be a part of it and be in it"
The frontman is candid about the need for new approaches in an interview with Metallica's fanzine
"If it gets mushy at all, he's out" – Metallica producer Greg Fidelman confirms James Hetfield used a very specific blend of four amps together in the studio for the 72 Seasons album
Best of 2023: "It gets pretty hairy" says the producer on the volume levels
“If you have too much distortion it feels like a sponge”: Kirk Hammett reveals the secret behind his Metallica rhythm tone and advises against high-gain overkill
Save the distortion pedals for the solos and keep that rhythm tone “harmonically tight”
“We’re bored, let’s do some stuff” – How James Hetfield wrote Metallica’s longest-ever song in a Zoom call with Lars
Hetfield and Ulrich tell Apple Music's Zane Lowe that one minute you're bored on Zoom, the next you have a Sabbath-inspired riff, and before long you have the most epic track you’ve ever written
