Hammett recently had his own say on the boomer bends controversy, questioning how accessible the Polyphia virtuoso’s style is ...

Forty-two years ago today, Metallica released their debut album. The release would play a major part in shaping thrash metal.

Metallica’s members are all in their 60s, and their music is way more physically demanding than anything their classic-rock forebears have had to tackle onstage — but lead guitarist Kirk ...

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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has confirmed he's preparing his debut solo album, clarifying that the project is set to be a genre-shifting creation. Hammett confirmed the record while speaking ...

Metallica members Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo have covered Ministry’s Just One Fix onestage. The duo performed the jam of the industrial metal classic during their concert at Soldier Field ...

Kirk Hammett is making some career moves. In an interview with Rolling Stone on Sunday, March 23, the legendary Metallica member — who has been the band's guitarist since 1983 when Dave Mustaine ...

Why "Junior Dad" Impacted Kirk Hammett So Much. Back in 2011, Metallica spoke with Rolling Stone about their experience working with Lou Reed. Within the chat, Hammett addressed the album closing ...

So when Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett said his band’s music wasn’t particularly hard for him to play in a recent episode of The Metallica Report, that tracks. Having been in the band since 1983, ...

Metallica’s longtime lead guitarist has released ‘The Collection: Kirk Hammett’, a photo book containing 400 pages of photos and stories about his eclectic guitar collection.

It seems that Metallica's Kirk Hammett couldn't be happier about being back on the road, after a six-month break with the band's "M72" world tour.