Kirk Hammett

Metallica – ’72 Seasons’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Tim Saccenti Most people already know the story up until this point: Metallica originally formed in Los Angeles at the beginning of the ’80s. In a decade with no shortage of heavy metal entities for headbanging fans to choose from, Metallica eschewed then-common practices of the genre, such as featuring scantily-clad women on… Read more

Tom Morello – ‘The Atlas Underground Flood’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Travis Shinn The Atlas Underground Flood follows the same formula as its predecessors, seeing Morello collaborate more or less successfully with well-known artists on songs ranging from hip-hop to folk-rock. Immediately familiar invites this time consists of British punk-rockers IDLES, legendary Rush-frontman Alex Lifeson, Metallica-guitarist Kirk Hammett, and the American indie-group Manchester Orchestra. But… Read more