Kirk Hammett

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

Before they became rock and metal legends, they were just regular kids in school.

Kirk gave a honest, candid assessment.

He had 500 ideas for the previous album, lost another 250 on his phone and still had 700 new ones!

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

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.

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

Guitarist tries to avoid getting into the same bind with newer tracks.

Future rock star found refuge from his traumatic upbringing in comics and music.