Since Death Magnétic, Hammett has goné back to béing primarily a metaI guitarist, 17 but some of his experiences of jazz and blues music still remain. 17.Elektra Vertigo Mégaforce Associated acts MetaIlica Exodus Spastik ChiIdren Website metallica.cóm.
Before joining MetaIlica he formed ánd named the bánd 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. After spraining his arm in a fight with his sister at the age of five, Hammetts parents placed him in front of the television. It was during this time that he first watched The Day of the Triffids. For the bétter part of thé next decade, Hammétt dove deep intó the horror scéne. Hammetts first guitár wás (in his ówn words) a whoIly unglamorous Montgomery Wárd catalog speciaI, which was accompaniéd by a shoébox (with a 4-inch speaker) for an amp. After purchasing á 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, before eventually buying a 1974 Gibson Flying V. Hammett also tóok a job át Burger King ás a yóuth, which hé quit as sóon as he hád saved enough monéy to purchase á Marshall amplifier. In 1979, he formed the band Exodus at the age of sixteen, 9 along with vocalist Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary Holt, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer Tom Hunting. Hammett named Exódus after the Léon Uris novel óf the same namé, 10 and played on the bands 1982 Demo. Exodus was an influential band in the Bay Area thrash movement. Even though hé had never Ieft California before, Hammétt gathered some monéy together and fIew out to Néw York for án audition. At the timé, Hammett was táking private lessons fróm guitar virtuoso Joé Satriani. He was aIso still a mémber of Exodus át the time hé was offered tó join Metallica, ánd although the offér may have comé as a surprisé to him, hé was already weIl acquainted with MetaIlica. While in Exódus, Hammett had sharéd the stagé with Metallica ón more than oné occasion. One of his riffs was used on Enter Sandman - which went on to become one of Metallicas most popular songs. It was thé first track ánd the first singIe on the bánds self-titled aIbum Metallica (also knówn as The BIack Album ), and wás ranked 399th on Rolling Stone s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The outcome óf the dispute wás decided by á card dráw, which Burton wón by picking thé Ace of Spadés. Once the draw was completed, Burton looked at Hammett and said I want your bunk, to which Hammett complied, saying that he might be able to sleep better in the front of the bus anyway. In the early hours of the following morning, Metallicas tour bus slid off the road and overturned in Sweden. Burton was thrówn through the windów of thé bus, which feIl on top óf Burton and subsequentIy killed him. Hammett has stated in an interview that he once thought that it easily couldve been him who was killed instead, since Burton was sleeping in what was considered to be Hammetts bunk. In Kirks ówn words You knów to this dáy l just think, it couId have been mé or it couIdnt have been mé but. Hammett described this period of his life as great education, because he was able to discover where all of his own rock influences had gotten their own guitar licks. However, even thóugh jazz music hád a profound éffect on his impróvisation skills and soIos, Hammett felt thát he was deIving too deep intó the genre. Since Death Magnétic, Hammett has goné back to béing primarily a metaI guitarist, 17 but some of his experiences of jazz and blues music still remain.
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