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The guitarist discusses the group's forthcoming album and plays with them tonight at Comic-Con after-party

Today marks the 31st anniversary of Metallica 's debut album, Kill 'Em All , but guitarist Kirk Hammett will be celebrating his pre- Kill 'Em All life by jamming with his first band, Exodus, at his "Fear FestEvil After Party" tonight at the San Diego Comic-Con International. The gig is an extension of sorts of Hammett's onstage reunion with the band at his Fear FestEvil in February , where he played their song "Piranha" and a cover of Blue Öyster Cult's "Godzilla" with them. Now, he's saying that onstage reunion led to something bigger: "I play a guitar solo on the new Exodus album," he tells Rolling Stone .

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The guitarist reports that after hanging out with founding Exodus drummer Tom Hunting and guitarist Gary Holt, the opportunity came up to play on a song called "Salt in the Wound." "It felt really casual, really cool – just like it did back in 1980 when we were all just hanging out back in the day," Hammett says. "Me, recording a solo on their album was a huge thing for me. Other than the Exodus demo that's been heard by a lot of people, it's the only time I ever recorded with Exodus. It was a huge thing for me."

As for the song itself – which will appear on a record that features the return of Steve Souza, the band's vocalist in the late Eighties and early Nineties – Hammett says it has a "super heavy" riff. "I play a pretty cool solo, and then Gary comes in and plays another solo, and you know what?" Hammett asks. "I listened to that and thought, 'Wow, it's 1982 all over again and here we are, Gary and I are trying to cut each other's heads off with our guitar solos.' Nothing has changed much in the last 30 years. I love it. I love those guys. I've only known them for most of my life, so I'm really happy that I finally got to record with them."

Additionally, Hammett expects the Exodus concert tonight to be a "good old time," as both he and Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, as well as other unannounced guests, will be joining the band for a unique set. "We're going to be playing 10 or 12 cover songs, but Rob and I are adamant about not playing the usual cover songs that everyone else plays, like 'Communication Breakdown,'" the guitarist says. "People are going to be expecting a bunch of heavy-metal cover songs. There's going to be some of that, but Rob and I, we like to stretch out a little bit so we'll be playing some different stuff, too. We're gonna be playing 'The Real Me' by the Who , which is a song both Rob and I love. And we're going to get funky and play [Kool and the Gang's] 'Jungle Boogie.'"

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Hammett reports that the supergroup will be playing at least one metal classic, though: Ozzy Osbourne 's 1981 song "Diary of a Madman," which Metallica played acoustically at the MusiCares benefit honoring the Black Sabbath singer earlier this year. "I've been jonesing to play that on electric," Hammett says. "Every time we played it acoustic, I've been itching to play it the way I remember hearing it, which is the full-on electric, Randy Rhoads version. Finally I'm going to get my wish and will be playing with Rob and Tom Hunting from Exodus and other people, and it's going to be great."

Hammett's main reason for attending Comic-Con this year is the expansion of his Kirk Von Hammett Toys line, which makes figures of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and, of course, horror enthusiast Hammett in their most iconic horror poses. This year, the guitarist has introduced a zombie figure of himself, which he'll be signing at the convention today and tomorrow.

"It's something that's just really fun for me to do," he says. "I've been a big collector of toys most of my life. Making them helps give me a perspective on what I love, which is horror. I'm really having a lot of fun with all of it. I'm going to be doing the toy line for a while. We're putting out maybe two to three pieces a year."

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Hammett's other deep dive into horror was his 2012 book Too Much Horror Business , which featured photos of his extensive collection of horror memorabilia. Although he had previously said he had plans on making another one, he tells Rolling Stone that he has more pressing matters at the moment. "The band needs to make an album," the guitarist says. "That's the big adventure that's looming up on the horizon. Making an album is always a bit like scaling a mountain, but this time it seems like the more we wait, the bigger the mountain gets. And now that we've been playing so long, it seems like that mountain is as big as the Himalayas right now." He laughs.

Earlier this year, Metallica debuted a new song, "Lords of Summer," on their Metallica by Request tour of South America and Europe (it will wrap with an appearance at Montreal's Heavy MTL fest in August). Hammett says the band looks at that song as the starting point for the new record. "Whether the songs will actually sound like 'Lords of Summer' or not remains to be seen, because we still have to write them, but that's the general direction we're headed in," he says. "I want to make a quick album, but I just know that's not realistic."

Stevie Nicks may have spent much of 2013 touring with Fleetwood Mac and celebrating the 35th anniversary of the group's landmark LP Rumours , but the frontwoman still found time to record a solo LP.  24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault  will see release on October 7th via Warner Bros, though vinyl lovers will be able to pick up a limited edition double LP a week earlier starting September 29th.

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The LP follows Nicks' 2011 solo effort,  In Your Dreams , and was produced by herself, Dave Stewart and guitarist Waddy Wachtel. Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, 24 Karat Gold  comprises songs that Nicks wrote primarily between 1969 and 1987, plus two that were penned in 1994 and 1995. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Nicks said she was inspired to reimagine these older tracks after stumbling across a slew of the original bootlegs on YouTube. "[W]e  found all the songs that, somehow, were taken from my house or picked up or loaned out or whatever," she said, adding: " I call them my 24 karat gold songs."

In a statement, Nicks said: "Each song is a lifetime. Each song has a soul. Each song has a purpose. Each song is a love story. They represent my life behind the scenes, the secrets, the broken hearts, the broken hearted and the survivors. These songs are the memories — the 24 karat gold rings in the blue box. These songs are for you."

The 24 Karat  artwork will feature never-before-seen Polaroids taken by Nicks throughout her career, while the deluxe photobook CD boasts 48 pages of pictures from her private collection alongside two bonus tracks. Pre-orders for 24 Karat start on August 5th, and that same day, Nicks will begin previewing the album on her official new Instagram account. 

Along with the release of 24 Karat , Nicks' fall will be dominated by another Fleetwood Mac tour, this one  reuniting the group with keyboardist and singer Christine McVie , who left the band in 1998. The On With the Show tour kicks off on Tuesday, September 30th in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center and wraps up 34 shows later on December 20th at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Florida.

UPDATE: iTunes is now streaming Clapton's album on First Play .  

Eric Clapton is at the helm of two new collaborative tracks from  The Breeze , his upcoming tribute to the late blues legend, JJ Cale , "Train to Nowhere" and "Don't Wait," both of which premiered Tuesday on Guitar World and Billboard , respectively.

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On the swinging "Don't Wait," Clapton trades solos with John Mayer and the two double up on vocal duties as well, creating some dry, near-harmonies that manage to both belie and behoove the track's good-times-roll vibe.

Meanwhile, Clapton joins forces with Mark Knopfler and Don White for a steady-chugging rendition of "Train to Nowhere," which interweaves the trio's vocals, dueling guitars and the far-off wail of a harmonica. You can also check out Clapton's version of "Cajun Moon"  and Cale's classic rambling anthem, "Call Me the Breeze," both of which premiered on  Rolling Stone  earlier this week.

Knopfler and Mayer are among a slew of guests set to appear on The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale , which sees release on July 29th and includes appearances by  Tom Petty , Willie Nelson , Derek Trucks, Christine Lakeland, Albert Lee and more.

Clapton has recorded a number of Cale songs throughout his career — including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" — and even had the guitarist join him on a rendition of "Angel" for his 2013 album, Old Sock . Clapton told  Billboard he and Cale cut a number of other tracks, which he plans to release on future albums after they're finished and if he can get permission from Cale's estate.

Clapton conceived  The Breeze while poring over Cale's music on his flight from London to Los Angeles to attend the musician's funeral last summer . During a recent interview with Rolling Stone he spoke about the early stages of the album, as well as Cale's influence on his own music: "When I started talking about this album with Dave Kaplan, who runs [Clapton's label] Surfdog, he had only heard the JJ songs that I covered. In Europe, we heard JJ as Americana; all the roots put together. JJ was very self-critical [and] dismissive about his gifts. He was happy to just be known as a songwriter. But when I tried to play like him — it's beyond most musicians. We get too heavy-handed. He had a touch that was sensitive and subtle."

All I can say is WOW!

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