Kirk Hammett

Born

11/18/1962

San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Known For89 Movies

Metal Lords
2022
★6.8
The Darwin Awards
2007
★5.5
Metallica: Through the Never
2013
★6.8
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
★4.0
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
2023
★6.6
Runt
2024
★6.2
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985
★10.0
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011
★7.1
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
★10.0
Woodstock '99
2000
★5.4
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021
★8.0
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004
★7.1
Lennon or McCartney
2014
★5.3
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012
★10.0
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008
★10.0
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999
★8.7
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
★9.7
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
★9.0
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
★6.5
Lemmy
2010
★7.5
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017
★8.0
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024
★5.5
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
★7.5
The History of Metal and Horror
2021
★5.0
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998
★7.8
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
★8.7
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
★7.8
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
★7.7
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006
★7.7
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1989
★8.5
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
2017
★7.4
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992
★9.0
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020
★10.0
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017
★5.4
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
2021
★9.0
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001
★6.3
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021
★6.0
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012
★8.1
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
★6.0
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010
★6.0
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019
★7.3
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010
★8.3
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
★7.9
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014
★10.0
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016
★10.0
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
★7.8
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992
★8.6
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009
★8.0
Metallica: Live Covers
1998
★10.0
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022
★4.8
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992
★10.0
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003
★9.5
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
★8.0
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003
★7.5
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010
★8.5
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023
★9.0
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023
★8.5
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021
★8.0
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M
1999
★7.0
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014
★7.2
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987
★7.7
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020
★7.0
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
★10.0
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983
★8.5
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006
★6.8
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992
★8.2
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
★6.0
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
★6.0
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013
★7.5
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007
★2.0
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008
★7.0
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012
★8.2
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009
★7.9
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020
★10.0
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
★8.0
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023
★7.3
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
★10.0
Mission to Lars
2015
★5.7
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020
★10.0
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017
★8.0
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
★8.0
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014
★5.8
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
★9.0
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
★8.3
Metallica: The Night Before
2016
★10.0
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015
★7.5
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009
★10.0
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
★8.5
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021
★7.0