Winger Member Trashes Metallica's Guitarist (Top Story)

12/18/2010
. Winger Member Trashes Metallica's Guitarist was a top story in April - June. Here it is again as we recap 2010: It's hump day; why not start with this comical report from Rock Radio? Here you go: Reb Beach of Winger and Whitesnake fame says Metallica's Kirk Hammett is the "worst guitarist I've ever heard in my my life."

Talking to Classic Rock Revisited, Beach piles into the man who founded early thrash metal technicians Exodus before replacing Dave Mustaine in Metallica in 1983, going on to write the riff for Enter Sandman.

"I don't know the guy, but I think he's one of the worst guitarists I've ever heard in my life. I've never heard a solo from that guy that was any good," Beach says. "The guy's out of tune. His vibrato sounds like a beginner. Back in the 80s he was always voted best guitar player, and I'm like, 'What? That guy is terrible!' -

Preview and Purchase Winger CDs

Winger MP3 Downloads

Day In Rock

Did Sydney Forget AC/DC? Explores New Documentary- Europe's 'The Final Countdown' Gets A Makeover By David Guetta - Incubus Cancel Sonic Temple- more

Alice in Chains Cancel Tour Dates Due To Medical Emergency- Three Days Grace Announce New Album- Oasis Full Catalog Goes Dolby Atmos- more

Day In Country

NEEDTOBREATHE Unplugging For The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour- Mac McAnally Hosts Special SiriusXM Tribute to Jimmy Buffett With Kenny Chesney- more

Day In Pop

HAIM Discuss Being Single While Making New Album And Who's The Flirtiest- Kesha Recruits A.G. Cook For 'YIPPEE-KI-YAY' Remix- The Weeknd- more

Reviews

Live: Pearl Jam Rock Nashville

On The Record: Steely Dan- Stevie Wonder- Smokey Robinson

Mother's Day Gift Guide Part 2

Mother's Day Gift Guide Part 1

Billy Idol - Dream Into It