METALLICA fans have a lot to be excited about! Guitarist Kirk Hammett recently revealed to Rolling Stone that he has a staggering 767 riffs ready for the band’s next album.
“I have 767 new ones for the next album,” Kirk said. “It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. And I’m the one responsible for all of it and I can’t do it… I don’t foresee us starting the next album for at least another year because we’re still finishing the tour. Once we fully finish this and go to all the outlying places like Asia and Australia and New Zealand, I think we’re gonna take a little bit of a break, not too much of one, and then we’re gonna get right back into it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Hammett shared that he’s making progress on his debut solo album. In 2022, the legendary metal musician ventured into solo work with his instrumental EP Portals. However, unlike his first release, this upcoming project is expected to feature vocals.
“I’m just actively getting ideas together for my [first] solo album. I guess the best way to describe it is it’s gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles…. All of a sudden I’m writing classical progressions, and all of a sudden I’m writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I’m writing like a funk thing…. There will be vocals because the songs that I wrote scream for vocals this time around.
So I’m like, okay, who’s gonna be doing the vocals? I don’t know. I hope I’m not—I already have too much to do on stage… I have an instrumental piece that to me sounds like it’s 2000 years old called ‘The Mysterion.’ It’s based on all this stuff that I’ve been reading, the ancient Greek texts, and it’s amazing to me because I wouldn’t have had this instrumental if I didn’t start reading these ancient texts.”
From April through June 2025, METALLICA will bring their M72 tour, and its “No Repeat Weekend” concept, to select North American cities, providing two unique shows per location.
Tour dates are as follows:
April 19, 2025 – Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
April 24, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
April 26, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
May 1, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
May 3, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
May 7, 2025 – Blacksburg, VA – Lane Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
May 9, 2025 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 11, 2025 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
May 23, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
May 25, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
May 28, 2025 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
May 31, 2025 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
June 3, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
June 6, 2025 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
June 8, 2025 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
June 14, 2025 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
June 20, 2025 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
June 22, 2025 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
June 27, 2025 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
June 29, 2025 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
Source: metaladdicts.com
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