Metallica's known for speedy trash riffs and James Hetfield's signature growl, but his inspirations expose an oft-overlooked side to the man behind the machine.

Fellow Jackson artist Christian Andreu took Rowe’s history-making axe for a trip with French metal heavyweights Gojira during their joint tour with Korn ...

Of his gear picks for Metallica's ninth album, Kirk Hammett told Guitar World back in 2008: “I’ve added more midrange to my over sound. I can still appreciate my original scooped sound, but I ...

Kirk Hammett is giving fans a rare glimpse into the entirety of his extensive collection of guitars. The legendary Metallica member, 62, tells PEOPLE that his new book, The Collection: Kirk ...

Affectionately named 'Blue', he has owned the guitar since he was just 10 years old. Metallica's Hammett, meanwhile, acquired a Fernandes guitar in the early 1980s, which featured on the cover of ...

The company has produced a number of signature guitars over the years for artists including Brad Gillis, Dave Kushner and Robert Trujillo, as well as Japanese guitar stars Hotei and Hide.

Metallica's guitarist, Kirk Hammett, has fallen while on stage this past weekend at one of the band's shows during their 'M72' world tour.

Epiphone & Kirk Hammett team up for the Metallica guitarist’s signature 1979 Flying V An affordable version of “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time” Newsroom November 2 ...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has teamed up with Epiphone to release a new signature guitar modelled on his 1979 Flying V axe. The guitar is described as a “painstaking recreation” of Hammett’s ...

The Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V is available now for £1,349 and can be purchased here. Check out the final design in the promotional video below.

Metallica ‘s Kirk Hammett has teamed up with Epiphone for a new signature guitar. The Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V recreates the shredder’s own Flying V guitar and comes in ebony and purple metallic ...