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A few weeks after our chat, the mighty behemoth that is Metallica will set off for the next leg of their sprawling M72 World ...
For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ongoing M72 world tour.
Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music ...
In a new interview with Louder, Kirk Hammett speaks with the magazine about his solo work, writing a book and his retirement ...
Kirk Hammett shakes his head. His sons Angel, 5, and Vincenzo, 4, are tearing a path through his impeccable, shoe-free home in San Francisco's quiet Sea Cliff neighborhood, ...
Kirk Hammett tells PEOPLE that his new book, 'The Collection: Kirk Hammett,' written by Chris Vinnicombe, Gibson's Editor-in-Chief, and released via Gibson Publishing on March 20, is a compendium ...
The Custom Edition of The Collection: Kirk Hammett comes in a presentation box (shown left) containing an Axe Heaven miniature replica of Hammett’s 1979 Gibson Flying V with case and stand, ...
Kirk Hammett Names the Metallica Album With His Best Guitarwork According to him, it's the one Metallica record on which his playing was "f--king spot on." Jordan Blum ...
Kirk Hammett has played a huge amount of electric guitars over the course of his career, from uber-expensive vintage Gibsons and Peter Green’s iconic Greeny Les Paul (which he now owns), all the ...
When you're the lead guitarist in Metallica, you're not accustomed to being bluntly put in your place, but in this case, Kirk ...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will share some of the stories behind the instruments he’s used throughout his career in a new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett.. The 400-page book ...
Guitarist Kirk Hammett, who wrote the opening riff to the song, joined Toucher & Rich on Wednesday morning and shared where he found the inspiration for writing that song back in 1990.