To help mark our 300th issue, the Metallica guitarist calls Classic Rock from his car in the US en route to rehearsals with that goliath of a band. During our talk there’s the occasional twang of a guitar he’s noodling on (we’re hoping he has a driver…).
Turning 60 this year, Hammett’s releasing his first ever solo record, Portals, an ambitious four-track ‘audio-cinematic’ work that charts four eras of horror movies. Also, it turns out that this Hawaii resident is a regular Classic Rock reader.