Each year, this day sees the band giving a rendition of the national anthem before the game. But as this year Major League Baseball is played with no crowd, guitarist Kirk Hammett and frontman James Hetfield played their version of The Star-Spangled Banner virtually from their Metallica HQ studio rather than coming physically to AT&T Park. The duo played wearing the Giants shirts, with Hammett taking the lead supported by Hetfield.

In addition to the anthem rendition, bassist Robert Trujillo delivered the ceremonial first pitch of the game. Trujillo had thrown the ball in a distant parking lot.

“To be able to support the hometown team in the best possible way, it’s a huge honor,” Hammett said before the game. “The thing about the anthem is that musically, it’s not difficult to play, but when you execute it, you have to execute it perfectly, you can’t mess up any notes, because everyone knows that tune.”

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It is generally accepted by many people that Black Sabbath were the original creators of heavy metal. They started out as a blues band and then changed course when they saw people queueing outside of a movie theater to watch a horror movie. At that moment, Ozzy Osbourne decided that he wanted to make music that scares people.

It is therefore not particularly surprising that many metal musicians have a love of horror. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is a prime example. Speaking at Toronto’s “Rockstars In Cars” series, Hammet said: “I’ve just got to get my s**t together. I have to prioritize, and at this time, music means so much to me and is an obvious strength for me. But I think I could make a really incredible horror film. One, I need to find the time. Two, I need to find someone else’s money.”

He added: “I already have the soundtrack, so part of the work is already done. [Scoring it] would be a huge pleasure for me.”

Could a Metallica horror movie be on its way? Watch this space.

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During an interview with Metal Hammer, Hammett admitted that he has a growing pile of solo material which he might share in the future. The twist is that it is not metal so fans will be in for a complete surprise.

“One of these days when it feels right… I still feel I have so much to give Metallica. When that feels more complete, maybe I’ll think about doing that other stuff,” he revealed.

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Each year, this day sees the band giving a rendition of the national anthem before the game. But as this year Major League Baseball is played with no crowd, guitarist Kirk Hammett and frontman James Hetfield played their version of The Star-Spangled Banner virtually from their Metallica HQ studio rather than coming physically to AT&T Park. The duo played wearing the Giants shirts, with Hammett taking the lead supported by Hetfield.

In addition to the anthem rendition, bassist Robert Trujillo delivered the ceremonial first pitch of the game. Trujillo had thrown the ball in a distant parking lot.

“To be able to support the hometown team in the best possible way, it’s a huge honor,” Hammett said before the game. “The thing about the anthem is that musically, it’s not difficult to play, but when you execute it, you have to execute it perfectly, you can’t mess up any notes, because everyone knows that tune.”

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It is generally accepted by many people that Black Sabbath were the original creators of heavy metal. They started out as a blues band and then changed course when they saw people queueing outside of a movie theater to watch a horror movie. At that moment, Ozzy Osbourne decided that he wanted to make music that scares people.

It is therefore not particularly surprising that many metal musicians have a love of horror. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is a prime example. Speaking at Toronto’s “Rockstars In Cars” series, Hammet said: “I’ve just got to get my s**t together. I have to prioritize, and at this time, music means so much to me and is an obvious strength for me. But I think I could make a really incredible horror film. One, I need to find the time. Two, I need to find someone else’s money.”

He added: “I already have the soundtrack, so part of the work is already done. [Scoring it] would be a huge pleasure for me.”

Could a Metallica horror movie be on its way? Watch this space.

The post Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Wants to Direct a Horror Film appeared first on EverydayKoala.

During an interview with Metal Hammer, Hammett admitted that he has a growing pile of solo material which he might share in the future. The twist is that it is not metal so fans will be in for a complete surprise.

“One of these days when it feels right… I still feel I have so much to give Metallica. When that feels more complete, maybe I’ll think about doing that other stuff,” he revealed.

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