Talk:Kirk Hammett

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2015
This article states that Kirk is listed as the #5 ranked guitarist in Joel McIver's Book "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists." However it cited an article that was not only incorrect but has been taken down. It could also be a possible typo as the book actually ranks him at #15.

Here is an example source, when doing a search in Google for this information: http://metal-militant-thoughtprocessor.blogspot.com/2010/05/joel-mcivers-100-greatest-metal.html

TheRiz311 (talk) 16:42, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
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Kirk's ranking by McIver
Hi so Kirk's article says that he was ranked fifth in Joel McIver's book but in reality he was ranked fifteenth so that needs to be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamadovich (talk • contribs) 08:32, 6 August 2015 (UTC) 09:01, 31 August 2015 (UTC)09:01, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Hamadovich (talk) 09:02, 31 August 2015 (UTC) == Kirk's Ranking in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists ==

I'm raising this again because its very annoying to see blatantly wrong information right at the start of a wikipedia page.

Kirk's page says that he was ranked 5th on McIver's list and uses a quote from Dave Mustaine as a reference. While the actual quote itself is accurate, Mustaine did say Kirk was fifth, the actual ranking is wrong. Mustaine got the numbers wrong and now so does Kirk's wiki page.

Kirk was ranked fifteenth on the list as you can find here.

I can upload a picture of the Kirk's page in the actual book as I own a copy.

So once again can someone please correct this mistake, thanks. Hamadovich (talk) 09:49, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

"the lead guitarist and songwriter"
The first sentence makes it seem like Hammett is "the songwriter" or even "the lead songwriter" for Metallica, which is not true. A48205864 (talk) 18:45, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

I was going to raise the exact same point. 7 months later, the opening line of the article still reads "Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica". Hammett is far from being Metallica's 'lead' songwriter, which the structure of this sentence seems to imply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.201.13.83 (talk) 17:21, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2015
Hello!

I'm going to try again to get this fixed because its bothering me a lot. It says in the introductory paragraph about Kirk Hammett that he was ranked 5th on Joel McIver's list of greatest metal guitar players. The source used for this is a quote from Dave Mustaine who mentions that Kirk was ranked 5th. This however is completely false, Kirk was actually ranked 15th as you can find here and here

I can also upload a picture from the actual book since I have a copy.

In any case the change I would like to see is from "In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 5 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists." to "In 2009, Hammett was ranked number 15''' in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists".

I know its probably a very minor thing but it is annoying to see something so blatantly wrong in the beginning of an article.

Hamadovich (talk) 12:27, 13 September 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅. Verified and actual book cited instead of dead webpage. Thanks. Inomyabcs (talk) 04:11, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2015
In 'other appearances' it does not list his involvement as a featured guitarist on Exodus's album Blood In Blood Out on the song Salt The Wound. I believe there is already a reference for this cited to something else already on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planex1832 (talk • contribs) 05:36, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I can't find Blood In Blood Out mentioned in the article, and I can't find Kirk mentioned in Blood In Blood Out. -- Sam Sailor Talk! 16:36, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2016
First sentence should start:

"Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter"...

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Semi-protected edit request on 11 October 2021
Kirk Hammett is divorced. He is in a relationship with a computer software engineer, Monikka de la Zelda and has been January of 2020 207.195.86.40 (talk) 13:02, 11 October 2021 (UTC)


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Lessons with Satriani
Hello everyone,

Today I tried remembering the certain guitar teacher that taught Kirk some guitar lessons, so I tried consulting good ol' Wikipedia. Problem is, I couldn't find it, not at least in the English Wiki. So I searched in the Spanish wiki and found it: Joe Satriani. As for a source, there's this: https://blabbermouth.net/news/joe-satriani-recalls-giving-guitar-lessons-to-metallicas-kirk-hammett-he-was-such-a-motivated-young-student, and you might find some more if you search deep enough the web. I'd edit it myself, but I don't feel like it would be responsible for me to do it without fully reading the guide. And I'm not reading it because I don't want to spend the time today (maybe later). So I decided adding it as a talk section, with hopes that someone with broader experience in the wiki can add the information.

Regards,

ÐeChessTyper (talk) 22:54, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

improper use of punctuation.
This sentence contains random and unnecessary punctuation:

"Recording for St. Anger was halted in 2001; so that Metallica front-man James Hetfield could enter rehab for alcohol abuse."

There should be no semicolon between "2001" and "so." There should be no punctuation at all. Instead, it should simply read like this:

"Recording for St. Anger was halted in 2001 so that Metallica front-man James Hetfield could enter rehab for alcohol abuse."

Donn Halliburton (talk) 07:33, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2023
Judedude87 (talk) 17:35, 19 March 2023 (UTC) I would like to add more to Kirks early life.
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New guitar endorsement
Recently Kirk Hammett started to use a new guitar: ESP KH-V. It can be seen on Metallica's official video on 72 Seasons, and also on his official Instagram account. I believe that it must be included on the equipment list. Thank you. Vikthor06 (talk) 20:06, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2023
He has a younger sister named Tawny. 2600:1700:2C60:8140:B1AC:E96C:66F0:5F3E (talk) 02:03, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
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