21 Things You Didn't Know About Metallica

6. Kirk Hammett Was Joe Satriani's Final Student

James Hetfield from Metallica performs at a private concert for SiriusXM listeners at the Apollo Theater on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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You might already know of guitar virtuoso Joe 'Satch' Satriani helping to tutor Hammett throughout his early career, but as Satch would then leave to focus more on his studio work, it means Hammett was the very last person to receive tutelage from such a phenomenal player.

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