Kerrang!: Kirk Hammett: “It’s weird, I’m 59 years old and I don’t think I’ve even peaked creatively or musically”

This past Record Store Day, Kirk Hammett will released his first ever solo EP, almost four decades after making his recorded debut with Metallica. His regular bandmates weren’t always so accepting of extracurricular activities of course – bassist Jason Newsted was infamously ousted from the band after his requests for a bit of time off to focus on side-project Echobrain were rebuffed.