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Merging the worlds of Metallica and Van Halen, Metallica's James Hetfield uses a Marshall guitar amp on Metallica's 72 Seasons that was modded by Eddie Van Halen's amp guru José Arredondo.
Artists “The deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection”: Kirk Hammett and Gibson Publishing team up for epic coffee-table book Producers & Engineers “All the albums I did ...
Our list collects 20 legendary Metallica riffs, which weren't actually written by James Hetfield but are mistakenly ... from the aggression captured in his guitar tone to the subtle, progressive ...
Metallica frontman James Hetfield will open up about “the story and significance” of each of his guitars throughout his life in upcoming coffee table book Messengers: The Guitars of James ...
Even though he's best known for crafting James Hetfield’s most striking ... He took one of the basses to a Metallica rehearsal when they were working on their guitar rigs, to see if Jason ...
Cliff Burton (left) and James Hetfield perform onstage with Metallica After a period of ... the punching bag,” guitarist Kirk Hammett told Guitar World. “We vented so much on him, and it ...
Really, could you blame him for wrecking his instrument? James Hetfield, 53, was ready to tear up the 59th Grammy Awards, pulling out a headbanging duet with Lady Gaga, 30, while performing the ...
There are two Metallica songs in particular that James Hetfield finds really ... 2008 album Death Magnetic. Since Hetfield sings and plays rhythm guitar, he explained how difficult it can ...
In his downtime in between his band's two Ford Field concerts, Metallica frontman James ... "Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield." Tickets, $110, include a copy of the book and admit two ...