ESP officially announces Kirk Hammett's new 30th Anniversary Signature KH-3 Spider By Sam Roche ESP's latest creation is based on The Ripper's famous KH-3, which he played heavily during Metallica's Black Album tour
ESP heralds the return of Kirk Hammett's KH-3 Spider Eclipse with star-studded video streaming events By Sam Roche In the wake of NAMM 2021's cancelation, the guitar giant will put on its own virtual show
Kirk Hammett wishes he could redo the guitar solos on Metallica‘s Kill ‘Em All By Richard Bienstock The metal guitar hero opens up about how he changed his approach to soloing and that ever-present wah pedal in an hour-plus new interview with Gibson TV
Kirk Hammett reveals his 3 favorite Metallica guitar solos By Matt Owen Find out which his solos make Kirk's cut
Watch Billy Gibbons and Kirk Hammett perform The Green Manalishi in first official footage from all-star Peter Green tribute By Michael Astley-Brown The track is taken from the upcoming cinema release and features Hammett on Green's 1959 ‘Greeny’ Les Paul
ESP raises over $47k at Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation Concert and Auction By Sam Roche The company donated two signed guitars that brought in $26,100 and $21,050
Slash, Kirk Hammett and Tom Morello pay tribute to EVH at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 induction ceremony By Sam Roche “Not since Jimi Hendrix had there been a guitar player that had so much impact,” Hammett says of the late Eddie Van Halen
Kirk Hammett reflects on Peter Green's legacy: "You could put Oh Well or Green Manalishi up against the first two Sabbath albums" By Rod Brakes The custodian of the Greeny Les Paul recounts his recent meeting with Peter to reunite him with the guitar after decades apart
Kirk Hammett recalls the first time he ever saw Metallica in new Gibson Icons trailer By Richard Bienstock “I remember thinking, wow, these guys are pretty goddamn good,’ he says
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett perform The Star-Spangled Banner virtually before San Francisco Giants home game By Richard Bienstock Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo also threw out the ceremonial first pitch – in an alley
Gibson has built Kirk Hammett a replica of his “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard By Richard Bienstock Could a Custom Shop release of the guitar made famous by Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green be in the works?
James Hetfield says he has “tons of material” written for new Metallica album By Richard Bienstock Kirk Hammett has over 600 musical ideas cataloged as well
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett look back on 16 of the band's most important songs By Guitar World Staff One of metal's most formidable guitar duos evaluate some of their discography's most significant entries
Kirk Hammett: "I love that Greeny has its own fanbase that’s completely independent of me" By Jon Wiederhorn The metal icon details how he came to own Peter Green's legendary Les Paul, where it fits in Metallica's sound, and his own tributes to the Fleetwood Mac co-founder
The mystery behind Kirk Hammett’s taped picking hand - revealed! By Richard Bienstock “That’s my secret to all my technique,” the guitarist jokes
Metallica share stripped-down acoustic reworking of Blackened in quarantine By Richard Bienstock You've never heard the ...And Justice for All classic sound quite like this
Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, John Petrucci and more on why they love Mesa/Boogie’s Mark II amps By Richard Bienstock The amp maker celebrates its 50th anniversary with star-studded video
Kirk Hammett loses Cry Baby Battle Royale to Mrs. Smith in shock wah-off defeat By Michael Astley-Brown The Metallica guitarist and cat-mad shredder faced off to see who is the ultimate overuser of wah
The Peter Green tribute concert: 10 guitar highlights from David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, Billy Gibbons, Pete Townshend and more By Scott Rowley We went to Mick Fleetwood & Friends’ celebration of Peter Green's music and this is what we learned
Footage of David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Kirk Hammett and more rehearsing for Peter Green tribute concert released By Richard Bienstock “It’s important to recognize the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music,” says Mick Fleetwood