Kirk Hammett
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Kirk Hammett on his new book, a new solo album and why Metallica will never retire
By Rich Hobson published
Metallica's six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future

Kirk Hammett picks the Metallica album where he got his playing "spot on"
By Merlin Alderslade published
Iconic Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett thinks he nailed his playing on this album in particular

"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world
By Stef Lach published
Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s five favourite cult horror movie villains
By Metal Hammer published
Kirk Hammett knows his horror – and these are his ultimate movie villains

Inside Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s lifelong love of horror
By Dom Lawson published
When it comes to horror Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is the man

“We’d play a song in a certain tempo. Three weeks later, it would be twice as fast”: who invented thrash metal? Kirk Hammett has a theory
By Metal Hammer published
Kirk Hammett was there at the birth of thrash with his original band Exodus, so he should know more than anyone who invented the genre

"If it wasn't for early prog, heavy metal would sound different today": Metallica's Kirk Hammett on discovering prog rock
By Paul Brannigan published
It took a while for Kirk Hammett to properly listen to prog rock, but once Metallica's guitarist dived in, he went deep

"If it's not good enough for myself, it's not good enough for you!": Watch Kirk Hammett botch the intro to Metallica's Nothing Else Matters at a recent show
By Liz Scarlett published
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett messes up the introduction to Nothing Else Matters on the first night of the band's US tour
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