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01-04-2025
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'We might just say, 'Let's go back to the '90s again.' It's not a bad idea': Kirk Hammett on the next Metallica album
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says that the band's next album could be a return to the style of their late '90s albums Load and Reload - a style that drummer Lars Ulrich liked to describe as 'greasy'. Speaking in the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Hammett responded positively to the idea of Metallica making another record in that vein. "Who knows?' Hammett said. 'We might just say, 'Okay, let's go back to the '90s again.' It's not a bad idea.' But he added for clarity: 'We haven't said that to each other yet.' Hammett says that the Load and Reload albums have been reassessed in recent years. 't's interesting, because when Load and Reload came out, there was a lot of derision, there was a lot of backlash. 'It was too much change. We changed our appearance, we changed our sound, we changed the way we recorded. 'I was even playing different guitars and fucking tuning to E flat and listening to a lot of blues and jazz. 'And so all those factors came out on Load and Reload… and [those two albums] are so different from anything that came before it. 'It's interesting, 'cause nowadays I run into fans and they love that era — they love Load and Reload. But when those albums first came out, it was, like, 'Fuck Load!' Fuck Reload!' Fuck Metallica!' But nowadays we play [Reload song] Fuel and people go nuts.' In the same interview, Hammett also claims that he has an enormous stockpile of new riffs for the next Metallica album. "Oh, it's ridiculous, bro,' he says. 'Because, okay, let me see how many riffs I have at this point. Okay. Oh, man. All recordings — 767. New ones. New ones, bro! 'Oh God. It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. I can't do it. And I'm the one responsible for all of it, and I can't do it.' He says that the band's bassist Robert Trujillo helps him sort through the material. 'Rob Trujillo is an extremely patient individual, and he doesn't mind taking on a task like that, and I just shake my head and say, 'God bless you, man! You're my bro. There's a reason why you're so much my bro,' because it's just a lot of material to go through." Hammett says of his songwriting process: "I've found over the years that the stuff I don't think about is usually the best stuff, because it just comes to me, and if it just comes to me in a natural way, there's kind of like an organic sort of feel to it. 'And so that's how I come up with everything these days. I just sit there with my guitar and see what happens. 'I refuse to work hard on anything. I mean by 'working hard', just like analysing it and trying to see, 'Oh, if I change this note' and 'this has to work with this' — it feels like I'm doing algebra after a while. "I don't want it. I failed algebra two years in a row. I'm not gonna fucking wanna do algebra when it comes to music. I wanna sit there and see what the universe and the muse sends me. 'And, bro, in the last 10 years I've gotten great results. And all I really have to do, and I do this practically every day, I go, okay, I sit here, clear my mind and start just moving my fingers, moving my hands, and inevitably something comes. And it's a beautiful thing. 'And I feel so blessed and lucky that this is happening, 'cause I'm 62 fucking years old, and a lot of artists, when they're 62 years old, they're winding things down. 'I feel like I'm still fucking climbing the summit, bro. I haven't reached the top of the mountain yet. I still feel like I'm improving and I still have a lot of fricking creative momentum and energy in me, to the point where it's just, like, I'm creating more work for myself.' Hammett also reveals that he is making more solo music to follow on from his 2022 E.P. Portals. "Right now I'm just actively getting ideas together,' he says. 'And I guess the best way for me to describe it is it's gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles, but not necessarily a fusion album. It's not jazz fusion… 'All of a sudden I'm writing fucking classical progressions and all of a sudden I'm fucking writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I'm writing like a funk thing. I'm like going, 'Okay, I guess this is what it is. This is what it is.' It's a fusion of different styles. 'And it's gonna be a full-length album. There will be vocals, because the songs that I wrote just scream for vocals this time around. So I'm, like, 'Okay.' Who's gonna be doing the vocals? I don't know. I hope I'm not, 'cause I already have too much to do on stage.' He continues: 'It's interesting because I started to read Ancient Greek. And I've been obsessed with a lot of ancient Greek texts. 'Pythagoras, he's the father of fucking musical theory! 'And so there's so much reference to music in the ancient text in regards to rite, ritual and magic, and it's so interesting to me because I see parallels. The Greeks used to use music to augment the rituals, their secret rites. And music was so highly regarded back then. 'And I'm reading all this and I'm shaking my head going, 'Yes, I can see how they would use all this.' 'Cause I firmly believe that if there's any true, real true example of what magic is in this world, it's music, bro. 'Music is magic. Magic is music. "Music is magic, because all you need to do is sit in front of someone and play an instrument and they're moved by it. 'You have the ability to change the situation in the room by playing music. When people hear certain types of music, they're transformed. 'If you don't think that's magic, what is it? Science. Come on, give me a break. It's more than that. And so I spend a lot of time thinking about stuff like this. Sorry to say!'
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24-03-2025
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Kirk Hammett Has a Solo Album Coming and 767 Riffs for Next Metallica Record
The post Kirk Hammett Has a Solo Album Coming and 767 Riffs for Next Metallica Record appeared first on Consequence. Metallica's Kirk Hammett has been hard at work. Fresh off the release of a new coffee-table book showcasing his guitar collection, Hammett has revealed that he's prepping his first full-length solo album, and that he has over 700 riffs stockpiled for Metallica's next LP. Get Metallica Tickets Here 'I'm just actively getting ideas together for my [first] solo album,' he told Rolling Stone in a new interview. 'I guess the best way to describe it is it's gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles…. All of a sudden I'm writing classical progressions, and all of a sudden I'm writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I'm writing like a funk thing….' Hammett released the Portals EP, back in 2022. While that four-song release included instrumental pieces, the forthcoming full-length will feature vocals, though Hammett hasn't settled on any singers just yet. 'There will be vocals because the songs that I wrote scream for vocals this time around,' he said. 'So I'm like, okay, who's gonna be doing the vocals? I don't know. I hope I'm not — I already have too much to do onstage' Meanwhile, Hammett — a notorious riff hoarder — has precisely 767 riffs stored up for Metallica's follow-up to 72 Seasons. The guitarist said that the band plans to 'take a little bit of a break, not too much of one' after their touring commitments, 'and then we're gonna get right back into it.' He also revealed that Metallica could dip back into their '90s 'Alternica' sound for the new record. 'I have 767 new ones for the next album,' he said of his riff stash. 'It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. And I'm the one responsible for all of it and I can't do it…. I don't foresee us starting the next album for at least another year because we're still finishing the 72 Seasons tour.' Regarding the direction of the new album, he added: 'We might just say, 'Okay, let's go back to the '90s again.' It's not a bad idea! We haven't said that to each other yet. And it's interesting because when Load and Reload came out, there was a lot of backlash. But nowadays I run into fans and they love that era. We play 'Fuel' and people go nuts. We play 'Until It Sleeps' and people know every word.' Metallica are just under a month away from kicking off the 2025 North American leg of their 'M72 Tour.' Get tickets here. Kirk Hammett Has a Solo Album Coming and 767 Riffs for Next Metallica Record Jon Hadusek Popular Posts Members of British Punk Band UK Subs Detained and Denied Entry into US Dolly Parton Gave Rules to Sabrina Carpenter for "Please Please Please" Rework Documentary Claims Jim Morrison Is Alive, Living in Syracuse Drake's Lawyers Say "Millions of People" Believe Kendrick Lamar's Pedophile Claim In 2025, Lollapalooza Has Shed Its Rock Past for Good A Definitive Ranking of Every Disney Live-Action Remake Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
