Since Some Kind Of Monster showed us (some would say too much) behind the iron curtain of Metallica's inter-band relationships in 2004, the band have definitely become more open during interviews. Even so, we don't often hear about the Kirk Hammett / James Hetfield relationship. We know that musically in the studio, Hetfield tracks all the rhythms and Hammett is the solo man with the vocalist still seemingly the main contributor when it comes to songwriting, with arrangement input from Lars Ulrich. But what about that personal dynamic?
We've presumed Hetfield is an alpha with Hammett as a more passive figure, but there are apparently key similarities between the two metal veterans, at least according to Hammett.
