Far Out Magazine: Metallica's Kirk Hammett drops solo EP 'Portals'

Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has released his first music under his own name with the new four-song instrumental EP Portals.

Leaning heavily on spacey effects and atmospherics, Portals is noticeably different from Hammett’s day job. There are still flourishes of heavy metal, with Hammett letting the distortion, wah-wah pedal, and shredding techniques seep into the compositions. But by and large, Portal is less about face-melting riffs and more about hypnotic rhythms, looping lines, sonic detours from what most listeners would expect from Hammett.

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