As previously reported, Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett is featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Guitar World's sister publication, Guitar Aficionado.
Earlier this week, we posted a link to the outtakes gallery from the issue, which you can find here, and now you can see exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from Guitar Aficionado's time with Hammett at this location.
The July/August issue of Guitar Aficionado is on newsstands now, or you can pick it up in the Guitar World online store here.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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