
Overview
Kirk Hammett
Known For

Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Filmed at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, CA, on December...

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan...

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
A live concert benefiting Metallica's All Within My Hands foundation....

Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Metallica performs eight-song set at GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL in Central...

Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
Select songs from Metallica at the 2022 Lollapalooza Music Festival,...

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
Night 2 of 2, captured December 19th 2021 at a...

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
Night 1 of 2, captured December 17th 2021 at a...
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.