Classic interview: Metallica icons Hammett and Hetfield talk tone ... lot of practice work went into it? James: “It’s impossible to call it work, it really is. It’s just a joy and a passion. When I ...

Back in 2009 the cover star for Total Guitar's rhythm issue was one of the greatest rhythm guitarists of all-time. Metallica's James ... to down-pick, alternate-pick, gallop… That’s what I’ve always ...

Metallica frontman James Hetfield ... turned into just the down picking style and with melody along with it." In a recent promotional clip for the new strings, Hetfield jokes, "It's only taken ...

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 ...

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Metallica guitar books are many — looking at you, Hal Leonard — but Metallica's James Hetfield is about to ... From the Electra OGV that defined his style, sound and attitude to the mythical ...

Talking with ABC 7 prior to Metallica's Chicago concert at Soldier Field, James Hetfield shared some of ... I am not going to pick one band, but I think that it would be great for young bands ...

rely on down picking to create their riffs. For many, the player most revered and credited fror the technique is Metallica's James Hetfield. With its use in so many of the band's iconic songs ...

Metallica's James Hetfield recently sat down with Guitar Center for a wide-ranging interview, offering fans an insight into his early years as a musician and his development as a guitarist.