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Metallica's Kirk Hammett teams up with Gibson guitars for limited edition 1979 Flying V

Gibson have made 200 limited edition Flying V guitars as played by Metallica's Kirk Hammett – yours for a cool $15,000

Metal Hammer · Apr 4, 2023

Ian Hunter on the "ruthless, fabulous" David Bowie: "David wanted to be a monster"

Thanks to All The Young Dudes, the names of David Bowie and Ian Hunter will forever be linked. But Mott The Hoople's former frontman says the pair were never friends

Louder · Apr 4, 2023

NAMM 2023: Gibson and Kirk Hammett team up for a Murphy Lab replica of his legendary 1979 Flying V

The $15,000 Flying V is a typically forensic reproduction of one of the most legendary electric guitars in Metallica history

MusicRadar · Apr 4, 2023

Metallica 72 Seasons review: rarely has James Hetfield laid himself so bare

Papa Het has shown a new level of vulnerability on a decent if unspectacular Metallica record

Metal Hammer · Apr 3, 2023

Andrew Scheps talks mixing, production and the legacy of Metallica’s Death Magnetic: “My line is that the loudness war is over because I won… and that was the record that did it"

“Every once in a while there's a record where the mixes are crazy loud because that's what works,” he says

MusicRadar · Apr 3, 2023

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Metallica, The Hu and After The Burial are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2023

Metallica’s James Hetfield on the “fast” guitar that changed everything

In his new book Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield, the Metallica frontman reflects on the guitar that changed the course of his history

Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2023

Watch Metallica's Rob Trujillo play Black Sabbath's Hand Of Doom with his wife Chloe on vocals and his daughter Lullah on drums

Metallica bassist Robert isn't the only musical talent in the Trujillo clan

Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2023

This is Sempiternal: how Bring Me The Horizon made this generation's definitive metal album

Ten years ago, Bring Me The Horizon released an album that'd change their careers forever and influence metal for a generation to come

Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2023

Metallica, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC to headline Power Trip concert at Empire Polo Club

LOS ANGELES — The lineup for October's Power Trip metal festival just got twice as heavy.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023