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Metallica announce programme of events for London takeover this summer

Metallica fans in London can celebrate their M72 shows with a film festival, a conversation with Kirk Hammett and a blood drive.

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Kirk Hammett: “It’s weird, I’m 59 years old and I don’t think I’ve even peaked creatively or musically”

Fresh from the release of his debut solo EP Portals, Kirk Hammett talks creativity away from Metallica, the “audio cinematic approach”, and why he’s still got so much left in the tank…

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Listen: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett streams epic debut single, High Plains Drifter

Ahead of the release of his new EP Portals, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has shared first taster High Plains Drifter – and it’s absolutely awesome.

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett announces debut solo EP of “soundtracks to the movies in your mind”

Kirk Hammett announces new four-song instrumental EP, Portals, due out in April…

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