Kirk Hammett has recorded some of the greatest solos in metal guitar. He is Metallica’s lead guitar power-up, and while there ...

Credit: Ross Halfin Although he’s best known as lead guitarist for the world’s biggest metal band, in guitar circles Kirk Hammett has become as synonymous with collecting as he is with Metallica.

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 ...

Metallica have authored some of the heaviest songs in rock and metal, but at least one song in their catalog admittedly makes guitarist Kirk Hammett cry. While speaking with the Rolling Stone ...