Kirk Hammett

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-11-18

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Known Credits

187

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Kirk Lee Hammett, Metallica

Movie Credits

Metallica: Ride The Lightning

1985

Self

Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022

2022

For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow

1992

Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

1999

Self - Guitars

Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

1994

Self - Guitar

Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes

2021

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert

2022

Self

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

2020

guitars

An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast

2011

The History of Metal and Horror

2021

Self

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

2021

guitars

Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017

2017

Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo

Self

The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film

2017

Himself

METALLICA the Complete Story

2008

Himself

Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022

2022

self

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

2021

Self

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

2021

Self

Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021

Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993

2021

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

2017

Guitars

Metallica: Fan Can 5

2006

Guitars

Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019

2020

Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere

2023

Self

Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012

2012

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

2015

Mission to Lars

2015

Himself

Metallica: Fan Can 6

2010

Guitars

Metallica: Fan Can 1

1996

Self

Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009

2009

Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Metallica: Live at San Diego

1992

Himself

Metal Lords

2022

Kirk Hammett

Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada

1986

Self - Guitar

Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands

1992

Guitars

The Darwin Awards

2007

Self

Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival

1985

Lead Guitar

Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992

2021

Metallica - Roskilde Festival

1986

Lead Guitar

Metallica: Through the Never

2013

Himself

Metallica: Making Magnetic

2008

Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction

2020

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

2015

Self - Guitar

Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia

2010

Guitars

Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico

1993

Guitars

2 of One

1989

Himself (Lead Guitar)

Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden

Metallica: This Monster Lives

2014

Himself

Metallica: Wherever We May Roam

2021

guitars

Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

2000

Self - Guitar

Lemmy

2010

Self

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

2023

Fan (voice)

Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon

1988

Self - Guitars

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

2006

Lead Guitarist

Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets

2007

Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

2020

lead guitar

Lennon or McCartney

2014

Self

Metallica Live Hellfest 2022

2022

self

Metallica - ...And Justice For All

1992

Self

Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)

2020

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

2014

Guitars

Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012

2020

Himself

Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

1995

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio

2012

Guitars

Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos

2016

Guitar

Metallica: Detroit, Michigan

1986

Guitars

Metallica Touring Europe

2008

Metallican Vid

1993

Himself (Lead Guitar)

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

2011

Guitar

Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction

2024

Self

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

2001

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018

2021

Himself

Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City

2009

Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre

1989

Self

Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria

1999

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

2004

Self

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

2018

Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

Self

Metallica Live at Blizzcon

2014

Himself

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

1992

Self

Metallica: MTV Icon

2003

Hmself

Metallica: Masters of Metal

2014

Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017

2017

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

2019

Himself

Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo

2022

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

2017

Self (archive footage)

Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands

1990

Metallica - Rock AM Ring

2008

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Nagoya, Japan

1986

Guitars

'Tallica Parking Lot

2014

Kirk Hammett (voice)

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic

2012

Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Metallica: Live at Sonisphere

2010

Kirk Hammett

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

1999

Self

Metallica: Woodstock '99

1999

Self

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

2010

Self

Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen

2009

Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

The Big Four: Live in Sofia

2010

Guitars

Metallica: [2015] X Games

2015

Self - Guitar

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

2017

Self

Metallica: Woodstock '94

1994

Metallica: Day on the Green

1985

Guitars

Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock

1991

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

2019

Self

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

2009

Self

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals

2003

Himself

Metallica: Live Covers

1998

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Cunning Stunts

1998

Self

Metallica: The Black Album

2012

Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019

2019

Kirk Hammett

Metallica: from the off

Self

Metallica: Français pour une nuit

2009

Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY

1989

Guitars

Metallica: Newark, Delaware

1989

Self

Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY

1986

Guitars

Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica

2013

Self - Guitars

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

1989

Lead Guitar

Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland

1993

Guitars

Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event

2011

Self

Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies

2021

Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017

2017

guitar

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2

2023

Self

Metallica: Live from The House of Vans

2016

Guitars

Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008

2020

Himself

Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

2021

Self

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

2006

Self

Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)

2010

Self

Metallica - Live Earth

2007

Himself

Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]

Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006

2020

Himself

Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

2016

Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011

2020

Himself

Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017

2020

Himself

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1

2023

Himself

Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019

2019

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

2017

Self

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006

2006

Guitars

Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ

2020

Himself

Metallica: Cliff 'Em All

1987

Himself (Guitarist)

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

2020

Self

Metallica: Making of S&M

1999

Self - Guitars

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2

2023

Himself

Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

2008

Self

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012

2012

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004

2020

Himself

Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007

2020

Himself

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

2005

Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"

2014

Self

Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009

2009

Guitars

Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets

2020

Self

Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014

2020

Himself

Metallica Download Festival Germany

2022

Metallica: The Night Before

2016

How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen

2014

Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007

2007

Lead Guitar

Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983

1983

Lead Guitar

Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000

2020

Himself

Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999

2020

Himself

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)

2021

guitars

Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival

2008

Self - Guitars

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992

1992

Self - Guitar

Metallica: Live in Baltimore

2000

Self - Guitar

Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019

2019

Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)

2012

Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile

1993

Guitars

Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival

2012

Self - Guitar

Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989

1989

Lead Guitar

Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983

2020

Himself

Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning

2014

Himself

Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu

Himself

Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013

2020

Himself

Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley

2016

Self - Guitars

Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019

2019

Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997

2020

Himself

Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)

2017

Cheesy Home Video

TV Credits

The Simpsons

1989

Kirk Hammett (voice) (1 episodes)

Billions

2016

Himself (1 episodes)

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Musical Guest (1 episodes)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Self (1 episodes)

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Self (3 episodes)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

(1 episodes)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017

Self (1 episodes)

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

Self (1 episodes)

Metalocalypse

2006

Smoked Fingers fan (voice) (1 episodes)

Classic Albums

1997

Self - Guitarist, Metallica (1 episodes)

The Big 4

2011

Himself (4 episodes)

The Music Biz

1995

Self (1 episodes)

MTV Rockumentary

1989

(1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Biography

Personal Info

Gender

Birthday

Place of Birth

Known Credits

Known For

Also Known As

Photos

Tagged Images

Known For Movies

Metallica: Ride The Lightning

Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022

For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow

Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast

The History of Metal and Horror

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017

Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo

The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film

METALLICA the Complete Story

Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021

Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

Metallica: Fan Can 5

Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere

Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

Mission to Lars

Metallica: Fan Can 6

Metallica: Fan Can 1

Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009

Metallica: Live at San Diego

Metal Lords

Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada

Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands

The Darwin Awards

Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival

Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992

Metallica - Roskilde Festival

Metallica: Through the Never

Metallica: Making Magnetic

Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia

Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico

2 of One

Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden

Metallica: This Monster Lives

Metallica: Wherever We May Roam

Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

Lemmy

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets

Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

Lennon or McCartney

Metallica Live Hellfest 2022

Metallica - ...And Justice For All

Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012

Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

Metallica: Rock in Rio

Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos

Metallica: Detroit, Michigan

Metallica Touring Europe

Metallican Vid

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011