In a new interview, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson revealed that he recently had dinner with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo — an evening that culminated with an impromptu jam session. Speaking with prog-rock site Sea […]
We’re continuing the roll out of Consequence’s Guitar Week with a Crate Digging list of 10 albums that Metallica’s Kirk Hammett thinks every guitarist should own. See where Hammett lands on our 100 Best Guitarists […]
Join Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and nine-times- Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA, for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into Kirk‘s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of […]
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has been hard at work. Fresh off the release of a new coffee-table book showcasing his guitar collection, Hammett has revealed that he’s prepping his first full-length solo album, and that he […]
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has teamed up with Gibson Publishing to release a new coffee-table book titled The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The 400-page book focuses on the metal legend’s guitar collection, featuring vibrant pictures shot […]
Metallica’s sophomore album, Ride the Lightning, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, having been released on July 27th, 1984. The LP is an all-time metal classic, and according to guitarist Kirk Hammett, the band had a […]
Fan-filmed video of the July 13 question-and-answer session at the “Metallica: The Black Album in Black & White” book signing at Teatro Eslava in Madrid, Spain by METALLICA‘s official photographer Ross Halfin can be seen […]
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson have announced the 1989 Les Paul Custom signature model. It’s the latest signature model axe in Hammett’s ongoing partnership with Gibson. This time, they’re going back to the …And Justice […]
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is bringing his beloved “Greeny” guitar to the masses. The metal legend has unveiled the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Kirk Hammett “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard. Unlike the limited-edition Gibson Custom Shop […]
Guitarist Kirk Hammett has had a few rough moments on Metallica’s “M72 World Tour,” the most recent being a nasty tumble he took onstage during the band’s show in Detroit on Sunday (November 12th). Video […]
Kirk Hammett says his guitar solos at Metallica’s upcoming live shows won’t sound like “carbon copies” from the recordings. The legendary heavy metal band’s lead guitarist has revealed he improvised on the band’s upcoming album […]
For 130 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to introduce the next global […]
Few guitars are as famous as the 1959 Les Paul Standard known as “Greeny.” Originally owned by blues-rock legend Peter Green during his time with Fleetwood Mac, the axe came into the possession of Thin […]
The worlds of heavy metal and arena rock collided in Hawaii when Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett joined Journey for a mashup performance of “Wheel in the Sky” and “Enter Sandman.” Hammett, who has a home in […]
METALLICA‘s Kirk Hammett joined JOURNEY onstage Thursday night (October 6) in Hawaii to play JOURNEY‘s “Wheel In The Sky” and METALLICA‘s “Enter Sandman”. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below below. Hammett‘s guest […]
METALLICA guitarist and horror memorabilia collector Kirk Hammett moderated “The Original Monster Kids” panel at Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, which made its return to the Long Beach Convention Center in […]
The San Francisco Giants celebrated the eighth annual “Metallica Night” at yesterday’s (May 24th) game against the New York Mets. Per tradition, members of Metallica — including James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Lars Ulrich — were […]
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has released the Portals EP — his debut solo release. He also unveiled the video for the song “High Plains Drifter.” The instrumental four-song offering marks the first time a core member […]
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he was “pretty shocked” that he got the “blessings” from all of his bandmates to release his debut solo EP, “Portals”, especially considering that METALLICA‘s former bassist Jason Newsted […]