Kirk Hammett - rock star
Kirk Hammett - rock star
- Subject: Kirk Hammett - rock star
- From: Семён Иванов <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:06:50 +0300
And what better soundtrack to prepare for the four bringers of tonight's metal apocalypse—Metallica's James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo— than their own ripping ode to Armageddon, "The Four Horsemen." Although Metallica won't hit the stage for hours, the excitement is palpable among this hometown crowd of old thrashers, young longhairs, weekend warriors and metal chicks, all of whom have come to see Metallica kick out a fiery set of old and new favorites pulled from a quarter-century of classic metal—from their 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All to last year's epic Death Magnetic.
Since the release of 1991's chart-crushing "Black Album," Metallica have enjoyed full-fledged global domination of the metal market. Yet, as expansive as their empire has become, there was a time back in the early Eighties when the SoCal four-piece was championed almost exclusively by a cult of adolescent males disaffected by mainstream music—a grassroots, tape-trading clique that related to Metallica's fast-as-hell riffs, boundless energy and boozy, kick-ass older brother persona.
Counted among those headbangers was Tool guitarist Adam Jones, who has followed the band ever since Kill 'Em All
"They're still the 'older brothers,'" says Jones, who has accepted Guitar World's offer to watch the sold-out show and catch up with his old friend Kirk Hammett. "The reason I like
Metallica is because they're very complex, mature men who at the same time have the enthusiasm of little kids. There's nothing better than meeting your heroes and finding that they're real, down-to-earth people. You can go out and have a beer with them and talk about something besides, 'Oh, you're great. I love your band. I love that song.' You can forget all that and just have a really inspiring conversation."
Like Metallica, Tool insist on creating the music they want to hear, a progressively heady and utterly heavy sound that, as it turns out, many others want to hear. What's more, their willingness to challenge industry models and expectations has earned them the respect and devotion of fans, critics and artists alike. "I'm a big Tool fan. How could I not be?" Hammett announces when we sit down for our interview on the evening of the Forum show. "They have everything: riffs, arrangements and subject matter. They just kick ass, and they are definitely one of the best bands to come out in a long time."
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