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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.
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 ...
Metallica guitar books are many — looking at you, Hal Leonard — but Metallica's James Hetfield is about to top previous publications with Messengers, his own upcoming book that documents his ...
James Hetfield has a long-standing signature guitar collaboration with ESP, made his bones playing a white Flying V knock-off, and is one of the world’s most high-profile proponents of the Gibson ...
James Hetfield, with some truly iconic axes for the best part of three decades – most famously ‘Carl’, which was made out of wood from Metallica's ’80s home. But the famed guitar builder ...
Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield is set for release on October 17 via Simon & Schuster. Meanwhile, Metallica are set to release their upcoming 11th album ’72 Seasons’ on April 14 via ...
Heavy metal is a baton that has been passed on for generations now. Now, more than ever, metal has turned into family ...
James Hetfield has a long-standing signature guitar collaboration with ESP, made his bones playing a white Flying V knock-off, and is one of the world’s most high-profile proponents of the ...
Since his hands are always full during guitar riffs, having free movement with the microphone can be a challenge. Metallica Postpones Arizona Concert After James Hetfield Tests Positive for COVID ...
In many ways, it was a celebration of old-school heavy metal, featuring the most cherished of this particular heavy-metal ...