Kirk Hammett
November 18, 1962 (61 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar as Fan (voice)
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 as Himself
- 2023 · Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere as Self
- 2022 · Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert as Self
- 2022 · Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 as
- 2022 · Metal Lords as Kirk Hammett
- 2021 · Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) as guitars
- 2021 · Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) as guitars
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · The History of Metal and Horror as Self
- 2021 · Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes as
- 2021 · Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set as Self
- 2020 · Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction as
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live at Slane Castle as lead guitar
- 2020 · Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac as Self
- 2019 · Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M² as Himself
- 2019 · Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 as
- 2019 · Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 as
- 2019 · Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story as Self
- 2018 · Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Self
- 2017 · Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago as Self
- 2017 · The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film as Himself
- 2016 · Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct as
- 2016 · Metallica: Live from The House of Vans as Guitars
- 2016 · Metallica: The Night Before as
- 2016 · Billions as Himself
- 2015 · Mission to Lars as Himself
- 2015 · Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015 as Self - Guitar
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · Metallica: Masters of Metal as
- 2014 · Metallica: Masters of Metal as Himself
- 2014 · Metallica: This Monster Lives as Himself
- 2014 · Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning as Himself
- 2014 · Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" as Self
- 2013 · Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica as Guitars
- 2013 · Metallica: Through the Never as Himself
- 2013 · Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013 as Guitars
- 2012 · Metallica: Quebec Magnetic as Self
- 2012 · Metallica: Orion Music Festival as Self - Guitar
- 2012 · Metallica: The Black Album as
- 2012 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 as Self - Guitar
- 2012 · Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 as Self - Guitar
- 2012 · Metallica: Rock in Rio as Guitars
- 2011 · The Big 4 as Himself
- 2010 · The Big Four: Live in Sofia as Guitars
- 2010 · Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage as Self
- 2010 · Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) as Self
- 2010 · Lemmy as Self
- 2009 · Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City as Self
- 2009 · Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 as Guitars
- 2009 · Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen as Lead Guitar
- 2009 · Metallica: Français pour une nuit as Guitars
- 2008 · METALLICA the Complete Story as Himself
- 2008 · Metallica: Making Magnetic as
- 2008 · Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash as Self
- 2008 · Metallica Touring Europe as
- 2007 · Metallica - Live Earth as Himself
- 2007 · Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 as Lead Guitar
- 2007 · Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets as
- 2006 · Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 as Lead Guitarist
- 2006 · Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006 as Guitars
- 2006 · Metalocalypse as Smoked Fingers fan (voice)
- 2006 · Metalocalypse as Queen of Denmark (voice)
- 2006 · Metalocalypse as Barkeep (voice)
- 2006 · Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life as Self
- 2005 · The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
- 2004 · Metallica: Some Kind of Monster as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica as Self - Guitar
- 1999 · Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M as Self
- 1998 · Metallica: Cunning Stunts as Self
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Guitarist, Metallica
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 as Self - Guitar
- 1993 · Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 as Lead Guitar
- 1992 · Later... with Jools Holland as Self
- 1992 · A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- 1991 · Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991 as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as
- 1987 · Metallica - Cliff 'Em All as Himself (Guitarist)
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Future · Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] as
- 2003 · Metallica: MTV Icon as Hmself
- 1995 · Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret as Self - Guitar
- 1993 · Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile as Guitars
- 1989 · Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre as Self
- 1985 · Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green as Guitars
- 1983 · Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 as Lead Guitar
- Future · Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu as Himself
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 as Self
- 2022 · Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 as self
- 2021 · Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies as
- 2020 · Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 as Himself
- 2020 · Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets as Self
- 2017 · Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) as
- 2015 · Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 as Self - Guitar
- 2015 · Metallica - Live at Reading Festival as Guitars
- 2014 · Metallica Live at Blizzcon as Himself
- 2014 · 'Tallica Parking Lot as Kirk Hammett (voice)
- 2014 · How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen as
- 2014 · Metallica: Glastonbury Festival as
- 2011 · Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event as Self
- 2011 · An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast as
- 2011 · Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 as Guitar
- 2010 · Metallica: Fan Can 6 as Guitars
- 2010 · Metallica: Live at Sonisphere as Kirk Hammett
- 2008 · Metallica - Rock AM Ring as Self - Guitar
- 2008 · Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008 as Himself
- 2006 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 as Guitars
- 2006 · Metallica: Fan Can 5 as Guitars
- 2003 · Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals as
- 1999 · Metallica: Making of S&M as Self - Guitars
- 1999 · Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M as Self - Guitars
- 1999 · Metallica: Woodstock '99 as Self
- 1999 · Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria as Self - Guitar
- 1996 · Metallica: Fan Can 1 as Self
- 1994 · Metallica: Woodstock '94 as
- 1994 · Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 as Self - Guitar
- 1992 · Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands as Guitars
- 1992 · Metallica: Live at San Diego as Himself
- 1992 · Metallica - ...And Justice For All as Self
- 1991 · Metallica - Live at Tushino as Lead guitar
- 1990 · Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands as
- 1989 · Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY as Guitars
- 1988 · Metallica: [1988] London, England as Guitars
- 1986 · Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY as Guitars
- Future · Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo as Self
- 1986 · Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan as Guitars
- 1986 · Metallica - Roskilde Festival as Lead Guitar
- 1985 · Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival as Lead Guitar
- Future · Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden as
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 as Himself
- 2022 · Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 as self
- 2022 · Metallica Download Festival Germany as
- 2022 · Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo as
- 2021 · Metallica - Wherever We May Roam as guitars
- 2021 · Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 as
- 2021 · Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 as Self
- 2021 · Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 as
- 2021 · Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit as Self
- 2021 · Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 as Lead Guitar
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 as Himself
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) as
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as guitars
- 2019 · Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 as Kirk Hammett
- 2019 · Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 as
- 2017 · Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 as
- 2017 · Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 as guitar
- 2017 · Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 as
- 2017 · Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 as Guitars
- 2016 · Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos as Guitar
- 2016 · Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley as Self - Guitars
- 2015 · Metallica: [2015] X Games as Self - Guitar
- 2014 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 as Guitars
- 2012 · Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) as
- 2009 · Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- 2008 · Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival as Self - Guitars
- 2003 · Metallica: St-Anger as
- 2000 · Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland as Self - Guitar
- 1998 · Metallica: Live Covers as Self - Guitar
- 1993 · Metallican Vid as Himself (Lead Guitar)
- 1993 · Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland as Guitars
- 1993 · Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico as Guitars
- 1989 · 2 of One as Himself (Lead Guitar)
- Future · Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as
- 1986 · Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan as Guitars
- 1985 · Metallica: Ride The Lightning as Self
- Future · Metallica: from the off as Self