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
(2022)
Kirk Hammett
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
(2023)
Fan (voice)
Metallica: Through the Never
(2013)
Himself
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
(1983)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
(1985)
Guitars
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
(1985)
Self
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
(1985)
Lead Guitar
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
(1986)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
(1986)
Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
(1986)
Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
(1986)
Guitars
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
(1987)
Himself (Guitarist)
Metallica: [1988] London, England
(1988)
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
(1989)
Self
2 of One
(1989)
Himself (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
(1989)
Guitars
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
(1990)
Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991
(1991)
Metallica - Live at Tushino
(1991)
Lead guitar
Metallica: Live at San Diego
(1992)
Himself
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
(1992)
Guitars
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
(1992)
Self
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
(1992)
Self
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
(1993)
Guitars
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
(1993)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
(1993)
Guitars
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
(1993)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
(1993)
Guitars
Metallican Vid
(1993)
Himself (Lead Guitar)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
(1994)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94
(1994)
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
(1995)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 1
(1996)
Self
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
(1998)
Self
Metallica: Live Covers
(1998)
Self - Guitar
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
(1999)
Self - Guitars
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
(1999)
Self
Metallica: Woodstock '99
(1999)
Self
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1999)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Making of S&M
(1999)
Self - Guitars
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
(2000)
Self - Guitar
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
(2001)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
(2003)
Metallica: MTV Icon
(2003)
Hmself
Metallica: St-Anger
(2003)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
(2004)
Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
(2005)
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
(2006)
Self
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
(2006)
Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 5
(2006)
Guitars
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
(2006)
Lead Guitarist
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
(2006)
Guitars
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
(2007)
Lead Guitar
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
(2007)
Metallica - Live Earth
(2007)
Himself
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
(2008)
Self
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
(2008)
Himself
Metallica: Making Magnetic
(2008)
METALLICA the Complete Story
(2008)
Himself
Metallica Touring Europe
(2008)
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
(2008)
Self - Guitars
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
(2008)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
(2009)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
(2009)
Guitars
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
(2009)
Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
(2009)
Guitars
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
(2009)
Self
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
(2010)
Self
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
(2010)
Guitars
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
(2010)
Self
Lemmy
(2010)
Self
Metallica: Fan Can 6
(2010)
Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
(2010)
Kirk Hammett
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
(2011)
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
(2011)
Self
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
(2011)
Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
(2012)
Guitars
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
(2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
(2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: The Black Album
(2012)
Metallica: Orion Music Festival
(2012)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
(2012)
Self
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
(2012)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
(2013)
Guitars
Metallica: Through the Never
(2013)
Himself
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
(2013)
Guitars
Metallica: This Monster Lives
(2014)
Himself
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self
'Tallica Parking Lot
(2014)
Kirk Hammett (voice)
Metallica: Masters of Metal
(2014)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
(2014)
Himself
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
(2014)
Himself
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
(2014)
Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
(2014)
Guitars
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival
(2014)
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
(2014)
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
(2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
(2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica: [2015] X Games
(2015)
Self - Guitar
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival
(2015)
Guitars
Mission to Lars
(2015)
Himself
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
(2016)
Guitars
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
(2016)
Guitar
Metallica: The Night Before
(2016)
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
(2016)
Self - Guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
(2017)
guitar
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
(2017)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
(2017)
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
(2017)
Self
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
(2017)
Himself
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
(2017)
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
(2017)
Guitars
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
(2018)
Self
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
(2019)
Self
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
(2019)
Kirk Hammett
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
(2019)
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M²
(2019)
Himself
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
(2019)
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
(2019)
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
(2020)
Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
(2020)
lead guitar
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
(2020)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
(2020)
guitars
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
(2020)
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
(2020)
Himself
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
(2020)
Himself
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
(2020)
Self
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
(2020)
Self
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
(2020)
Lead Guitar
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
(2020)
Himself
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2021)
Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
(2021)
Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
(2021)
guitars
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
(2021)
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
(2021)
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
(2021)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
(2021)
Self
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set
(2021)
Self
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
(2021)
guitars
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
(2021)
guitars
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
(2021)
Himself
The History of Metal and Horror
(2021)
Self
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
(2021)
Metal Lords
(2022)
Kirk Hammett
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
(2022)
self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
(2022)
Metallica Download Festival Germany
(2022)
HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music?
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
(2022)
self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
(2022)
Self
Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo
(2022)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
(2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
(2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
(2023)
Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
(2023)
Self
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
(2023)
Fan (voice)
Writing