Kirk Hammett has been responsible for some of metal guitar’s most incendiary guitar solos, with his hyper-kinetic style, laced with the squawk of wah pedal, as good as a thumbprint in recognising a Metallica song. But Hammett has news for anyone who thinks this is the be all and end all – he says most people will forget them.
In a recent interview with Total Guitar, Hammett said it was one thing for guitarists to obsess over their solos but only fellow musicians and guitar players are really going to remember them.
