Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica 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. In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.
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James Hetfield
American guitarist and singer
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Cliff Burton
American heavy metal bassist
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Jason Newsted
American musician
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Metallica
American heavy metal band
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Robert Trujillo
American Bass Player
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Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Gary Holt
American guitarist
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Les Claypool
American musician
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Michael Schenker
German musician
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Kai Hansen
German musician
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Echobrain
American alternative rock band
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Blind Illusion
band
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Beatallica
American band
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Kirk Windstein
American guitarist and singer
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Andreas Kisser
Brazilian musician
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Gus G
Greek guitarist
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Dave Mustaine
American musician and songwriter
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Jeff Loomis
American musician
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Richie Faulkner
British guitarist
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Akira Takasaki
Japanese musician
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Uli Jon Roth
German musician
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Ron McGovney
American musician
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Armored Saint
American heavy metal band
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Primus
rock band from the United States
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Rick Hunolt
American musician