METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT Hits Columbus As Half Of ‘The Assortment: Stay’ E-book Tour: Video, Pictures

Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-time-Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, took half in a “Kirk Hammett The Assortment: Stay” guide occasion on Could 10 on the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio. The intimate, stay dialogue takes a deep dive into Kirk‘s storied music profession and celebrates the launch of his new espresso desk guide, “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett”.

Fan-filmed video and images of the Columbus cease of “Kirk Hammett The Assortment: Stay” can be found under.

“Kirk Hammett The Assortment: Stay” — a dialog with Hammett and Mark Agnesi of Gibson — may even hit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Fillmore on Could 24; Tampa, Florida on June 7; and Denver, Colorado on June 28.

Newly launched worldwide by way of Gibson Publishing, “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett” is a premium, hardcover espresso desk guide during which Kirk tells the tales behind the uncommon and extremely collectible devices he has used on hit information and on phases worldwide in entrance of tens of millions of followers. “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett” is obtainable globally by way of Gibson.com and the Gibson Storage places in three premium codecs: restricted signed and numbered Customized and Deluxe Editions and a Customary hardcover.

A 400-page premium espresso desk guide, “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett” explores in unprecedented element the extraordinary guitar assortment and life in music of certainly one of heavy metallic’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and that includes uncommon imagery from Halfin‘s photograph archives, this newest launch from Gibson Publishing options unique new interviews with Hammett performed by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson editor-in-chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson director of name expertise). “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett” takes the deepest-ever dive into the METALLICA star’s eclectic guitar assortment, documenting the devices he has leaned on all through his profession, from his early days with Bay Space thrash trailblazers EXODUS to promoting over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with METALLICA for over 40 years on the world’s largest phases. Guitars below the microscope embody Hammett‘s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Customary previously owned by guitarists Peter Inexperienced and Gary Moore, and a lot extra. “The Assortment: Kirk Hammett” is a must have for followers of Kirk Hammett and METALLICA and anybody with an curiosity in effective guitars.

In a video teaser that includes narration from Jason Momoa, the actor — who’s a longtime METALLICA fan — says: “Each guitar has a narrative, and the fun of discovering the suitable one will be as electrifying as any music it’s going to play. Amassing is an obsession, a ardour, and a neverending quest for locating the proper tone. Nobody is aware of this greater than Kirk Hammett.”

Hammett was a member of EXODUS‘s authentic lineup earlier than changing Dave Mustaine in METALLICA in 1983. In reality, Hammett was not solely the one who got here up with the EXODUS identify, but additionally the primary from the band to satisfy authentic EXODUS singer Paul Baloff and introduced him into the group. With Hammett on guitar, METALLICA went on to report its debut album, “Kill ‘Em All”, later in 1983.

In a 1994 interview with Steel Hammer, Hammett stated his EXODUS bandmates had been lower than completely happy about his choice to depart the band.