Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International, held in San Diego, California.
Background information
Birth name Kirk Lee Hammett
Born (1962-11-18) November 18, 1962
San Francisco, California, United States
Genres Heavy metal, thrash metal, hard rock, speed metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, author
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1979–present
Labels Warner Bros., Elektra, Vertigo, Megaforce
Associated acts Metallica, Exodus, Spastik Children
Website metallica.com
Notable instruments
ESP KH-2 and KH-3 Signature models
Gibson Les Paul Jr.
Gibson Flying V
Jackson King V
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Epiphone Les Paul (Custom)
ESP White Zombie
ESP Mummy Guitar
ESP Ouija Board Guitar
ESP KH-DC
ESP KH-202
Fender Stratocaster (White)

Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[1] In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.[2][3][4]

Early life

Kirk Hammett as a child.
Hammett during his freshman year in high-school

Hammett was born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco, and raised in the town of El Sobrante, California. He is the son of Teofila "Chefela" (née Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett (a Merchant Marine).[5] His mother is of Filipino descent and his father was of part Irish ancestry.[6] He attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California. While attending De Anza High School, he met Les Claypool of Primus, and they remain close friends.

Hammett has a well-known passion for horror movies; that stretches back to the late Sixties. After spraining his arm in a fight with his sister at the age of five, Hammett’s parents placed him in front of the television. It was during this time that he first watched The Day of the Triffids.[7] After that, Hammett found himself drawn to his brother’s Frankenstein figures, and it wasn’t long before he was spending his milk money on horror magazines. For the better part of the next decade, Hammett dove deep into the horror scene.[7]

Hammett began showing an interest in music after listening to his brother Rick's extensive record collection (which included Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and UFO).[8] It was then that Hammett's whole life shifted and he stopped collecting horror magazines, and began selling his magazines to buy music records.[7] This all led him to properly picking up the guitar at the age of fifteen.[8] Hammett's first guitar was (in his own words) a "wholly unglamorous" Montgomery Ward catalog special, which was accompanied by a shoebox (with a 4-inch speaker) for an amp.[8] After purchasing a 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, before eventually buying a 1974 Gibson Flying V. Hammett also took a job at Burger King as a youth before quitting once he saved enough money to purchase a Marshall amplifier.

Career

Exodus (1979–1983)

Hammett's musical interests eventually drew him into the fledgling thrash metal genre. In 1979, he formed the band Exodus at the age of sixteen,[9] along with vocalist Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary Holt, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting. Hammett named Exodus after the Leon Uris novel of the same name,[10] and played on the band's 1982 Demo. Exodus was an influential band in the Bay Area thrash movement.

Metallica (1983–present)

Main article: Metallica

In May 1983, Metallica traveled to Rochester, New York to record its debut album, Metal Up Your Ass.[11] Due to the lead guitarist's (Dave Mustaine) substance abuse and violent tendencies, he was fired from the band.[12] Hammett received a phone call from Metallica the same afternoon.[8] Even though he had never left California before, Hammett gathered some money together and flew out to New York for an audition.[8] As soon as Hammett arrived in New York, he was instantly asked to join the band.[8] All of this happened prior to the recording of Kill 'Em All. At the time, Hammett was taking private lessons from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. He was also a member of Exodus at the time he was offered to join Metallica, and although the offer may have came as a surprise to him, he was already well acquainted with Metallica.[13] While in Exodus, Hammett shared the stage with Metallica on more than one occasion.[13] After being fired from Metallica and replaced by Hammett, Mustaine went on to form the band Megadeth.

Hammett performing live in Mexico in 2010

Hammett has written a number of riffs for Metallica since Ride the Lightning (the band's second album). One of his riffs was used on "Enter Sandman" - which went on to become one of Metallica's most popular songs. It was the first track and first single on Metallica's self-titled Black Album and was ranked 399th on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[14] The bridge for "Creeping Death" was originally an Exodus riff that Hammett took with him to Metallica.

In 1986, during the band's European leg of their tour to support Master of Puppets, Hammett and bassist Cliff Burton had a dispute over sleeping arrangements on the band's tour bus. The outcome of the dispute was decided by a card draw, which Burton won by picking the Ace of Spades. Once the draw was completed, Burton looked at Hammett and said "I want your bunk", to which Hammett complied, saying that he might be able to sleep better in the front of the bus anyway. In the early hours of the following morning, Metallica's tour bus slid off the road and overturned in Sweden. Burton was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of Burton and subsequently killed him.[15] Hammett has stated in an interview that he once thought that it easily could've been him who was killed instead, since Burton was sleeping in what was considered to be Hammett's bunk.

Between the end of touring (and promoting) the Black Album and the start of touring in promotion of Load, he studied at San Francisco State University, focusing on Film and Asian arts.[16] Hammett went through a "blues period" around this time - which had some influence on Metallica's Load and Reload albums.[17] He also began listening to a lot of jazz music. Hammett described this period of his life as "great education", because he was able to discover where all of his own rock influences had gotten their own guitar licks.[17] However, even though jazz music had a profound effect on his improvisation skills and solos, Hammett felt that he was delving too deep into the genre. Since Death Magnetic, Hammett has gone back to being "primarily" a metal guitarist,[17] but some of his experiences of jazz and blues music still remain.[17]

Hammett wanted to have guitar solos on Metallica's 2003 album, St. Anger, but drummer Lars Ulrich and producer Bob Rock thought that the solos did not sound right in the songs. He later admitted himself, "We tried to put in solos but they sounded like an afterthought so we left them out".[18] Recording for St. Anger was halted in 2001; so that Metallica front-man James Hetfield could enter rehab for alcohol abuse.[19] Due to tensions within the band (which were well-documented in the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster) at the time, Hammett expressed interest in working on a solo album.[20] According to Hammett, if he ever worked on a solo album, it wouldn't be "super-duty" heavy metal,[21] and may include some classical guitarists.[21] When he was asked about his experiences of recording St. Anger, Hammett said:

Honestly, I was ready to start working on a solo album. I had a bunch of music I was sitting on. I was going to ask Lars [Metallica's drummer] to play drums on it.[20]

On April 4, 2009, Hammett, along with Metallica bandmates Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and Robert Trujillo and former Metallica bandmates Jason Newsted and the deceased Cliff Burton, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, Hammett provided the foreword to British author Joel McIver's book To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton.[22]

In April, 2015, Hammett admitted to losing his phone - which contained 250 new "ideas" for Metallica's upcoming studio release.[23][24] The incident happened about six months prior to the admission (around November 2014).[24] The phone wasn't backed up and Hammett can only remember eight out of the 250 "ideas" he had.[24] On the subject, Hammett said:

For me, music comes at all times of the day. When I get a riff, sometimes it's a complete riff and I can just play it and there it is, sometimes it's half a riff and I have to tweak it. Sometimes it's just a rhythm or a note selection. Or sometimes it's just something that I hum in my head. But it can come from anywhere, and I put it on my phone, and I make sure the phone is fucking backed up.[24]

Other appearances

He also appeared on the Kichigai E.P. by punk band Septic Death. He played additional lead guitar on the title track.

Hammett can be seen in the background in Primus' "John the Fisherman" video fishing off of Les Claypool's boat. Hammett has been friends with Primus bassist and lead vocalist Les Claypool since childhood. Claypool even auditioned for Metallica after the tragic death of Cliff Burton.[25]

Hammett played guitar on the track "Satan" with Orbital for the Spawn: The Album soundtrack released in July 1997.

In 2005, Hammett was featured playing the guitar roles on the Carlos Santana track "Trinity" alongside steel-pedal guitarist, Robert Randolph. Santana personally asked Hammett to contribute to his then-upcoming album All That I Am.[26] Hammett previously worked with Santana in 2001 at a live show benefit in San Francisco.[26] Metallica had also invited Santana into the studio while recording St. Anger.[26]

In 2006, Hammett voiced himself on The Simpsons ("The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"). He also provided various voices on the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse, including a two fingered fan ("The Curse of Dethklok"), The Queen of Denmark ("Happy Dethday"), and a Finnish barkeep ("Dethtroll").

Hammett also appeared as a guest in an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast titled "Jacksonville", alongside fellow Metallica member James Hetfield.

He appeared as a guest guitarist on K'Naan's 2006 song "If Rap Gets Jealous" off of the Troubadour album.[27]

After performing a set with Metallica at Bonnaroo in June 2008, Hammett played one song with My Morning Jacket and a couple songs with the annual Superjam collaboration, which also included Les Claypool and members of Gogol Bordello playing primarily Tom Waits songs.

Hammett is one of the main characters in Guitar Hero: Metallica, along with the rest of the current line-up of Metallica.

In 2010, Hammett played with Nicolas Abou Chedid on Chedid's solo album.

In 2011, Hammett appeared in an episode of Jon Benjamin Has a Van as an actor and guitarist.

Book

Cover of Too Much Horror Business by Kirk Hammett.
1st edition cover

On October 1, 2012, Abrams Image published Hammett's first book, Too Much Horror Business (a collection of photos detailing Hammett's lifelong love of monster movies and horror memorabilia).[28] Hammett has said that the book is "basically" all of the horror memorabilia he has managed to amass over the last 30 years. In an interview with Guitar World, Hammett said that he has such a huge horror collection and thought it was the right time to share it with everyone.[29] The 228 page hardcover features more than 300 images of Hammett's horror collection. Among these images are the costumes from the Bela Lugosi movies White Zombie and The Black Cat (which also starred Boris Karloff), original movie posters (ranging from Nosferatu to Hellraiser), rare horror-themed toys (including the 'Great Garloo' and 'Frankenstein Tricky Walkers'), movie props (including the 'Dr. Tongue' zombie from George Romero's Day of the Dead, original Basil Gogos 'Famous Monsters', and fantasy paintings by the late Frank Frazetta.[29] In addition to the images from Hammett's horror collection, Too Much Horror Business contains three conversations with the guitarist about his childhood, the nature of his horror collection, and the connection between Metallica's music and horror movies.[7] On the book, Hammett has been quoted saying:

This is my gift to all the other horror nerds out there who are just like me. It's (the book) been made with great love for all the many characters and movies which guided me through childhood, into adulthood and which still keep me on track today.[29]

Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil

2015 poster of 'Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil'.
'Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil' 2015 poster

Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil is an annual horror convention created by Kirk Hammett. The first annual Fear FestEvil took place at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco - over a three-day period (from February 6-8, 2014). Hammett was inspired to create his own horror convention after experiencing the enjoyment of making his “crypt” at the ‘’Orion Music + More’’ festival.[30] The convention features live music, signings, interactive displays, vending, live talks, and guest appearances.[31] At the 2014 event, guests included Sara Karloff (daughter of actor Boris Karloff), Bela G. Lugosi (son of actor Bela Lugosi), [32] make-up artist Gregory Nicotero (who worked on George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead), actor Tom Savini (who portrayed Sex Machine in From Dusk Till Dawn and worked on many of George A. Romero's movies),[31] Heather Langenkamp (who portrayed Nancy in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street),[33] Kane Hodder (who portrayed Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th film series), and Haruo Nakajima (of Godzilla fame).[34] Other guests in attendance included Hammett’s former band Exodus, Death Angel, Orchid,[30] Metallica band member Robert Trujillo, Richard Christy, Stephen Perkins,[35] Slash, and Scott Ian.[31] Exodus played on-stage with Carcass on the Friday, whilst Death Division and Orchid played before Death Angel on the Saturday.[34] Hammett joined Exodus and Death Angel on-stage for their encores. [34]

The second annual Fear FestEvil took place between April 10-12, 2015, at the Rockbar Theater in San Jose, California.[36] Meshuggah headlined the event, whilst High on Fire, Blues Pills, Agnostic Front, and Asada Messiah also made appearances. Orchid also made a second appearance at the Fear FestEvil.[36] On April 10, VIP's were able to attend the Dinner and Murder Mystery - along with Hammett - at the Winchester Mystery House.[36]

Personal life

At the age of eleven, Hammett was left traumatized after he witnessed his pet dog Tippy being raped by his next door neighbor.[37][38] On the subject, Hammett recalled:

I went to my neighbor's. The guy took down his pants and started having sex with the dog! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When he got up, I just took the dog and left. She was still wagging her tail.[37]

Hammett has been married twice. His first marriage to Rebecca lasted 3 years, having ended in 1990, during the recording of The Black Album. Hammett has been married to his second wife Lani since 1998. They have two sons, Angel (b. September 29, 2006), and Vincenzo (b. June 28, 2008). He and his family reside in San Francisco.[39]

In addition to playing guitar and collecting horror memorabilia, Hammett's hobbies include reading comic books and surfing.[40]

Substance abuse

At one point in his life, Hammett spent a "lot of money" on drugs.[41][42] Hammett has said that he used drugs because he thought they would be fun. During the Damaged Justice tour, he had a cocaine addiction. Hammett eventually pulled out of the addiction because cocaine made him feel depressed,[43] but relapsed during the Load era.[44] One of the reasons that Hammett spends a lot of money on comic books, is because he finds them to be a more enjoyable (and healthier) alternative to drugs.[41] Hammett has also smoked heroin a few times, but "didn't like it".[44]

Equipment and techniques

Hammett is known for always having his picking hand taped to protect his skin due to his habit of palm muting and fast picking during lengthy tours.[45]

Hammett's playing style is noted for his extensive use of the wah-wah pedal in his solos. Hammett says "The wah-wah is an extension of my personality." Hammett's use of the wah-pedal hadn't been featured in recent Metallica solos, but has seen a resurgence in his solos on the newest album Death Magnetic, in songs like "The Unforgiven III."

Guitars

In 2007, ESP Guitar Company announced the release of a 20th Anniversary Limited KH-20 Guitar to celebrate 20 years of relationship with Hammett (based on the KH-2 guitar with some modification). Only 41 guitars were in production, with the price at US$9,999 a piece.

In January 2009, ESP also announced the rare release of Hammett's famous "ouija" guitar, which was very limited and for 2009 only.[46]

Kirk Hammett in 2010

Kirk Hammett's tour guitars as of 2015:

On the 25th anniversary of Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All,Hammett appears on the cover of Feb. 2008's Guitar World sporting his new custom ESP. This model is the KH20, the 20th anniversary model from ESP.Guitar World – Covers Archive

In the video for "One", Hammett is seen using what is most likely an ESP Vintage Plus. It appears however to be modified; it has a Floyd Rose tremolo, which could have been Hammett's own work or a custom model.[63]

In 2014, Hammett purchased the 1959 Les Paul formerly used by Gary Moore and Peter Green; using it on tour as of 2015 when playing the Thin Lizzy cover: "Whiskey in the Jar".[64]

Amplifiers and cabinets

Throughout Metallica's career, Hammett has used a range of different amplifiers. For the first two albums, he used Marshall amplifiers and cabinets, with occasional effects. For the recording of Metallica's third album, Master of Puppets (1986), he and James Hetfield bought a Mesa/Boogie MarkIIC+ amplifier, and used Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier heads. Even when he made his move Randall Amplifiers in 2007, he still used Mesa/Boogie amps in his setup, and still does to this day. He currently uses 2 rackmounted Dual Rectifier 2-channel heads in tandem with his Randalls.

In September 2007, Randall Amplifiers announced a partnership with Hammett to design a line of signature amps, heads, combos and preamp modules.[65]

In December 2011, it was announced by Fortin Amps that they would team up with Randall to start a new line of tube amps based on the Fortin Meathead amplifier. Hammett is currently using a prototype of the amp that he used for the Big 4 show at Yankee Stadium and for all of the shows in India and Asia, and was recently sent a second prototype.[66]

  • Mesa/Boogie Rackmounted Dual Rectifier (x2)
  • Randall RM100KH Signature Model (modified version of the MTS series RM100) (x1)
  • Randall/Fortin Prototype head (x2)

Effects

To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Hammett keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and his guitar technician controls them through a pedalboard sidestage. The pedal controller allows him to change between different effect pedals and amplifiers.

In 2008, Jim Dunlop started working in partnership with Hammett to create a signature Wah-wah pedal, the KH95. It is now available to buy in stores.
  • Shure UR-4D Wireless Receiver
  • GCX Audio Switcher
  • Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro floorboard
  • DBX 1074 Quad Gate
  • MXR Eddie Van Halen Flanger
  • MXR Bass Octave Deluxe
  • DigiTech Space Station
  • ToneBone Hot British Tube Distortion

Accessories

  • Ernie Ball "Power Slinky" strings (.11-.48)
  • Jim Dunlop Dunlop Jazz III Kirk Hammett(green)
  • Levy Custom Straps
  • Peterson Strobe 420 Tuner
  • Bridge position: EMG 81
  • Neck position: Some Guitars EMG 81 Others EMG 60 (EMG 60 usually used for clean and to match harmony sections with James Hetfield)

Discography

Death Angel

Headbanged

Exodus

Metallica

Main article: Metallica discography

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Mciver, Joel (2008). Axebringer, Tharg, ed. The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. Jawbone Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-906002-20-6.
  3. ↑ "Thought Processor: Joel McIver's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists list". metal-militant-thoughtprocessor.blogspot.com.
  4. ↑ "Joel McIver - 100 greatest guitarists in metal - Ultimate Metal Forum". ultimatemetal.com.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kirk Hammett (biography), www.metallica.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ Titus, Christa. Metallica's Kirk Hammett Is 'Tickled' About Contributing to New Exodus Album, www.billboard.com, September 18, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Audio Premiere: EXODUS' New Song 'Salt The Wound' Featuring METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT", www.blabbermouth.net, September 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ Christe 2003, p. 86
  12. ↑ Cecolini, Vinny (November 1998). "Foreclosure of a Team". Metal Hammer.
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  17. 1 2 3 4 Tolinski, Brad. Interview: Kirk Hammett Discusses Metallica's 'Death Magnetic', Guitar World, November 21, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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  19. ↑ Metallica's Hetfield In Rehab, www.billboard.com, July 20, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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  26. 1 2 3 Kirk Hammett On New Santana Album, Ultimate Guitar, September 23, 2005. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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