Metallica deliver deep cuts and an acoustic set for a good cause at YouTube Theater

A few hours before Kirk Hammett took the stage with Metallica, the guitarist paused on the black, not red, carpet outside the YouTube Theater in Inglewood to talk about the importance of the night’s benefit for All Within My Hands, the band’s charitable foundation.

“For me, it really makes it makes a difference,” Hammett said of the organization that has raised millions to send students to trade schools, help food banks, respond to climate emergencies and more. “People need this kind of thing.