Now that I have practical guitar skills, I’m ready to spread my wings into the songwriting course. Kirk Hammett wrote the famous riff for “Creeping Death” when he was only 16 years old, so I’m a ...

M etallica guitarist Kirk Hammett took a spill at a recent concert in Detroit and proceeded to curse like a sailor as he stepped off stage. In a fan-captured moment, the guitar legend stumbles and ...

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more —as voted by the readers of ...

Explore Metallica's greatest songs: a collection of iconic tracks that define the band's legendary career and influence in ...

Kirk Hammett is the main guitarist of the legendary ... At 15, he played his first real guitar accompanied by a 4-inch speaker in a shoebox as a sound booster. He bought a copy of a 1978 Fender ...

Any guitarist wants to do their best when crafting the perfect part, but these solos were so good they actively made the rest of the song look worse.

In the latest edition of The Metallica Report podcast, the band’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett talks about the inspirational qualities of the famous guitar that came into his possession 10 years ago - ...

On this day (29 October) in 1978, the sixth studio album by Rush was released. Its title was Hemispheres, and as the band’s ...

Discover the most iconic heavy metal bands that defined the genre with powerful riffs, legendary vocals, and unforgettable ...

Kirk Hammett's epic solos throughout Metallica's ... The emotion at the center of "Purple Rain's" guitar solo is a big reason why it's so memorable. It's at once evocative of the pain haunting ...

And he came in and started playing this guitar closed door ... You could just hear that it was Kirk Hammett. One of the highlights was Walter, myself and Kirk got to take a photo, which is ...

After a quick guitar doodle by lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, he was supposed to launch directly into the massive ballad (and perfect time to get a beer) “Nothing Else Matters.” It’s an intro that ...