On April 23, 2022, “Blackened” label released “Portals”, the debut Kirk Hammett EP. It was recorded in July 2017, June 2019, August 2020, at “Cow in the Wall Studio” and “Henson Studios” in Hollywood, Makalei Studios” in Oahu, Hawaii, “Ex Machina” in Paris, and was produced by Kirk Hammett.

Personnel:

• Kirk Hammett – guitar, mixing
• Eliza Bagg – vocals
• Edwin Outwater – keyboards, orchestra leader
• Brad Cummings – bass
• Greg Fidelman – bass
• Philippe Bussonnet – bass
• Jon Theodore – drums
• Abraham Laboriel – drums
• Marcel Feldmar – drums
• Julien Charlet – percussion
• Andrew Bain – horn 
• Nathan Cole – violin 
• Akiko Turamoto – violin
• Nadia Sirota – viola
• Mathilde Sternat – cello
• Ben Lash – cello
• Emmanuel Ceysson – harp
• Blake Neely – string arrangements
• Mike Gillies – engineer
• Tim Harkins – engineer
• Greg Fidelman – recording, additional engineering
• Bob Rock – mixing
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Chris Allgood – mastering
• Alex Tenta – design, layout
• Angel Hammett – photography

Track listing:

1. Maiden and the Monster – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
2. The Jinn – Kirk Hammett, Lani Hammett
3. High Plains Drifter – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater
4. The Incantation – Kirk Hammett, Edwin Outwater