If the Kirk Hammett we’re speaking to right now walked into that guitar shop, they wouldn’t ... Credit: Getty Images Your rig has evolved over the years, just like your playing.

“A lot of artists, when they’re 62 years old, they’re winding things down,” Metallica’s Kirk ... guitar up there, but the photographer, Ross Halfin, and his assistant had to lug a bunch ...

In fact, he recently worked with Gibson to produce The Collection: Kirk Hammett – a premium coffee table book that charts his guitar catalog ... as mythical as music gear can possibly get.

The group was formed in 1979 by guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Tom ... Just a few months later in April, Metallica poached Hammett to replace troubled guitar player Dave Mustaine for the ...

When Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announced they were forming a new band together, the news came hot on the heels of a G3 reunion run alongside Eric Johnson, not to mention their own Satch/Vai tour. So, ...

Welcome to Guitar Week, our celebration of the innovators, legends, and riffs we can’t get out of our heads, with input from ...

Epiphone Greeny 1959 Les Paul: Save £500! This collaboration between Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop has resulted in a stellar guitar that both companies can be proud of. With effortless ...

Metallica 's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." ...

Sammy Hagar tells UCR about the collaboration he's plotting with Metallica's Kirk Hammett during an April 2025 interview.

Sammy Hagar and Metallica's Kirk Hammett are set to team up for a song about a topic they're passionate about: the supernatural.

And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...

By Lily Moayeri Kirk Hammett is one of the most celebrated guitarists of all time, the architect of iconic riffs and guitar solos on Metallica classics like “Master of Puppets,” “One” and ...