Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Working on Debut Solo Album: ‘A Fusion of All Sorts of Styles’

Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett is taking a new step in his career: his first solo album. Unlike his EP debut Portals (2022), this project will explore a variety of styles and feature vocal-demanding songs, as revealed on the podcast Rolling Stone Music Now, so he will feature guest singers. “I’m gathering ideas for my solo album,” Hammett said. “I think the best way to describe it is that it will be a fusion of all kinds of styles. Suddenly,…

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Working on Debut Solo Album: ‘A Fusion of All Sorts of Styles’

Kirk Hammett first issued a solo release in 2022 with the acclaimed 'Portals' EP.

Metallica's Kirk Hammett Is Working On His Debut Solo Album!

“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” Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett sat down with Rolling Stone and revealed that he’s been working on his first solo album, which will be “a fusion of all sorts of styles”. Kirk has a new coffee table book out, ‘The Collection: Kirk Hammett’, so he was talking w/ RS to promote the book (all …

The legendary guitarist has revealed that he is working on his very first solo album. But also on the next Metallica. Photo: Creative Commons/RAPH PH license. In promotion for the release of his book on his guitar collection in collaboration with Gibson, Kirk Hammett made some revelations. In particular, he said that he was in the process of creating his first solo album. “A fusion of styles” The guitarist, who is “bringing ideas together” at th…