![]() ![]() The following year, Hammett received a phone call from Metallica (singer/guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, and bassist Cliff Burton), who were on the cusp of firing their original guitarist, Dave Mustaine, asking if he'd be interested in trying out for the band. By 16, he was at the forefront of the fledgling Bay Area thrash scene with his band Exodus and appeared on the group's 1982 demo. Making his debut on 1983's Kill 'Em All, Hammett has appeared on every one of the group's albums and has written some of their most iconic riffs, including 1991's platinum-certified "Enter Sandman." In 2022, Hammett issued his debut solo effort, Portals, a wide-ranging set of cinematic instrumentals that paired virtuosic shredding with eerie orchestral soundscapes.īorn in San Francisco and raised in El Sobrante, Kirk Hammett's early passion for horror movies eventually led him to heavy metal. ![]() An elite heavy metal guitarist whose fleet, ferocious, and fluid playing style helped define the Bay Area thrash sound, Kirk Hammett co-founded speed/thrash luminaries Exodus before becoming the lead guitarist for Metallica. ![]()
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