Seattle rock guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s

Seattle rock outfit Candlebox might never have hit the dizzying heights of Metallica and Aerosmith, but when they toured with the two bands in 1994, Peter Klett’s guitar talents converted a number of his peers into admirers. Candlebox’s self-titled debut album, released the year before, shifted four million copies, breaking into the Billboard Top 200 top 10 in August 1994. Soon, they found themselves on the road with two of America’s biggest bands. “Aerosmith was a short two-week run, which was great, and they were super cool,” Klett recalls while in conversation with Guitar World. “But we didn’t really spend a whole lot of time with them. “Metallica, on the other hand, was on a long tour. We got to hang out, and they were super cool.” However, the Shit Hits the Sheds tour, which also featured Suicidal Tendencies and future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo on the bill, wasn’t without its challenges. “It was quite a challenge with their audience,” Klett admits. “But by…..

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