News about Kirk Hammett

Metallica honored a fan who passed away at their Edmonton concert in Alberta last week on Friday with a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram. The heavy metal band - which consists of vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield,  drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo - also shared a photo of the fan named Lorne 'Viking.' 'Friday night, August 23rd, in Edmonton we lost a Metallica family member at the show,' the group penned.

A Fender rival has abruptly announced it has filed for bankruptcy.  The company, which was established in 1969, counts among its fans Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, and Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.

Three of Metallica's four members arrived on the red carpet at the 2024 Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize Dinner before heading back out on the road. At the Washington D.C. gala, lead singer James Hetfield, 60, guitarist Kirk Hammett, 61, and bassist Robert Trujillo, 59, were seen posing with his girlfriend Adriana Gillett, 61, while Trujillo attended with his wife Chloe.

As part of Julien's Auction's Played, Worn And Torn Rock N' Roll Iconic Guitars & Memorabilia, the blue left-handed Fender electric, which was reported to be one of his top sellers, is expected to sell for up to $2 million. This is the first time this particular guitar from the Cobain collection is available at auction, and it comes as a 30th anniversary of Nirvana's third and final studio album, In Utero. Cobain will die at his Seattle apartment just one month after Nirvana's last appearance at Terminal 1 in Munich, Germany.

Metallica, the heavy metal band, has revealed that they have discarded their sex, heroin, and rock and roll lifestyle as the members approach their 60th birthday. The band, which formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, shot to fame with the introduction of their third album Master Puppets in 1986, and has continued to tour to great success. The men, who include singer James Hetfield, 60, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, 60, and bassist Robert Trujillo, 58, have reportedly dropped alcohol for Peloton and tofu as they tried to be healthier.

ADRIAN THRILLS: When celebrities contributed to a tribute album last year, celebrities from all around the music industry revealed their admiration for Metallica. According to the Metallica Blacklist, the San Francisco-based actors are the ultimate standard-bearers for stadium-ready heavy metal. Who could argue with a fan club that includes Miley Cyrus, Phoebe Bridgers and Dave Gahan? But the band, who have released 125 million albums and headlined Glastonbury, didn't get to the top by hopping between genres. They have dabbled with acoustic guitars, blues, and symphonic strings, but they haven't changed to the model that gave them their triumph in the 1980s. The quartet's line-up has been unusually stable. They were joined by Danish-born drummer Lars Ulrich and singer James Hetfield in 1981, and bassist Robert Trujillo in 2003.