METALLICA's Kirk "Von" Hammett "Very Psyched To Be Able To Mesh Horror And Music"; CARCASS Confirmed For Fear FestEviL
November 6, 2013, 10 years ago
Kirk "Von" Hammett of METALLICA-fame stopped by and talked with Nikki Blakk from the Metal Zone about his upcoming Fear FestEviL at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco February 6th-8th.
Hammett shares his favorite horror movies of all time, how the showcase event got started, how he acquired some of his film memorabilia, special guests at the event, shares his thoughts on the Metallica trip to Antarctica, and reveals that CARCASS will perform at his Fear FestEviL!
Already confirmed to attend Fear FestEviL as panelists will be SLASH (GUNS N' ROSES), makeup FX legend Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), Tom Savini (Dawn Of The Dead), and John A. Russo (Night Of The Living Dead).
Private Crypt tours, signing sessions, and musical performances by DEATH ANGEL and ORCHID will also be included in the three-day event.
Created to honor the weird, the wonderful, the eclectic, and the things that make your hair stand up on end, the heavy doors of collector/curator/historian/guardian Kirk Von Hammett’s crypt will be opened to the public to display the finest acquisitions in his extensive collection of horror memorabilia which includes rare movie posters and props, costumes, models, masks, and toys from various eras.
"I've always loved horror, I've always loved collecting, I've always loved weird and macabre things and I've always loved conventions,” confesses Hammett. “So what could be better than having your own Fear FestEviL where ALL those great and crazy things can be enjoyed by like-minded people under one pretty cool roof?! Nothing!!! And because I've seen some conventions turn from back-room gatherings of like-minded dorks into mainstream hipster extravaganzas, rest assured that it's my intention to make this a great experience where all things horror, weird, and nerdy are celebrated! So come one and all!!!"More special guests and musical artists will be announced soon.
