Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, the guitar hero who had me hacking away at tablature books in my basement for hours as a middle schooler trying to replicate every finger tap, string bend, and hammer-on, has a bunch of new projects in the queue. Hammett has a new 400-page coffee table book called The Collection: Kirk Hammett showcasing his collection of guitars, which occasioned a visit to the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. During the pod, he gave an update on two new albums that should be of interest to Metallica fans.