Background

Education

While attending De Anza High School he met Les Claypool of Primus and they remain close friends.

Achievements

• 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.

Works

• album

  • Kill 'em All, 1983

  • Ride the Lightning, 1984

  • Master of Puppets, 1986

  • ...And Justice for All, 1988

  • Metallica, 1991

  • Live Sh*t: Binge and Purge, 1993

  • Kill 'Em All, 1995

  • Load, 1996

  • Reload, 1997

  • Garage Incorporated, 1998 (Grammy award)

  • S & M, 1999

  • St. Anger, 2003 (Grammy award best metal performance, 2003)

  • Death Magnetic, 2008 (Grammy award best metal performance, 2009)

• music

  • Metal Massacre, 1982

  • The Good, The Bad and The Live, 1990

  • Rubaiyant: Elektra's 30th Anniversary, 1990

  • For Those About To Rock: Moscow, 1992

  • Woodstock '94, 1994

  • Spawn: The Album, 1997

  • Woodstock '99, 2000

  • WCW: Mayhem The Music, 1999

  • M:I-2, 2000

  • National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing: Full Throttle, 2001

  • Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories, 2002

  • Biker Boyz Soundtrack, 2003

  • We're A Happy Family: Tribute to the Ramones, 2003

  • I've Always Been Crazy: Tribute to Waylon Jennings, 2003

Interests

• Music & Bands

  thrash metal

Connections

1st wife:

Rebecca Hammett

2-nd wife:

Lani Hammett