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"We reinvested in the band to the point where we probably shouldn't have. We made a lot of personal sacrifices": Kirk Hammett on how Metallica's "almost delusional" attitude to success ultimately paid off

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett talks about his band's self-belief and ambition, and how their risk and reward strategy paid off

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 12-18 include actor-TV host Whoopi Goldberg, guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica and singer TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne

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"I did see a few tears": Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo discusses reuniting with his former Suicidal Tendencies bandmates in Mexico City recently

Robert Trujillo recently took a break from touring the world with Metallica to stand in for his son in his old band Suicidal Tendencies

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Gary Rossington shaped the sound of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his guitar style influenced everyone from the Black Crowes to Metallica

Learn the distinctive pentatonic licks of the Les Paul-toting Southern rock master

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"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

"It gets pretty hairy" says the producer on the volume levels

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Robert Trujillo says Metallica haven't given up on slow songs: "At some point there will be a ballad"

Metallica haven't released a ballad since 2008's The Day That Never Comes, but bassist Robert Trujillo admits the slow songs will make a comeback... eventually

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“A meticulous recreation of Kirk’s prized original”: Epiphone has launched a Kirk Hammett signature 1979 Flying V – and it’s a lot more affordable than the Gibson Custom Shop version

Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, the Metallica man’s accessible Epi pays homage to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 22-28

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Oct. 22-28 include actor Kevin Kline, bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica and comedian Samantha Bee

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Cedar Mill building steam to host acts like 'Metallica'

Morisset's Cedar Mill plans on making plenty of noise.

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No camp’s strategy: fear over fact

The No camp’s volunteers have been told to use ’emotive language’ to sow feelings of ‘uncertainty, doubt or fear’, and former Morrison government minister Karen Andrews accuses an unnamed colleague of breathing on her neck and making suggestive comments.

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“We put a lot of money, time and effort into it, then it disappeared.” The story of Metallica: Through The Never – how metal’s biggest band and a Spider-Man star disastrously bombed at the box office

Metallica wanted to make their answer to Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same, and even hired future Spider-Man star Dane DeHaan to help. But then Metallica: Through The Never became one of the band’s most costly misadventures.

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NBD, Just Jason Momoa Living Out Metalheads' Dream With Tom Morello, Tommy Lee, And Pantera At Metallica Concert

Jason Momoa's trip to a Metallica concert included hanging out with reunited metal legends Pantera and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello.

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10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part

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"Van Halen could do nothing, night after night, to stem the charge of this Godzilla": How 1988's Monsters Of Rock tour was the making of Metallica

In 1988 Metallica released ...And Justice For All. Then they went out on the road to claim the throne of modern metal

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"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger

Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan

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"We know we’re good - As a live band nobody can touch us": Even after almost 50 years, Raven are still playing it hot, playing it hard and playing it loud

Athletic rockers Raven reveal why they're better than Rammstein, ponder the reversal of their relationship with Metallica, and say why they'll never play Download

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“It’s the greatest wah, for me, that’s ever been made”: Kirk Hammett owns 200 wah pedals, but this is his studio go-to – and it’s not his signature Cry Baby

The Metallica guitarist says he uses someone else’s signature wah every time he’s in the studio

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Holy grail Greeny tone from any Les Paul? Gibson just made its Greenybucker pickups available as a standalone set for the first time

Previously available only in Kirk Hammett's USA Greeny signature model, these $299 humbuckers were made in collaboration with the Metallica man, and in consultation with actual PAF specs

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Three ex-Megadeth members once started a Metallica cover band together

Drummer Nick Menza, bassist James LoMenzo and guitarist Chris Poland recorded some takes on Metallica and Megadeth tunes in 2014, before quickly and sadly disbanding

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The definitive ranking of the 14 greatest American-born rock bands of all time

You will probably agree with our top choice, but what about the rest?

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“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury

Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explains to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse

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“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”

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“I played Sweet Home Alabama, and that became part of Metallica’s The Four Horsemen”: The Four Horsemen vs Mechanix – how Metallica and Megadeth released two warring versions of the same song

Megadeth leader and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine wrote a thrash metal classic called The Mechanix in the early ’80s. Today, both bands lay claim to vastly different versions of the song.

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“For 40 years, guitar manufacturers have been trying to get me to flaunt their product”: Lars Ulrich turns his hand to guitar demos for the first time – while Kirk Hammett shreds on a Strat

It’s only taken four decades, but Juanes’ signature Fender Strat is so cool that Lars finally feels comfortable sharing his guitar-playing capabilities as Metallica turn their hand to gear demos

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Dave Lombardo defends Lars Ulrich and isn't happy with his haters: "I admonish the people who talk **** about him"

Think it's cool to dunk on Lars? A certain Slayer legend would like a word

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