There's no doubt Metallica have inspired countless musicians to pick up a guitar and start a band. Through many, many episodes of Gear Factor, we've heard shredder after shredder say the same thing.

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." "The first three Black Sabbath albums are like gospel. Everyone kind of universally agrees. They ...

Metallica songs are not easy to replicate. They’ve built their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legacy with thrashing metal riffs, complex arrangements, and James Hetfield’s outstanding and emotionally ...

Someone find Kirk Hammett’s cellphone and put it under lock and key. He’s apparently written nearly 800 new riffs for the next Metallica album and we don’t want a repeat of what happened a few years ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett, the guitar hero who had me hacking away at tablature books in my basement for hours as a middle schooler trying to replicate every finger tap, string bend, and hammer-on, has ...