New influences, a change in production methods, and moving away from thrash led to the pair switching up their tandem ...

Who is the richest member of Metallica? Discover which of the four bandmates holds the top spot and how each built their impressive fortune over the years.

Kirk Hammett’s Portals EP arrives Saturday, April 23rd, for Record Store Day. Check your local record shop for physical copies, or pre-order a digital version via Amazon.

Over the past 40 years, Metallica have made heavy rock music accessible to the masses. Today, we reveal James Hetfield's ...

Gibson’s Custom Shop Kirk Hammett “Greeny” comes at a hefty price of $19,999 with a now-sold-out Collector’s Edition variant going for over double the price at $50,000. Despite the rather ...

According to Kirk Hammett, we may have the best guitar solo of 2024 and that accolade goes to Phil Demmel's work on Kerry King's new song, "Idle Hands." We may only be in March, but the bar may ...

Kirk Lee Hammett, guitarist for Metallica and longtime horror film fanatic, is coming out with a book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection." Hammett is seen with part of his ...

Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Epiphone unveil the 1979 Flying V, honoring one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time. In partnership with Gibson Custom Shop, Epiphone is bringing ...

Metallica’s longtime lead guitarist has released ‘The Collection: Kirk Hammett’, a photo book containing 400 pages of photos and stories about his eclectic guitar collection. .

Metal Hammer asked guitarist Kirk Hammett about the possibility of him doing one, and he said “I wouldn’t be surprised if all of us did some solo, independent, autonomous sort of thing.” ...

Metallica ‘s Kirk Hammett has written a touching tribute to hero and friend Lemmy Kilmister. Kilmister passed away Monday at the age of 70 from an “extremely aggressive cancer.” ...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett‘s love of the wah-wah pedal is legendary. So it was no act of bravery for him to agree to a wah-wah duel with challenger Mrs. Smith, the beehived comic actress ...