Kirk Hammett
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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
Credits
Metal Lords (2022)
as Self
The Darwin Awards (2007)
as Self
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023)
as Fan (voice)
Runt (2024)
as Runt
Metallica: Rock in Rio (2012)
as Guitars
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 (2017)
Actor
Metallica: Ride The Lightning (1985)
as Self
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011)
as Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014)
as Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada (1986)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 (2017)
Actor
Woodstock '99 (2000)
Actor
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit (2021)
as Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 (2006)
as Guitars
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
as Self
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 (2012)
as Self - Guitar
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow (2025)
as Self
Metallica Korea (2006)
Actor
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands (1992)
as Guitars
Metallica - Rock AM Ring (2008)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
as Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Metallican Vid (1993)
as Self - Lead Guitar
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains (2020)
as Self
Making Fun: The Story of Funko (2018)
as Self
Lemmy (2010)
as Self
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017)
as Guitars
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2024)
as Self
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
as Self
The History of Metal and Horror (2021)
as Self
Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998)
as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
as Self
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments (2009)
as Self
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
as Self
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock (1991)
Actor
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)
as Lead Guitarist
Metallica Saved My Life (2025)
as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 (1989)
as Lead Guitar
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)
as Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego (1992)
as Self
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020)
as lead guitar
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan (1986)
as Guitars
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos (2016)
as Guitar
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago (2017)
as Self
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac (2021)
as Self
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (2001)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 (2022)
as self
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam (2021)
as guitars
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances) (2025)
as Self
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012)
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies (2021)
Actor
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1999)
as Self
'Tallica Parking Lot (2014)
as Self (voice)
Metallica: Newark, Delaware (1989)
as Self
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) (2010)
as Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)
as Self
Metallica: Woodstock '99 (1999)
as Self
The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010)
as Guitars
Metallica: The Black Album (2012)
Actor
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre (1989)
as Self
2 of One (1989)
as Self (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland (1993)
as Guitars
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96 (2025)
as Self
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" (2014)
as Self
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile (1993)
as Guitars
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans (2016)
as Self - guitars
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (1992)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Français pour une nuit (2009)
as Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY (1989)
as Guitars
Metallica: Live Covers (1998)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea (1998)
as Self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert (2022)
as Self
Metallica: Polar Beach Party (2025)
as Self
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1992)
as Self
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals (2003)
as Self
Metallica Touring Europe (2008)
Actor
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 (2019)
Actor
Metallica: MTV Icon (2003)
as Self
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan (1986)
as Guitars
Metallica - Live Earth (2007)
as Self
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere (2010)
as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 (2023)
as Self
Metallica: Day on the Green (1985)
as Guitars
Cheesy Home Video (—)
Actor
Metallica Live at Blizzcon (2014)
as Self
Metallica: Woodstock '94 (1994)
Actor
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 (2023)
as Self
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY (1986)
as Guitars
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo (2022)
Actor
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) (2021)
as guitars
Metallica: [2015] X Games (2015)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu (—)
as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge (—)
Actor
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M (1999)
as Self - Guitars
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden (—)
Actor
Metallica: Masters of Metal (2014)
as Self
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film (2017)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Baltimore (2000)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All (1987)
as Self - Guitarist
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event (2011)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
Actor
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 (1983)
as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen (2009)
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 (2020)
as Self
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life (2006)
as Self
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow (1992)
Actor
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 (2021)
Actor
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans (2025)
as Self
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 (2021)
Actor
Metallica Download Festival Germany (2022)
Actor
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2020)
as guitars
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen (2014)
Actor
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica (2013)
as Self - Guitars
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 (1989)
as Lead Guitar
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 (2007)
as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 (2020)
as Self
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash (2008)
as Self
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 (2019)
as Self
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon (1988)
as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival (2012)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) (2012)
Actor
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo (—)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2015)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City (2009)
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 (2020)
as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 (2022)
Actor
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere (2023)
as Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021 (—)
Actor
Metallica: Fan Can 6 (2010)
as Guitars
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning (2014)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia (2010)
as Guitars
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets (2007)
Actor
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 (2020)
as Cast
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 (2019)
Actor
Mission to Lars (2015)
as Self
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 (1994)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico (1993)
as Guitars
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 (2020)
as Self
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) (2017)
Actor
Metallica: Making of S&M (1999)
as Self - Guitars
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes (2021)
Actor
Metallica: from the off (—)
as Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret (1995)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: This Monster Lives (2014)
as Self
Metallica: Making Magnetic (2008)
Actor
Metallica: Fan Can 1 (1996)
as Self
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2020)
Actor
METALLICA the Complete Story (2008)
as Self
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival (2008)
as Self - Guitars
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] (—)
Actor
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Fan Can 5 (2006)
as Guitars
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: The Night Before (2016)
Actor
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 (2021)
as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 (2023)
as Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley (2016)
as Self - Guitars
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 (2012)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica - Roskilde Festival (1986)
as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival (1985)
as Lead Guitar
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 (2020)
as Self
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 (2009)
as Guitars
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands (1990)
Actor
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 (2009)
as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 (2019)
Actor
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) (2021)
as guitars
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 (2017)
as guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland (2000)
as Self - Guitar
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 (2022)
as self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 (2021)
as Self