Kirk Hammett (Metallica) Releases Music Video for "High Plains Drifter"

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has unveiled a new music video for his song “High Plains Drifter”. The track comes from Hammett’s upcoming solo EP, Portals, which is due out tomorrow, April 23rd for Record Store Day.

In the description of the video, Hammett states the following about the making of the song:

"The music for ‘High Plains Drifter’ initially came from a Flamenco piece I had written. It was a two-and-a-half-minute piece, and I really liked it, but it was one of those riffs that would be hard to integrate into Metallica. I knew I wanted to do something with it, even though it came out spontaneously. I had been sitting outside messing around with a Flamenco acoustic guitar I’d just bought, and it flowed out in the moment. I was determined it would have a life. It would have its moment.”

You can check out the music video for “High Plains Drifter” below, and make sure you check your local record store when Portals is released tomorrow.

Photo Credit: Ross Halfin

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