Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett thinks he “should be a lot better” at playing his instrument. The 62-year-old, who joined Metallica in 1983, makes the admission during an exclusive interview ...

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For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ongoing M72 world tour. He thinks of it as his Excalibur, he says. It is a ...

While watching Metallica reach iconic levels of stardom over the years, Kirk Hammett gained high praise for his talents with a guitar. Rolling Stone even placed him on their list of Greatest ...

It may surprise you, but in the year-end edition of Total Guitar magazine, Metallica's Kirk Hammett posits that much of the music-listening public likely forgets most songs' guitar solos. But Hammett ...

Former member of Metallica, Dave Mustaine, urges the band to go on tour with Megadeth to help heal old wounds.