“It is Tradition In Its Highest F*cking Type”

In a current interview with American Songwriter, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett delved into the band’s enduring journey and the profound essence behind their long-lasting success. Hammett opened up concerning the band’s dynamic, describing it as a “musical love affair” among the many members and their collective ardour for the music they create.

“I’ve by no means stated this earlier than, nevertheless it feels proper saying it: It is a musical love affair among the many 4 of us and the music that we’re making. It brings out the love among the many 4 of us. It is an extremely bonding factor. It is actually highly effective. It goes past us.”

Hammett mirrored on Metallica‘s evolution, acknowledging that the band has grown bigger than any particular person member may have imagined. He described it as each a blessing and a problem, highlighting the absence of rulebooks in navigating their unprecedented journey.

“Metallica has grow to be greater than we as people will ever be capable of grow to be. It is loopy. All we are able to do now’s keep it and persevere in direction of it, respect it, and simply attempt to information it. It is a greater factor than us now. That is a blessing, and on the identical time, it is onerous to cope with. There are not any rule books or something. So we’re simply going to proceed what we’re doing as a result of what we’re doing appears to be working.”

Hammett expressed Metallica’s unwavering dedication to serving their viewers by means of music, recognizing its intrinsic worth in folks’s lives. He debunked the notion of an endpoint for Metallica, likening its potential demise to the tip of music itself — a notion he adamantly dismissed.

“The band appears to get greater. I assume that is a great factor. We’re simply going to proceed to do the optimistic factor, which is make music that brings folks collectively and helps folks. That looks like it is the M.O. for the band, and we’ll proceed to serve that. As a result of it is gone past so many different issues. It is past standing, past funds, past petty fucking competitors.

“It is tradition in its highest fucking kind, in that it helps and evokes folks, and will get folks by means of their day. It continues to do that, and there is not any actual finish. It is not like somebody may get up and say, ‘That is the tip of Metallica.’ No. It is like saying that is the tip of music. That can by no means occur. Music is simply a type of issues that is wanted in life, and thank God we’ve got it.”