Why Metallica’s forgotten guitarist believes he isn’t considered the heavy metal legends’ OG guitar player
Lloyd Grant jammed with Lars Ulrich and helped record an early demo of Hit the Lights – but isn’t recognized as an original member of Metallica ...
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When Metallica hit the road for their first national tour, crowds weren’t convinced by their music
James Hetfield and co went on tour with British heavy metal band Raven when they came over to the States in the early 1980s – ...
"We were like, ‘Who?’” Metallica's first national tour left audiences scratching their heads.
Management sent over a cassette of Metallica's debut, Kill ‘Em All, which had been released that July and would pave the way ...
James Hetfield's luthier on how he went from crafting basses to becoming the Metallica guitarist's go-to axe maker
Luthier Ken Lawrence has been equipping one of the biggest names in metal, James Hetfield, with some truly iconic axes for the best part of three decades – most famously ‘Carl’, which was made out of ...
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Marty Friedman and Chris Poland admit Megadeth learned a lot from Metallica
The former Megadeth guitarists believe any bitterness between Mustaine and his old band was blown out of proportion ...
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LLOYD GRANT: "I Don't Think METALLICA Wants To Say I Am An Original Member Because The Band Weren't Really Formed Then"
"I don't think Metallica wants to say I am an original member because the band weren't really formed then," said Grant. "It was, like, I was looking for people to play with and we had a magazine, or a ...
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Why Metallica’s forgotten guitarist believes he isn’t considered the heavy metal legends’ OG guitar player
one of the earliest electric guitar players that ever jammed with the group is often overlooked. That probably has something to do with the fact he joined Metallica before they even considered ...