Q&A: Metallica's Kirk Hammett

[Raoul Duke]

"I was ready to start working on a solo album"Louder, Faster, Stronger: How Metallica Conquered Bad Habits, Group Therapy and Ego Clashes to Make Their Heaviest Record EverPhoto Gallery: Three Decades of MetallicaWhat do you remember about Metallica's first European tour in 1984?We played with a band called Venom — masters of black metal! [Smiles] We were super-psyched. I thought I was worldly, because I'd stayed in New York for a few months. But to go to Europe, for James, Cliff and I, the culture shock hit us pretty...

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