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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Had Big Ambitions For The Black Album<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Metallica\u2019s Kirk Hammett<\/strong> says that the band had big ambitions for the Black Album right from the start.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hammett said this when interviewed for the new issue of Classic Rock.<\/p>\n

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The band had \u201csights set on bigger things\u201d \u2013 Hammett<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On the album itself, Kirk Hammett<\/strong> said that the band<\/strong> had huge plans for this record, right from the get go.<\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t want to go down the same progressive, demanding route\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had our sights set on bigger things. You have to remember that there had been some mega albums around that time \u2013 Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Bruce Springsteen\u2026 eight million, nine million copies sold. And we wanted that. It\u2019s obvious. We wanted a Back In Black\u201d.
\u201cJust f*****g appeared\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Enter Sandman riff was a riff that just fucking appeared\u201d, Hammett claimed. \u201cIt was three o\u2019clock in the morning, I was sitting in my bedroom. People say: \u2018What were you doing up at three o\u2019clock in the morning?\u2019 Well, I was still in tour mode\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kirk continued, \u201cI was playing my guitar, I had nothing else to do. I\u2019d been listening to Soundgarden all day. They were a band that me and James loved. I was just trying to capture that feel. That riff came out of nowhere\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hammett<\/strong> also added, \u201cThe best parts of that album kind of just wrote themselves,\u201d he continues. \u201cSolos and music and songs felt like they just appeared out of nowhere. It was like the universe handed it to us on a platter. Not like the first four albums\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a cultural force in itself\u201d, he declared. \u201cAs much as modern culture changes and morphs, there\u2019s something within that album that continues to resonate around the world. And I mean the world, because it\u2019s big everywhere\u201d.
The Black Album<\/p>\n

This month marked 30 years since The Black Album came out.<\/p>\n

Released in 1991, the album sent Metallica<\/strong> into the super league. It sold 35 million copies worldwide, with 17 million sold in the US. The album debuted at number 1 in the UK, US and Germany.<\/p>\n

To mark this milestone, Metallica<\/strong> have been included a special reissuing along with a release of limited edition trainers. More here and here.<\/p>\n

On top of this, Metallica also announced that a special eight episode podcast will be launched soon, with band members speaking about the makeing of the Black Album.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing soon\u2026 The Metallica Podcast! We\u2019re starting with eight episodes taking a look behind the scenes at \u201cThe Black Album\u201d, the band tweeted last week.<\/p>\n\n\n

Metallica: Enter Sandman (Official Music Video)<\/h2>\n\n\n