Composer
Kirk Lee Hammett
American guitarist
b. 1962
14 works in the index
- Born
- 1962
- Birthplace
- San Francisco
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician. Hammett has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983; prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed thrash metal band Exodus in 1979. In 2023, Hammett and Metallica bandmate James Hetfield were co-ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's list of Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; songwriter; rock musician; composer
- Recorded memberships
- Exodus; Metallica; Spastik Children; The Gak
- Instruments played
- guitar
- Genres
- thrash metal
- Pseudonym
- Kirk Hammett
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 41517362
- ISNI
- 0000000114606503
- GND ID
- 136508472
- Library of Congress ID
- no2002102288
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4c45495f-b9f3-4d03-9fac-d44c8a77f5de
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 14
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Within My Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dirty Window | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frantic | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Unnamed Feeling | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Invisible Kid | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| My World | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Purify | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Shoot Me Again | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Some Kind Of Monster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| St. Anger | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sweet Amber | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fade To Black | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trapped Under Ice | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Master Of Puppets | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 41517362. Portrait: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.