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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 18, 1962
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
- Kirk Lee Hammett
- Metallica
Kirk Hammett
0.5 Popularity
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
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Self
Metallica Saved My Life
2025
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Metallica
2025
0.0
Self
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024
6.7
Fan (voice)
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
2023
9.0
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023
8.5
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023
0.0
Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023
7.3
Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023
4.8
Self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022
8.0
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
Credits
Metallica Saved My Life
as Self
2025
0.0
Metallica
2025
0.0
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
as Self
2024
0.0
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
as Fan (voice)
2023
6.7
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
as Himself
2023
9.0
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
as Himself
2023
8.5
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
as Self
2023
0.0
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
as Self
2023
7.3
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
as Self
2022
4.8
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
8.0
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
as self
2022
0.0
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
as self
2022
0.0
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022
0.0
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
0.0
Metal Lords
as Kirk Hammett
2022
6.9
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as guitars
2021
6.0
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as guitars
2021
8.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
The History of Metal and Horror
as Self
2021
5.0
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
8.0
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
as Self
2021
8.0
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
6.0
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
6.0
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
as guitars
2021
6.0
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
as Self
2021
0.0
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
6.0
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
as Himself
2021
0.0
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
2020
9.0
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
8.3
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
as Lead Guitar
2020
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Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
as Himself
2020
8.0
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2020
10.0
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
as Himself
2020
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Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
as Himself
2020
10.0
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
as Himself
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020
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Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
as guitars
2020
0.0
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
as lead guitar
2020
10.0
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
as Self
2020
0.0
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
as Self
2020
9.0
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Himself
2019
8.7
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
8.0
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
8.5
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
as Self
2019
7.5
🎬
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
as Kirk Hammett
2019
0.0
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
10.0
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
as Self
2018
6.5
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
2017
9.7
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
10.0
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
as guitar
2017
0.0
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017
7.7
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
5.8
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as Self
2017
6.0
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
as Self
2017
7.4
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
as Himself
2017
0.0
🎬
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017
0.0
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
as Guitars
2017
8.0
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
10.0
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Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
as Guitar
2016
10.0
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
as Guitars
2016
10.0
🎬
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
as Self - Guitars
2016
10.0
Metallica: The Night Before
2016
10.0
Billions
as Himself
2016
7.7
Mission to Lars
as Himself
2015
5.7
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
as Self - Guitar
2015
7.5
🎬
Metallica: [2015] X Games
as Self - Guitar
2015
10.0
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
as Self - Guitar
2015
9.3
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
5.3
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014
7.2
Metallica: Masters of Metal
as Himself
2014
7.2
🎬
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
as Himself
2014
10.0
🎬
'Tallica Parking Lot
as Kirk Hammett (voice)
2014
6.0
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
2014
0.0
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
as Guitars
2014
0.0
Metallica: This Monster Lives
as Himself
2014
6.1
🎬
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
as Himself
2014
10.0
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
as Self
2014
10.0
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Self - Guitars
2013
7.5
Metallica: Through the Never
as Himself
2013
6.8
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2012
8.1
🎬
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012
10.0
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
as Self - Guitar
2012
8.2
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
7.9
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
as Self - Guitar
2012
10.0
🎬
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
as Self - Guitar
2012
0.0
🎬
Metallica: Rock in Rio
as Guitars
2012
8.5
🎬
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
as Self
2011
6.1
🎬
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011
0.0
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
as Guitar
2011
7.1
The Big 4
as Himself
2011
0.0
🎬
Metallica: Fan Can 6
as Guitars
2010
6.9
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Guitars
2010
8.3
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia
as Guitars
2010
0.0
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
as Self
2010
7.5
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
as Kirk Hammett
2010
8.5
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
as Self
2010
6.0
Lemmy
as Self
2010
7.5
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as Self
2009
0.0
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009
7.9
🎬
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
as Guitars
2009
8.5
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009
0.0
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2009
10.0
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009
8.0
METALLICA the Complete Story
as Himself
2008
0.0
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
9.0
🎬
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
as Self - Guitars
2008
10.0
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
as Self - Guitar
2008
10.0
🎬
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
as Himself
2008
9.0
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
as Self
2008
7.0
🎬
Metallica Touring Europe
2008
10.0
🎬
Metallica - Live Earth
as Himself
2007
10.0
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
as Lead Guitar
2007
2.0
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007
0.0
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Lead Guitarist
2006
7.6
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
as Guitars
2006
7.3
Metalocalypse
as Smoked Fingers fan (voice)
2006
7.6
Metalocalypse
as Queen of Denmark (voice)
2006
7.6
Metalocalypse
as Barkeep (voice)
2006
7.6
The Darwin Awards
as Self
2006
5.6
🎬
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
as Guitars
2006
10.0
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
as Self
2006
6.8
🎬
Metallica: Fan Can 5
as Guitars
2006
10.0
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2005
7.9
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as Self
2004
7.0
🎬
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
as Himself
2003
9.5
Metallica: MTV Icon
as Hmself
2003
7.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
as Self - Guitar
2001
6.1
🎬
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
as Self - Guitar
2000
0.0
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
as Self
1999
8.6
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
as Self - Guitars
1999
7.0
Metallica: Making of S&M
as Self - Guitars
1999
0.0
Metallica: Woodstock '99
as Self
1999
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
as Self - Guitar
1999
0.0
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
as Self
1998
7.7
🎬
Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Guitar
1998
0.0
Classic Albums
as Self - Guitarist, Metallica
1997
7.7
Metallica: Fan Can 1
as Self
1996
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
as Self - Guitar
1995
0.0
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994
0.0
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
as Self - Guitar
1994
0.0
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.8
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
as Self - Guitar
1993
8.3
Metallican Vid
as Himself (Lead Guitar)
1993
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
as Guitars
1993
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
as Guitars
1993
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
as Guitars
1993
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
as Guitars
1992
0.0
Later... with Jools Holland
as Self
1992
5.3
Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica
as Self
1992
7.7
Metallica: Live at San Diego
as Himself
1992
9.0
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
as Self
1992
10.0
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
7.3
🎬
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990
0.0
The Simpsons
as Kirk Hammett (voice)
1989
8.0
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
as Self
1989
0.0
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Guitar
1989
8.5
![Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/1bfZHc8D1LePUXTOUWXmoY2UVzO.jpg)
Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware
as Self
1989
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
as Guitars
1989
0.0
2 of One
as Himself (Lead Guitar)
1989
0.0
MTV Rockumentary
1989
7.0
🎬
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
as Self - Guitars
1988
0.0
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
as Himself (Guitarist)
1987
7.6
🎬
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
as Self - Guitar
1986
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
as Guitars
1986
0.0
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
as Lead Guitar
1986
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
as Guitars
1986
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
as Guitars
1986
0.0
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
as Lead Guitar
1985
0.0
🎬
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
as Guitars
1985
0.0
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
as Self
1985
10.0
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.6
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
as Lead Guitar
1983
8.5
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
6.9
Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
N/A
0.0
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
as Himself
N/A
0.0
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
as Self
N/A
0.0
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
N/A
0.0
![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]
N/A
0.0
🎬
Metallica: from the off
as Self
N/A
0.0
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows（2021）
N/A
0.0