James Hetfield

The fresh-faced thrash-metallers tried to get Armored Saint's John Bush to join the band in the early '80s

The 400-cap show in the band’s hometown was announced at the last minute on social media

The Metallica guitarist made the admission in this month's issue of Guitar World, in which he and James Hetfield pick apart the sonic history of the Black Album

The newest release from the upcoming Black Album reissue shares one of the record’s best-loved tracks as it was originally envisaged by Newsted

The Iron Maiden vocalist discusses how the seminal record changed the face of metal when the genre was at a crossroads

Bow before Papa Het's isolated playing from Metallica classics Battery, Master of Puppets, Disposable Heroes, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Blackened, One and Dyers Eve

The Metallica frontman wrote some of the moodiest riffs of all time while he was happy, apparently

However, James Hetfield explains, “There’s only so much you can do on Zoom”

The Gojira leader discusses the Metallica frontman’s rhythm guitar dominance in a new interview

Hammett wields the legendary Greeny Les Paul, while Hetfield dons a camo-finished ESP Custom Shop Snakebyte

The company donated two signed guitars that brought in $26,100 and $21,050

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo also threw out the ceremonial first pitch – in an alley

Kirk Hammett has over 600 musical ideas cataloged as well

New DVD release “chronicles the origin of the most unique guitar on earth”