Latest about Kirk Hammett
"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
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
Kirk Hammett knows his horror – and these are his ultimate movie villains
Inside Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s lifelong love of horror
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
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
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
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett messes up the introduction to Nothing Else Matters on the first night of the band's US tour
Metallica's Kirk Hammett isn't having the abuse he's taken for his Lux Æterna guitar solo
Kirk Hammett defends his Lux Æterna guitar solo: "Yeah, my f***ing friends down the street could probably play a better solo than Lux Æterna — but what's the point?"
Metallica's Kirk Hammett says he's "bored" of playing "that f**king guitar solo in Master of Puppets"
According to Metallica's Kirk Hammett, playing a guitar solo note-for-note 1689 times can get a little boring
