Because the metal will never retire, according to Kirk Hammett
In a few hours the metal will leave for a new series of concerts As part of the “M72 World Tour”, spent last year from Milan (here our story) and with a new appointment on the calendar In Italy for 2026. In addition to being engaged in the tour to support their latest album, “72 Seasons”, Four Horsemen are also among the artists expected at the event “Back to the Beginning“On the next 5 July in Birmingham who will mark both the reunion of the historic formation of the Black Sabbath, and the latest concerts of the historic group and Ozzy Osbourne. Ready to return on tour, the guitarist of the band of” Kill ‘EM All ” Kirk Hammett He allowed himself to a long interview for “Metal Hammer”, during which he spoke of his book, the new solo album and the Why Metallica will never collect.
For Gibson Publishing, Hammett recently published “The collection: Kirk Hammet”, a 400 pages volume dedicated to his impressive guitar collection: “Ten years ago I wrote a book on my movie poster collection Horror, “explained the guitarist:”Once finished, I thought: the next thing I feel true passion is my collection of guitars“.
In addition to telling how the idea of writing a book on his instrument was born, James Hetfield’s partner reflected on what will be the farewell of the Black Sabbath and the question if the Metallica have ever talked about retirement replied:
“I don’t believe in retirement. It is one thing imposed on people; in my opinion musicians cannot retire! This was the thought of all the musicians of the last century: if you have conquered the right to be on a stage, you have to honor that responsibility until the end. The goal is to die on stage! Especially in the 1930s, ’40 and 1950s, that was the goal. Playing music is a gift, a blessing, I love what I do, I can help. get away from all this “.
The chat offered an opportunity for Kirk Hammett, who in 2022 published the EP “Portals” to confirm that he is At work on a new solo album. “I don’t want to say too much, but yes, I’m working on it,” said the guitarist: “It will be progressive as the previous EP, because I like to explore, integrate different atmospheres and make music that nobody has ever heard”.
Then when he was asked what he was, according to him, His best time as guitaristHammett replied:
“My opinion changes continuously. I’m not there to listen to the metal, so every now and then I feel something and I think: ‘I didn’t listen’ has been stuff for five years! I forgot that sound ‘. I don’t look too back. Everyone in the band does not look back, at the best we ask:’ What’s the next pussy we can do? ‘ But, I can say that there was a period in which I thought I really playing God, and it was with the ‘black album’.
After announcing that – among other things – they will play at the post -gara concert of the Formula One Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, the Metallica have confirmed a new live appointment for the next year in Italy: the band will perform Wednesday 3 June 2026 at the Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna. In the announcement, the show was presented as “the only date in our country of the M72 World Tour ‘”. At the opening they will perform Gojira and Knocked Loose.
