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01-04-2025
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Metallica's Kirk Hammett to Release His Debut Solo Album at Age 62: 'A Fusion of All Sorts of Styles'
Kirk Hammett is making some career moves. In an interview with Rolling Stone on Sunday, March 23, the legendary Metallica member — who has been the band's guitarist since 1983 when Dave Mustaine left — revealed he's working on his debut solo album. While speaking about his new book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett, which offers fans a rare glimpse into his extensive collection of guitars, Hammett, 62, explained how he's getting the ball rolling on the LP. 'I'm just actively getting ideas together for my [first] solo album,' he told the publication. '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…." Related: Kirk Hammett Says His New Gibson Book Is a 'Tribute' to the 'Wonderful' and 'Awe-Inspiring' World of Guitars (Exclusive) He added: 'There will be vocals because the songs that I wrote 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—I already have too much to do on stage…." "I have an instrumental piece that to me sounds like it's 2000 years old called 'The Mysterion.' It's based on all this stuff that I've been reading, the ancient Greek texts, and it's amazing to me because I wouldn't have had this instrumental if I didn't start reading these ancient texts," the "Enter Sandman" artist concluded. Hammett dropped his first solo LP in 2022 with the Portals EP, a four-song, 27-minute instrumental project Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Metallica Extends M72 World Tour with 2025 North American Dates and Fans Are Excited: 'Absolutely Not a Drill' On Friday, March 21, the "Master of Puppets" musician spoke to PEOPLE about his new book The Collection: Kirk Hammett, written by Chris Vinnicombe, Gibson's Editor-in-Chief, and released via Gibson Publishing on Thursday, March 20. "The idea with this book is to just put together the guitars that I love the most and share 'em with everyone out there and hope that there's some cool, unexpected results that come out of this," he said of the book. Hammett added: "I love guitars, and I know there are people out there who love guitars just as much as I do and will just stare at a picture of a guitar forever." Ultimately, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is for people who have "a real passion for the greatness of electric guitars, or guitars in general." Read the original article on People
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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.
