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Watch Metallica perform Creeping Death with a fan on lead vocals and still sound surprisingly good
In 1998, a Metallica megafan called Aaron got the opportunity of a lifetime: singing Creeping Death with his favourite band on national TV
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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson Unveil 1989 Les Paul Custom Signature Model Guitar
The latest collab between the Metallica guitarist and Gibson is a replica of his original Les Paul Custom. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson Unveil 1989 Les Paul Custom Signature Model Guitar Jon Hadusek
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“Artfully aged by the Murphy Lab to match the look and feel of Kirk’s original”: Gibson’s Custom Shop takes on Kirk Hammett’s mod-heavy, “blacked-out” 1989 Les Paul Custom – and it’s safe to say it’s
The Metallica guitar god debuts his latest signature Les Paul – and it’s a little different to his other recent custom shop build...
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NAMM 2024: “A fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favourite instruments”: Gibson unveils meticulous Murphy Lab replica of Kirk Hammett’s 1989 Les Paul Custom
Heavily modded, equipped with black hardware, uncovered T-type humbuckers and a piezo, Hammett's “blacked-out” Custom is one of the coolest guitars in Metallica history
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“He just showed up and didn’t sit with us or anything”: The inside story of Jason Newsted’s final Metallica show
Bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica on January 17, 2001. Six weeks earlier, he’d played his last show with the thrash metal titans, where he very literally waved goodbye.
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“The most accurate recreations of the legendary Patent Applied For humbucker pickups ever made”: Gibson has brought back its “holy grail” ‘59 PAF set – but it’s going to cost you $999
The 1959 Humbucker Collector’s Edition Series 1 was created using Gibson archive schematics and an army of modern engineering processes that analysed original examples from the late ’50s
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“Joe Bonamassa texted me and said, ‘I know you love that black Les Paul. It’s at Carter Vintage right now. Call them ASAP!’”: Kirk Hammett says he only got his ultra-rare Factory Black ’59 Les Paul th
The Metallica guitarist also reveals he had “30 guitars stolen” in a previous attempt to buy the unicorn electric guitar
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“Big jets moving, bombers, people in battle, distress, crying – the Vietnam War added a lot of darkness to his playing”: Kirk Hammett on how Jimi Hendrix’s guitar style helped birth metal and psychede
The Metallica man and Hendrix fan argues that the guitar icon's influence on metal is under-appreciated
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Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: The best of 2023!
Also in issue 379! Interviews: Kirk Hammett, Nuno Bettencourt, Cory Wong, Yvette Young, Nita Strauss and more. Reviews: New gear from Epiphone, Fender, Guild, Jackson and more. Learn songs by Led Zeppelin, Phoebe Bridgers and Blink-182
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Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Confirms Batman Homage in ‘Shadows Follow’
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has opened up about the Batman-inspired riff in the band’s recent track “Shadows Follow.” “Shadows Follow” released this past April as part of 72 Seasons, Metallica’s 11th and most recent studio album. When the record dropped, fans noticed that a particular riff (which starts at about four minutes and 20 seconds […]
