Kirk Hammett
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
Metal Lords
Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
Metallica: Through the Never
Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self
Lemmy
Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Lead Guitar
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Filmography
Acting (195)
Movies (181)
Metallica Saved My Life
2025as Self
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025as Self
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025as Self
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025as Self
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025as Self
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025as Self
Runt
2024as Runt
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024as Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023as Self
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
2023as Fan (voice)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023as Self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022as Self
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022as self
Metal Lords
2022as Self
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022as self
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021as guitars
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
The History of Metal and Horror
2021as Self
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
2021as Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021as Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
2021as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021as Self
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021as guitars
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
2021as Self
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021as guitars
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2020as guitars
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
2020as Self
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020as lead guitar
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
2020as Cast
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
2020as Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020as Self
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
2020as Self
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
2020as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019as Self
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019as Self
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2019as Self
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018as Self
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
2017as Himself
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017as Self (archive footage)
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017as Self
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017as Guitars
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
2017as Self
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
2017as guitar
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017 Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016as Guitar
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016as Guitars
Metallica: The Night Before
2016 Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015as Self - Guitar
Mission to Lars
2015as Himself
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015as Self
Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015as Self - Guitar
Lennon or McCartney
2014as Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014as Guitars
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014as Himself
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014 'Tallica Parking Lot
2014as Kirk Hammett (voice)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014as Himself
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014as Self
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014as Self
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
2014
Metallica: Through the Never
2013as Self
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012as Guitars
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012 An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011as Guitar
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011as Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010as Guitars
Lemmy
2010as Self
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010as Guitars
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010as Self
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010as Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010as Kirk Hammett
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010as Self
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009as Self
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009as Guitars
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008as Himself
Metallica Touring Europe
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008as Self - Guitar
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008as Self
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008as Self - Guitars
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007
The Darwin Awards
2007as Self
Metallica - Live Earth
2007as Himself
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006as Guitars
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006as Lead Guitarist
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006as Guitars
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006as Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004as Self
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003as Hmself
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003as Himself
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001as Self - Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000as Self - Guitar
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
1999as Self - Guitars
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999as Self
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998as Self
Metallica: Live Covers
1998as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996as Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993as Guitars
Metallican Vid
1993as Himself (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993as Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993as Guitars
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992 Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992as Guitars
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992as Himself
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992as Self - Guitar
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992as Self
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991 Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990 Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989as Guitars
2 of One
1989as Himself (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989as Self
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1989as Lead Guitar
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989as Lead Guitar
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987as Self - Guitarist
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
1986as Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
1986as Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986as Guitars
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985as Self
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985as Guitars
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983as Lead Guitar
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
as Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Metallica: from the off
as Self
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Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Cheesy Home Video
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
as Self
Television (14)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017as Self
Billions
2016as Metallica
Ghost: Webisodes
2013as Self
The Big 4
2011as Himself
Metalocalypse
2006as Smoked Fingers fan (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
Classic Albums
1997as Self - Guitarist, Metallica
The Music Biz
1995as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
1992as Self
The Simpsons
1989as Marv Albert (voice)
MTV Rockumentary
1989
MTV Video Music Awards
1984as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Crew (6)
Movies (5)
Television (1)
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