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.
2026Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2Movieas Lead Guitar
2026Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1Movieas Lead Guitar
2025Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final BowMovieas Self
2025Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. ShenanigansMovieas Self
2025Metallica: Polar Beach PartyMovieas Self
2025Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96Movieas Self
2025Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)Movieas Self
2025Metallica Saved My LifeMovieas Self
2024Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & AuctionMovieas Self
2024RuntMovieas Runt
2024On the RoamTV showTheme Song Performance · 8 episodes2023Metalocalypse: Army of the DoomstarMovieas Fan (voice)
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2Movieas Self
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1Movieas Self
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2Movieas Self
2023Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global PremiereMovieas Self
2022Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands ConcertMovieas Self
2022Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022Movie
2022Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022Movieas self
2022Metallica Live Hellfest 2022Movieas self
2022Metallica Download Festival GermanyMovie
2022Metallica: Campo Argentino de PoloMovie2022Metal LordsMovieas Self
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)Movieas guitars
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)Movieas guitars
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021Movie
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovieas Self
2021The History of Metal and HorrorMovieas Self
2021Metallica: Wherever We May RoamMovieas guitars
2021Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica OuttakesMovie
2021Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992Movie
2021Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home MoviesMovie
2021Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993Movie
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus ShitMovieas Self
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991Movieas Self
2021Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018Movieas Self
2021Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood MacMovieas Self
2020MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in ChainsMovieas Self
2020Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & AuctionMovie
2020Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQMovieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006Movieas Cast
2020Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013Movieas Self
2020Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019Movieas Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2020Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)Movieas Self
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015Movieas guitars
2020Metallica: Live at Slane CastleMovieas lead guitar
2020Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of PuppetsMovieas Self2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2Movieas Self
2019Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019Movie
2019Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019Movie
2019Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal StoryMovieas Self
2019Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019Movie
2018Making Fun: The Story of FunkoMovieas Self2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester BenningtonMovieas Self (archive footage)
2017Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017Movie
2017Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017Movieas guitar
2017Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)Movie
2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2017Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael AlagoMovieas Self
2017Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay PunkMovieas Self
2017The New York Hardcore Chronicles FilmMovieas Self
2017Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017MovieWriter
2017Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017Movieas Guitars
2016Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-DestructMovie
2016Metallica: Live from The House of VansMovieas Self - guitars
2016Metallica: The Night BeforeMovie2016BillionsTV showas Metallica · 1 episodes
2015Metallica: Freeze 'Em AllMovieas Self
2015Mission to LarsMovieas Self
2015Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015Movieas Self - Guitar2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV showas Self - Musical Guest · 1 episodes
2015Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015Movieas Self
2014Lennon or McCartneyMovieas Self
2014Metallica: Masters of MetalMovieas Self
2014How Metallica Raised Hell in De WestereenMovie
2014Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014Movieas Guitars
2014Metallica: This Monster LivesMovieas Self
2014Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"Movieas Self
2013Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in AntarcticaMovieas Self - Guitars2013Metallica: Through the NeverMovieas Self · Writer · Original Music Composer
2012Metallica: Quebec MagneticMovieas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals · Writer
2012Metallica: Live in Orion Music FestivalMovieas Self - Guitar
2012Metallica: The Black AlbumMovie
2012Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012Movieas Self - Guitar
2011Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011Movieas Guitar
2011The Big 4TV showas Self · 4 episodes2010The Big Four: Live in SofiaMovieas Guitars
2010Metallica: The Big 4 Live in SofiaMovieas Guitars2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted StageMovieas Self
2010Metallica: Live at SonisphereMovieas Self
2010Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)Movieas Self2010LemmyMovieas Self
2009VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music MomentsMovieas Self2009Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico CityMovieas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009Metallica: Fan Can Six CopenhagenMovieas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009Movieas Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2009Metallica: Français pour une nuitMovieas Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2008METALLICA the Complete StoryMovieas Self
2008Metallica: Making MagneticMovie
2008Metallica - Rock AM RingMovieas Self - Guitar
2008Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of ThrashMovieas Self
2007Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007Movieas Lead Guitar2007The Darwin AwardsMovieas Self
2007Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of PuppetsMovie
2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004Movieas Lead Guitarist
2006Metallica KoreaMovie2006MetalocalypseTV showas Smoked Fingers fan (voice) · as Queen of Denmark (voice) · as Barkeep (voice) · 1 episodes
2006Heavy Metal: Louder Than LifeMovieas Self
2005The Work of Director Anton CorbijnMovieas Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")2004Metallica: Some Kind of MonsterMovieas Self
2003Metallica: St. Anger RehearsalsMovieas Self
2003Metallica: MTV IconMovieas Self2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2001Classic Albums: Metallica - MetallicaMovieas Self - Guitar
2000Woodstock '99Movie1999Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&MMovieas Self · Writer
1999Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&MMovieas Self - Guitars
1999Metallica: Making of S&MMovieas Self - Guitars
1999Metallica: Woodstock '99Movieas Self
1998Metallica: Cunning StuntsMovieas Self
1998Metallica: Live CoversMovieas Self - Guitar
1998Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South KoreaMovieas Self
1997Classic AlbumsTV showas Self - Guitarist, Metallica · 1 episodes
1996Metallica: Fan Can 1Movieas Self
1995The Music BizTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1994Metallica: Woodstock '94Movie
1994Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994Movieas Self - Guitar1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV show1 episodes
1993Metallican VidMovieas Self - Lead Guitar
1993Metallica: Mexico City, MexicoMovieas Guitars
1992For Those About to Rock - Monsters In MoscowMovie
1992Later... with Jools HollandTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1992Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of MetallicaMovieas Self
1992Metallica: Live at San DiegoMovieas Self
1992Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992Movieas Self - Guitar
1992Metallica - ...And Justice For AllMovieas Self
1991Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of RockMovie1989The SimpsonsTV showas Marv Albert (voice) · 1 episodes
1989Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989Movieas Lead Guitar
1989Metallica: Live at Shoreline AmphitheatreMovieas Self1989Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989Movieas Lead Guitar
1989Metallica: Newark, DelawareMovieas Self
19892 of OneMovieas Self (Lead Guitar)
1989MTV RockumentaryTV show1 episodes1987Metallica: Cliff 'Em AllMovieas Self - Guitarist
1986Metallica: Nagoya, JapanMovieas Guitars
1986Metallica - Roskilde FestivalMovieas Lead Guitar
1986Metallica: Detroit, MichiganMovieas Guitars
1985Metallica: Metal Hammer FestivalMovieas Lead Guitar
1985Metallica: Day on the GreenMovieas Guitars
1985Metallica: Ride The LightningMovieas Self
1984MTV Video Music AwardsTV showas Self · 3 episodes
1983Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983Movieas Lead Guitar
—Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 OsloMovieas Self
—Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, SwedenMovie
—Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in TartuMovieas Self
—Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]Movie
—Cheesy Home VideoMovie
—Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & PurgeMovie