Will METALLICA Thrash Their Way Into Their 80s? KIRK HAMMETT Hints At A Long-Haul Future

Metallica has been a dominant drive in heavy steel for over 4 a long time. Regardless of many of the band have surpassed their 60s – and Robert Trujillo not too far behind at 59 – their ardour for music exhibits no indicators of waning, with their ongoing M72 World Tour in full swing and proving that they nonetheless have the power and drive to captivate audiences.

Nonetheless, it is inevitable to think about age as an element that may influence reside efficiency for any band. In a current dialog with the Star Tribune, guitarist Kirk Hammett addressed the bodily calls for of performing thrash steel at their age. Whereas acknowledging the challenges, he expressed the band’s dedication to proceed enjoying for so long as potential.

“For 2 of the blokes within the band, the exhibits take much more of a bodily toll on their our bodies,” Hammett revealed, doubtless referring to singer James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. “The age factor is certainly a little bit of an element.”

Regardless of these challenges, he emphasised the band’s purpose to comply with within the footsteps of The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wooden – are aged 81, 80, and 77, respectively), with them serving as a beacon of longevity: “The Stones are setting one other precedent enjoying into their 80s. That is inspiring to us, man. That is our purpose.”

Hammett additionally took a second to reward Wolfgang Van Halen, son of the late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, and his band Mammoth WVH which is among the bands that has opened for Metallica in the course of the tour. He remarked: “Wow, what a guitar participant. He simply lives and breathes that guitar-playing legacy that his dad created. I am so, so, so stoked to see that taking place.”

Hammett additionally mirrored on the present Pantera celebration, one other band that has been enjoying in the course of the tour with them, saying: “I feel it is an incredible factor. It is a tribute to the brothers maintaining their legacy alive. And it is an incredible factor for Pantera followers. Despite the fact that it isn’t the unique Pantera, you continue to get to see Phil and Rex, and Zakk and Charlie are doing a rattling good job.”