(Classic Rock) Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he wis honored to have joined Elton John onstage this past weekend. Hammett played "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting "with Elton John and his guitarist Davey Johnstone at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday.

Hammett posted a photo of the jam on Instagram and wrote: "It was an honor and extreme privilege to share the stage with such a legend. Thanks, Elton John.

"Davey Johnstone is a great guitarist and it was an honor to play with him. I had first seen him play during Alice Cooper's Madhouse Rock Tour in 1979 and he kicked major ass." Read more here.

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