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Music can be divided into two categories.
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Music can be divided into two categories.
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It's the beginning of the week, and slowly things are returning to normal here in New York City, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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In honor of its release, ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino spoke to Mr. Hammett about what he thought the scariest Metallica songs are.
Read MoreMetallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has long maintained a spooky hobby: collecting horror memorabilia.
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Hey folks, the stars of stage, screen and page are out in a big way this month at our local and big box book stores.
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Few people in history know the guitar and horror as well as iconic Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett does.
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"I put a lot of time and effort into the book," admits Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett of Too Much Horror Business The Kirk Hammett Collection.
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As mentioned, Orion Music & More happens this weekend in Atlantic CIty's Bader Field from June 23-24 and is being headlined by Metallica both nights , who play Ride the Lightning in full on Saturday (6/23) and The Black Album in full on Sunday (6/24).
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Judging by those before them, both festivals should be a roaring success.
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Metallica have admitted that they can no longer afford to not tour anymore, as they don't make enough from royalties.
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So you think your favorite underground bands are the only ones suffering from the current shitty state of the music industry?
Read MoreHard to believe, but Paul Baloff, who many still consider the definitive Exodus front man, passed away ten years ago.
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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett joined his former Exodus bandmates on stage on Saturday at a special concert in Oakland, California.
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Van Halen has made an interesting choice to open some of their shows on the upcoming tour, 70's/80's funkmasters Kool and the Gang. Tickets for most of the stops announced go on sale on Saturday, January 14.
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Lou Reed and Metallica are two musical forces of nature, so naturally when they teamed up for Lulu the hype surrounding the album was gale force.
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Metallica have said that they believe 'Lulu' , their forthcoming collaboration album with Lou Reed , is "one of the best things they've ever done".
Read MoreHoly shit, this is at least the second funniest thing I've seen all day.
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Metallica 's Kirk Hammett knows a thing or three about guitars.
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Former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed reduced Metallica 's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett to tears during a recording session with a mere set of lyrics.
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MetalSucks recently polled its staff to determine who are The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists, and after an incredible amount of arguing, name calling, and physical violence, we have finalized that list!
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The show, now in it's seventh season, is hosted by loveable metal scene know-it-all Eddie Trunk along with metal-worshipping comedians Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson.
Read MoreNo guitar pedal is more well-known and widely used (or over-used if you're Kirk Hammett) than the Cry Baby wah-wah.
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In the past few years, my group of friends has come to include a bunch of fancy-pants musicians-for-hire.
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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett revealed a cryptic nugget of information about a project the band is working on to follow up 2008's 'Death Magnetic.'
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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has revealed that the band plan to enter the studio in May to begin work on a "recording project".
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Metallica's Kirk Hammett has paid tribute to former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore, who died last weekend.
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Metallica have responded to the media uproar over a very minor incident last week in Australia, when guitarist Kirk Hammett kicked a beach ball during a concert and accidentally knocked over a little girl in the process.
Read MoreWe've all had a good laugh at the expense of both Kirk Hammett and the child he kicked this week, but now Metallica have released a statement regarding the issue in an effort to put it to bed once and for all.
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Metallica has always been known for their unique stage set ups and props -- in the current tour, balloons cover the stage during a point.
Read MoreI haven't seen Metallica live since 2006 (and after watching them do Master of Puppets live in its entirety, I'm honestly not sure I ever need to see them live again), but I guess these days they end their shows by dropping giant black balloons from the roof.
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Metallica shredder Kirk Hammett is using his hands in a different way right now -- he's writing his autobiography.
Read MoreYesterday I praised whomever came up with the moniker for The Acacia Strain's upcoming "To Catch a Predatour" trek with The Red Chord and The Contortionist as a genius; today I know that it was Mr. Vincent Bennett, vocalist for TAS.
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