Metallica’s Kirk Hammett To Join Nuclear Blast Bands On-Stage At First Annual Fear Festevil!

Most of you metal heads and rockers out there are already very familiar with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, but you might not have known that he is a huge horror fan and has one of the biggest collections of horror memorabilia in the world. Hammett will be putting on his first ever horror convention, Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEviL in San Francisco, February 6th – 8th, 2014.

From The Press Release

METALLICA’S KIRK HAMMETT TO JOIN NUCLEAR BLAST BANDS ON-STAGE AT FIRST ANNUAL FEAR FESTEVIL

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced via Facebook that he’ll be joining EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL – two of the four Nuclear Blast artists who’ll be performing at his inaugural horror convention – on-stage for their encores.

The musical schedule for Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEviL, which will be held next month, February 6^th – 8^th, at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, includes:

Friday, 2/7 – CARCASS and EXODUS + Kirk encore
Saturday, 2/8 – Death Division, ORCHID, and DEATH ANGEL + Kirk encore

Created to honor the weird, the wonderful, the eclectic, and the things that make your hair stand up on end, the heavy doors of collector / curator / historian / guardian Kirk Von Hammett’s crypt will be opened to the public to display the finest acquisitions in his extensive collection of horror memorabilia which includes rare movie posters & props, costumes, models, masks, and toys from various eras. Private “Crypt” tours, signing sessions, and live music will be included in the three-day event. Visit www.FEARFESTEVIL.com for the latest news on all the Horror Royalty who’ll be attending!

Catch up on the best in heavy metal’s latest CD & vinyl releases at the Nuclear Blast booth. Once again, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Stern Pinball – creators of jaw-dropping pinball machines – and JSR Merchandising, who are masters of metal merchandising.

EXODUS will be entering the studio in February 2014 to record the follow-up to 2010’s Exhibit B: The Human Condition.

DEATH ANGEL will be touring with label mates CHILDREN OF BODOM throughout North America on the 2014 “Halo Of Blood” Tour, which launches on February 14^th in Canada.