Kirk Hammett

The Red Rocker tells UCR about his conversations with the Metallica guitarist.

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo briefly transformed Gillette Stadium into Fenway Park.

Does he make a good point?

Kirk gave a honest, candid assessment.

'[I]f you have a catalog that's just perfect, people get bored of it.'

Inspiring tales of artists who’ve triumphed over devastation.

And not just because it probably would've had audible bass.

Before their career took off.

Metallica kicked off the North American leg of their '72 Seasons' world tour, and debuted the song 'Shadows Follow' live.

This might start WWIII.

'Those guys went through a lot of stuff themselves, and I did too.'

See what else he had to say.

Guitarist took on the task of finding stand-in drummers when Lars Ulrich fell ill ahead of Download show in 2004.

Metallica guitarist explains why he doesn't often discuss his fascination for AC/DC counterpart.

Kirk defends another signature aspect of his playing style.

Burton died on September 27, 1986, when the band's tour bus crashed.

The guitarist is a very spiritual person.

See what he said.

"Yeah, my f---ing friends down the street could probably play a better solo than 'Lux Æterna' – but what's the point?" guitarist asks.

It was a bummer when Metallica fired Dave Mustaine, but then we wound up with two amazing thrash bands.