Kirk Hammett has long been a champion of Sweden’s tech-metal punishers, Meshuggah. When the Metallica guitarist first heard the band by sticking on their 2002 album Nothing, he quickly put out
Remember when Metallica legend Kirk Hammett joined Meshuggah onstage to play “Bleed”? In one of the most epic metal crossovers ever at the Metallica guitarist’s own festival, no less Hammett brought his signature style to metal’s most headbangable song.
In April 2015, Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil was held in San Jose, Calif. The lineup was stacked, featuring Meshuggah, High on Fire, Agnostic Front, Orchid, Ghoul and Asada Messiah, while Corey Taylor, Slash, John 5, Charlie Benante and others were also on-hand for the festivities.
During Meshuggah’s headlining performance, Hammett crashed the stage to rip a solo on “Bleed,” walking a sonic tightrope between Metallica and the extreme djent pioneers. After a full minute of shredding, Hammett disappeared back into the darkness, leaving Meshuggah to rhythmically crush the California crowd.
Remember when Metallica legend Kirk Hammett joined Meshuggah onstage to play “Bleed”? In one of the most epic metal crossovers ever at the Metallica guitarist’s own festival, no less Hammett brought his signature style to metal’s most headbangable song.
In April 2015, Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil was held in San Jose, Calif. The lineup was stacked, featuring Meshuggah, High on Fire, Agnostic Front, Orchid, Ghoul and Asada Messiah, while Corey Taylor, Slash, John 5, Charlie Benante and others were also on-hand for the festivities.
During Meshuggah’s headlining performance, Hammett crashed the stage to rip a solo on “Bleed,” walking a sonic tightrope between Metallica and the extreme djent pioneers. After a full minute of shredding, Hammett disappeared back into the darkness, leaving Meshuggah to rhythmically crush the California crowd.