Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: ‘I Still Feel Like We Haven’t Really Peaked’

Despite years (and years) of massive success, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he feels like the band hasn’t really “peaked” yet.

In a new interview, he said, “We’re still real hungry, we still wanna make music, we still care about music, we still care about each other. I don’t see any signs of us slowing down, man, ’cause we have stuff that we wanna do.”

Metallica is currently gearing up for its 40th-anniversary celebrations.

When you look back on Metallica’s long list of accomplishments, what do you think they could or should try to tackle next?