It's well known that Metallica have a meticulous process for constructing songs, but where does one even begin when Kirk Hammett submits 700 riffs for what would become 72 Seasons? It's a staggering ...

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There's no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band. Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing.

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Despite the fact that Metallica take their sweet time recording and releasing music these days, they go through a lot of ideas, according to bassist Rob Trujillo. In an interview with Bass Player, ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 15: Musicians James Hetfield (L) and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at the Fonda Theatre on December 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty ...

Replacing Dave Mustaine as Metallica’s lead guitarist in 1983, Kirk Hammett cut his teeth on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. So it’s unsurprising that he lists Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and Zeppelin’s ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- For more than 30 years, Metallica has been arguably the biggest band in the world. And there's no more famous Metallica song than "Enter Sandman." Guitarist Kirk Hammett, who wrote the ...

The similarities between Dark Angel's 1986 track "Darkness Descends" and Metallica's 1988 track "One" are hard to ignore. The songs have similar riffs, similar drumming styles, and even share some ...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band have over 700 recorded guitar riffs to sort through for their new album. The 'St. Anger' star explained that the group's frontman James ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds ...

Metallica has lived up to its Mighty designation for most of the group’s 42 years — to the tune of more than 120 million albums worldwide, more than 15 million streams and performances on all seven ...