METALLICA Guitarist Kirk Hammett Says He "Went For The Jugular" On New Album
November 18, 2008, 15 years ago
The following story is courtesy of Brandy McDonnell from Newsok.com:
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett freely admits that he went for the throat on Death Magnetic, the band’s first album in five years.
His trademark inventive, high-octane guitar solos dominate the heavy metal giants’ studio album, widely praised as a triumphant return to form for the band that made hard-core music mainstream.
"I went for the jugular. I mean, there’s absolutely no subtlety whatsoever,” Hammett said with a laugh during a recent phone interview from Chicago. "I pretty much went in there with the attitude of just doing the fastest, most aggressive, loud, raunchy-sounding solos that I could possibly dream up for the material. An yeah, you know, it really suits the songs well, I think.”
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