Though Metallica are literally the biggest metal band in the world, they still have a few releases in their catalog that have received a lot of scrutiny over the years. One of those albums of Buzz Osborne of Melvins' favorite, which is actually pretty unsurprising....
On the heavier end of the metal spectrum, Metallica saw lead singer James Hetfield pulling double duty as rhythm guitarist to Kirk Hammet’s lead guitar. Many of Metallica’s compositions are played with two distinct guitar parts. Take a listen to the chords and arpeggios on “One” contrasted...
{On Sound:} I was the first to use DiMarzio pickups in a production guitar in 1977. We also built guitars with incredible sustain. Players would gravitate to my brand because of the tones they would get with almost no effort or add-on electronics. Today we do more with pickups and vers...
Discover Cliff Burton's bass guitar equipment, rig, effect pedals and more. Including his bass guitars, amplifiers & effects, studio equipment...
Compression is a key part ofaudio mixing and mastering,as it helps sounds blend and appear ‘natural’, as if they were recorded in the same room at similar levels. If your drums are super loud and you can’t hear the guitars, you’d require a balance of downward compression on the dr...
Steve Vai’s touring rig is not what anyone could consider carry-on luggage. You have theAxe-Fx III, and the tricked out 12-switch FC-12 floor-based controller. There are theIbanezsignature guitars, and many, many versions of them – the JEMs, the PIAs. Okay, his 'board is relatively...
Metallica + Kanye West Metallica and Kayne! Yep, William Maranci mashed up Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" with Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" because, well, that'sjust what he does. Is it simply confusing or slightly charming? Maybe a little bit of both!
What ever happened to rock and metal's class of 1994? It's hard to believe it's been 30 years, but the hard rock and metal world was at a major tipping point back in 1994. Grunge may have been thriving, but signs of wear were starting to show. The genre also suffered the death ...
We also wanted the production to have the same kind of feeling and atmosphere. We asked Mr. Jamie (Gomez Arellano) who has done bands like Moonspell and Paradise Lost to produce us, we like that sound. He doesn’t reamp the guitars or use any drum samples. It’s all the real thing ...
Metallica, "Enter Sandman" (1991) As legend has it, the iconic guitar riff for “Enter Sandman” came to Kirk Hammett in the early hours of the morning. “What sounds good at two in the morning in your bedroom doesn’t always transfer well into the studio,” he once said. This time...