Kirk Hammett contributed the first riff of the ... chromatic haze over the track's intro before Metallica slices through its fog with each streamlined verse. Kirk's riff is unstoppably rhythmic ...

Heavy metal icons James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica performed "The Star ... and I won't listen to anything before the "Black Album," (because I'm a snob, but shut up: I'm also right ...

Band Metallica's Kirk Hammett Says Are the 'Architects' of Metal Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett credits one band as being the true 'architects' of heavy metal. Spoiler: it's not Black Sabbath.

Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs during the Helping Hands benefit concert at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) ...

Kirk and Robert from Metallica busted out Celtic Frost's The Usurper in Zurich. Papa Het and Kirk Von Hammett played the Star-Spangled Banner before Lars threw out the first pitch at a San ...