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NAMM 2023: Gibson and Kirk Hammett team up for a Murphy Lab replica of his legendary 1979 Flying V
By Jonathan Horsley published
The $15,000 Flying V is a typically forensic reproduction of one of the most legendary electric guitars in Metallica history
What is the heaviest guitar riff of all time? Metal musicians have their say
By Jonathan Horsley published
A Metallica stalwart emerges as a redoubtable contender against '00s heavyweights from Meshuggah and Gojira, as Baroness, GWAR, Halestorm and more are polled by Revolver
Guitarist uses Master Of Puppets producer Flemming Rasmussen's studio notes and Neural DSP Mesa MkIIC+ plugin to try and nail Metallica's tone
By Rob Laing published
How close can he get?
ESP is totally on-point with its latest Metallica collab, the LTD Kirk Hammett Signature KH-V, an asymmetric V-shaped electric and bona fide shred machine
By Jonathan Horsley published
Teased at NAMM 2022 and now officially launched, shipping June, the KH-V has a korina body, a neck-thru build, and comes strapped with Hammett’s signature EMG Bone Breakers
Master Of Plugins: get Metallica's classic guitar tones with the Neural DSP Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Suite
By Rob Laing published
We're not pulling your strings here – Hetfield, Hammett, Prince, Schon, Lukather, Petrucci loved it, and now you can too
Metallica unleash new single Screaming Suicide, a 5:39 min Hetfield masterclass in downpicking
By Jonathan Horsley published
Metallica are doing Metallica things again on the second track shared from forthcoming studio album, 72 Seasons, out 14 April
Ichika Nito plays Metallica's Nothing Else Matters on a 14-string guitar
By Rob Laing published
Never played an extended range this way
What if Prince played for Metallica? TikTok guitarist turns the Black Album purple to find out
By Jonathan Horsley published
Kyle Norris reimagines Kirk Hammett's Nothing Else Matters solo in the style of Prince for comedic effect... but also presents a counterfactual 'What if?' that makes sense musically
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