Kirk Hammett
November 18, 1962 (63 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
- 2025 · Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- 2025 · Metallica Saved My Life as Self
- 2024 · Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction as Self
- 2024 · Runt as Runt
- 2023 · Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar as Fan (voice)
- 2023 · Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere as Self
- 2022 · Metal Lords as Self
- 2021 · Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) as guitars
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · The History of Metal and Horror as Self
- 2021 · Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 as
- 2021 · Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 as Self
- 2021 · Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac as Self
- 2020 · MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 as Cast
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 as Self
- 2019 · Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 as Self
- 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 · Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 as
- 2017 · Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 as guitar
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago as Self
- 2017 · Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk as Self
- 2017 · The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film as Self
- 2017 · Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 as
- 2016 · Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct as
- 2016 · Metallica: Live from The House of Vans as Self - guitars
- 2016 · Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos as Guitar
- 2016 · Metallica: The Night Before as
- 2016 · Billions as Metallica
- 2015 · Mission to Lars as Self
- 2015 · Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 as Self - Guitar
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Musical Guest
- 2015 · Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as Self
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · Metallica: Masters of Metal as Self
- 2014 · 'Tallica Parking Lot as Self (voice)
- 2014 · Metallica: This Monster Lives as Self
- 2014 · Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" as Self
- 2013 · Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica as Self - Guitars
- 2013 · Metallica: Through the Never as Self
- 2012 · Metallica: Quebec Magnetic as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
- 2012 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 as Self - Guitar
- 2011 · Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event as Self
- 2011 · The Big 4 as Self
- 2010 · Metallica: Fan Can 6 as Guitars
- 2010 · The Big Four: Live in Sofia as Guitars
- 2010 · Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia as Guitars
- 2010 · Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage as Self
- 2010 · Metallica: Live at Sonisphere as Self
- 2010 · Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) as Self
- 2010 · Lemmy as Self
- 2009 · VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments as Self
- 2009 · Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
- 2009 · Metallica: Français pour une nuit as Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
- 2008 · METALLICA the Complete Story as Self
- 2007 · The Darwin Awards as Self
- 2007 · Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets as
- 2006 · Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 as Lead Guitarist
- 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 · Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals as Self
- 2003 · Metallica: MTV Icon as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica as Self - Guitar
- 2000 · Woodstock '99 as
- 1999 · Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M as Self
- 1998 · Metallica: Cunning Stunts as Self
- 1998 · Metallica: Live Covers as Self - Guitar
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Guitarist, Metallica
- 1995 · The Music Biz as Self
- 1994 · Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 as Self - Guitar
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1992 · For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow as
- 1992 · Later... with Jools Holland as Self
- 1992 · Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Marv Albert (voice)
- 1989 · Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 as Lead Guitar
- 1989 · 2 of One as Self (Lead Guitar)
- 1989 · MTV Rockumentary as
- 1988 · Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon as Self - Guitars
- 1987 · Metallica: Cliff 'Em All as Self - Guitarist
- 1985 · Metallica: Day on the Green as Guitars
- 1985 · Metallica: Ride The Lightning as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1983 · Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 as Lead Guitar
- Future · Metallica: from the off as Self
- Future · Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo as Self
- Future · Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] as
- 2025 · Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans as Self
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 as Self
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 as Self
- 2022 · Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert as Self
- 2022 · Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 as
- 2022 · Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 as self
- 2021 · Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) as guitars
- 2021 · Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes as
- 2021 · Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 as
- 2020 · Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ as Self
- 2020 · Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction as
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live at Slane Castle as lead guitar
- 2020 · Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets as Self
- 2019 · Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 as
- 2019 · Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 as
- 2017 · Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) as
- 2014 · Metallica Live at Blizzcon as Self
- 2012 · Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) as
- 2012 · Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival as Self - Guitar
- 2012 · Metallica: The Black Album as
- 2012 · Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 as Self - Guitar
- 2012 · Metallica: Rock in Rio as Guitars
- 2011 · An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast as
- 2011 · Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 as Guitar
- 2009 · Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
- 2008 · Metallica - Rock AM Ring as Self - Guitar
- 2008 · Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash as Self
- 2007 · Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 as Lead Guitar
- 2000 · Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland as Self - Guitar
- 1999 · Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M as Self - Guitars
- 1999 · Metallica: Making of 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
- 1993 · Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland as Guitars
- 1993 · Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile as Guitars
- 1993 · Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico as Guitars
- 1992 · Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands as Guitars
- 1992 · Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 as Self - Guitar
- 1991 · Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock as
- 1990 · Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands as
- 1989 · Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 as Lead Guitar
- 1989 · Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre as Self
- 1989 · Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY as Guitars
- 1986 · Metallica: Nagoya, Japan as Guitars
- 1986 · Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY as Guitars
- 1986 · Metallica: Detroit, Michigan as Guitars
- Future · Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden as
- 2025 · Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances) as Self
- 2025 · Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96 as Self
- 2025 · Metallica: Polar Beach Party as Self
- 2023 · Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 as Self
- 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 - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies as
- 2021 · Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit as Self
- 2021 · Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) as Self
- 2020 · Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as guitars
- 2019 · Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 as
- 2019 · Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 as Self
- 2017 · Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 as Guitars
- 2016 · Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley as Self - Guitars
- 2015 · Metallica: [2015] X Games as Self - Guitar
- 2014 · How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen as
- 2014 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 as Guitars
- 2014 · Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning as Self
- 2009 · Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 as Guitars
- 2009 · Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- 2008 · Metallica: Making Magnetic as
- 2008 · Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival as Self - Guitars
- 2008 · Metallica Touring Europe as
- 2007 · Metallica - Live Earth as Self
- 2006 · Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 as Guitars
- 2006 · Metallica: Fan Can 5 as Guitars
- 2000 · Metallica: Live in Baltimore as Self - Guitar
- 1995 · Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret as Self - Guitar
- 1994 · Metallica: Woodstock '94 as
- 1993 · Metallican Vid as Self - Lead Guitar
- 1992 · Metallica: Live at San Diego as Self
- 1992 · Metallica - ...And Justice For All as Self
- 1989 · Metallica: Newark, Delaware as Self
- 1986 · Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada as Self - Guitar
- 1985 · Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival as Lead Guitar
- Future · Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021 as
- Future · Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu as Self
- Future · Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge as
- 1986 · Metallica - Roskilde Festival as Lead Guitar
- Future · Cheesy Home Video as