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“I live through the guitar. This is like a projection of my soul... It’s like therapy”: Juanes on his signature Strat, Metallica’s influence and learning from Tomo Fujita
The Grammy-winning superstar on fighting through the pain for a style that applies Hetfield-style downpicking to Colombian folk, returning to his essence, and why his new Strat is the guitar for all seasons
“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”
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett flubs intro to Nothing Else Matters in front of 80,000 people and recovers like a champ
“If it’s not good enough for myself, it’s not good enough for you!” says Hammett, as he and Greeny get over first night nerves and get restart the song
Metallica's Kill 'Em All played in the style of ZZ Top actually works really well
Denis Pauna has given the 40-year-old thrash classic a Gibbons makeover
"You make us play better, man!" – 20 years ago Metallica auditioned a host of bass players to replace Jason Newsted
Pepper Keenan, Scott Reeder, Eric Avery, Danny Lohner, Jeordie White and Chris Wyse were among the hopefuls
Metallica fan recreates James Hetfield's Ride The Lightning guitar tone with a Marshall JCM 800 and Tube Screamer
LambChopper678 delivers again – with some added details
Bob Rock likens Metallica’s St Anger to The Stooges’ Raw Power, says Jimmy Page told him it was a “great album” – and Jack White loved it too
The blockbuster producer was a guest Chris Jericho’s podcast when he revisited Metallica’s dark night of the soul and explained why their most divisive album saved the band
Kirk Hammett’s 1960 Les Paul Standard “Sunny” is A) beautiful and B) up for sale via Gibson Certified Vintage
Gibson collectors, assemble. This is the Les Paul you might recognise from The Beauty Of The Burst book, from watching Metallica, or from your wildest dreams
“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
