Kirk Hammett

Born: 1962-11-18, San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Billions (2016)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
• Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023)
• Runt (2024)
• Metallica Korea (2006)
• Woodstock '99 (2000)
• Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 (2017)
• Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1 (2026)
• Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017)
• Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2 (2026)
• Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock (1991)
• The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010)
• Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014)
• Metallica: The Black Album (2012)
• Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 (2019)
• Metallica: Detroit, Michigan (1986)
• Metallica: Day on the Green (1985)
• Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011)
• Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)
• Metallica: Wherever We May Roam (2021)
• Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies (2021)
• Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012)
• Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes (2021)
• Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo (2022)
• Metallica: Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria - Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mexico 2009 (2009)
• Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) (2021)
• Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020)
• Metallica: Nagoya, Japan (1986)
• Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)