• Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983.
  • The award-winning guitarist has two older siblings: a brother, Rick Hammett, and a sister, Tracy Hammett. Rick Hammett played a significant role in Kirk's early...
  • Today is Kirk Hammett’s 54th birthday. In years gone by, the Metallica guitarist would have celebrated by getting higher than Tony Montana.
  • Hammett was born in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1962, to Teofila (Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett, a merchant seaman.
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  • San Francisco-born Kirk Hammett has been playing the guitar since 1977.
  • Read more about Kirk Hammett GRAMMY History and other GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists on GRAMMY.com.
  • Official Facebook Page of Kirk Hammett.
  • Metallica'nın menajeri Mark Whittaker, grubun solo gitaristi Dave Mustaine'in gruptan çıkartılmasından sonra Kirk Hammett'i gruba tavsiye etti.
  • Metallica fans are familiar with Kirk Hammett’s 1979 Flying V™, one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time.