Kirk Hammett
Born | November 18, 1962 |
Hometown | San Francisco, California, United States |
Height | 5'7" (1.71m) |
Spouse | Lani Hammett (m 1998 - present) , Rebecca Enrica Kestelyn (m 1987 - 1991) |
Children | Angel Ray Keala Hammett , Vincenzo Kainalu Hammett |
Parents | Dennis L. Hammett , Teofila "Chefela" Oyao |
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Metallica Shares New Single ‘If Darkness Had A Son’
- The new track is the latest taster for Metallica's new album '72 Seasons', out on April 14.
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Metallica and its Pittsburgh 'family' members shared head-banging vibes
Metallica capped off an unprecedented three concerts-in-four-nights stretch for PNC Park, thrilling fans with a career-spanning set of speed metal
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‘Kill ’Em All’: The Influence Of Metallica’s Murderously Good Debut Album
Metallica’s first record was the springboard for a band that would eventually become one of music’s biggest acts.
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Metallica’s TikTok Duet Dedicated To ‘Stranger Things’ Character Eddie Munson Reaches 7 Million Views
Metallica is back in the spotlight thanks to the popular supernatural Netflix series Stranger Things. On Friday, the heavy metal band did a TikTok duet with Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) during his heroic scene where he plays the guitar riff to the band’s 1986 song “Master of Puppets” from their album of the same name. […]
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Watch Metallica recreate Stranger Things ' tribute to their 'Master of Puppets'
The heavy metal band continues to geek out over the way the season 4 finale used their song.
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Kirk Hammett Gives Tye Trujillo Props For Shredding Metallica Classic on ‘Stranger Things’: ‘Impressive’
Trujillo contributed additional guitars to this season's most talked-about moment.
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'Stranger Things 4': Metallica was as 'stoked' as us about Eddie shredding 'Master of Puppets'
If you’ve seen the last two episodes of Stranger Things 4 (and spoiler warning here if you haven’t!), you no doubt remember the moment where Eddie (Joseph Quinn) shreds out a rendition of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” in the Upside Down, in order to lure Vecna’s vicious little bats away from the team heading toward his house. In the days after that episode’s release, Metallica band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo took to social media to celebrate their so
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Metallica Team with Yousician to Offer Courses That Let Fans Play Along with the Band
Now you can jam Metallica's classic songs with the band members themselves. Metallica Team with Yousician to Offer Courses That Let Fans Play Along with the Band Jon Hadusek
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Kirk Hammett: Metallica Warned People That Streaming Wouldn’t Work
On the bright side, Hammett said that the pandemic resulted in half a billion new guitarists. Kirk Hammett: Metallica Warned People That Streaming Wouldn’t Work Jon Hadusek
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Metallica Take Over Napa Valley with BottleRock Set and Late-Night Covers Show: Recap, Photos + Video
The day included Metallica's headlining festival gig and an intimate show by Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo's all-star covers band. Metallica Take Over Napa Valley with BottleRock Set and Late-Night Covers Show: Recap, Photos + Video Raymond Ahner
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James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Rock National Anthem During ‘Metallica Night’ at SF Giants Game
Metallica‘s long-running partnership with their hometown baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, continued on Tuesday night (May 25) when guitarists James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett ripped through the National Anthem during a home game. Vocalist Hetfield even through in a few notes from the band’s iconic “Master of Puppets” at the end of the performance, […]
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