Kirk Hammett
San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023)
Fan (voice)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 (2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 (2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 (2023)
Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere (2023)
Self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert (2022)
Self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 (2022)
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 (2022)
self
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 (2022)
self
Metallica Download Festival Germany (2022)
Metal Lords (2022)
Kirk Hammett
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) (2021)
guitars
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) (2021)
guitars
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies (2021)
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 (2021)
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 (2021)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 (2021)
Self
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam (2021)
guitars
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit (2021)
Self
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set (2021)
Self
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 (2021)
Himself
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ (2020)
Himself
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2020)
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 (2020)
Himself
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 (2020)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 (2020)
Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 (2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) (2020)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2020)
guitars
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020)
lead guitar
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac (2020)
Self
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M² (2019)
Himself
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 (2019)
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 (2019)
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 (2019)
Kirk Hammett
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 (2019)
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 (2017)
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 (2017)
guitar
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) (2017)
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 (2017)
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017)
Guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans (2016)
Guitars
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley (2016)
Self - Guitars
Metallica: The Night Before (2016)
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival (2015)
Guitars
Metallica: [2015] X Games (2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015 (2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica Live at Blizzcon (2014)
Himself
'Tallica Parking Lot (2014)
Kirk Hammett (voice)
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival (2014)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014)
Guitars
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning (2014)
Himself
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" (2014)
Self
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica (2013)
Guitars
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Himself
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013 (2013)
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) (2012)
Metallica: Orion Music Festival (2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 (2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 (2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio (2012)
Guitars
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast (2011)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011)
Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 6 (2010)
Guitars
The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010)
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere (2010)
Kirk Hammett
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) (2010)
Self
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 (2009)
Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen (2009)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 (2009)
Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Français pour une nuit (2009)
Guitars
METALLICA the Complete Story (2008)
Himself
Metallica: Making Magnetic (2008)
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival (2008)
Self - Guitars
Metallica - Rock AM Ring (2008)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008 (2008)
Himself
Metallica Touring Europe (2008)
Metallica - Live Earth (2007)
Himself
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 (2007)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)
Lead Guitarist
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006 (2006)
Guitars
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 (2006)
Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 5 (2006)
Guitars
Metallica: St-Anger (2003)
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals (2003)
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland (2000)
Self - Guitar
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
Self
Metallica: Woodstock '99 (1999)
Self
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1999)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998)
Self
Metallica: Live Covers (1998)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 1 (1996)
Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret (1995)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94 (1994)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 (1994)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (1993)
Self - Guitar
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 (1993)
Lead Guitar
Metallican Vid (1993)
Himself (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland (1993)
Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile (1993)
Guitars
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands (1992)
Guitars
Metallica: Live at San Diego (1992)
Himself
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1992)
Self
Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991 (1991)
Metallica - Live at Tushino (1991)
Lead guitar
Metallica - Monsters of Rock, Moscow (1991)
Himself
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands (1990)
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre (1989)
Self
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY (1989)
Guitars
Metallica: [1988] London, England (1988)
Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan (1986)
Guitars
Metallica - Roskilde Festival (1986)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY (1986)
Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan (1986)
Guitars
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival (1985)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green (1985)
Guitars
Metallica: Ride The Lightning (1985)
Self
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 (1983)
Lead Guitar

Crew

Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 (2017)
Writer
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Writer
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
Writer