Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and 9X Grammy Award-winning band Metallica, is featured in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, in which he talks about the making of his book The Collection: Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s enduring bond with their fans, and why the band has embraced high tech concert concepts in video games and in augmented reality.
When asked if he thinks we might see Metallica perform at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and if that’s something he would entertain, Kirk replies, “Oh, heck, yeah! That’s a great example of how venues are changing. That’s using modern technology to the fullest, to really up the levels of production and entertainment, connected to AI and making it a crazy experience.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.
Join Kirk Hammett for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into Kirk’s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett.
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which Kirk tells the stories behind the rare and highly collectible instruments he has used on hit records and on stages worldwide in front of millions of fans. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is available globally via Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage locations in three premium formats: limited signed and numbered Custom and Deluxe Editions and a Standard hardcover.
A 400-page premium coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett explores in unprecedented detail the extraordinary guitar collection and life in music of one of heavy metal’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist, Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and featuring rare imagery from Halfin’s photo archives, this latest release from Gibson Publishing features exclusive new interviews with Hammett conducted by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson Editor-in-Chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson Director of Brand Experience). The Collection: Kirk Hammett takes the deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection, documenting the instruments he has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Bay Area thrash trailblazers Exodus to selling over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with Metallica for over 40 years on the world’s biggest stages. Guitars under the microscope include Hammett’s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V™ and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard formerly owned by guitarists Peter Green and Gary Moore, and so much more. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a must-have for fans of Kirk Hammett and Metallica and anyone with an interest in fine guitars.
Catch Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events – a conversation with Kirk Hammett and Mark Agnesi of Gibson – in the cities below. Tickets are on sale here.
Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events:
April
25 – Toronto, ON – TIFF Lightbox
May
2 – Nashville, TN – Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
10 – Columbus, OH – Columbus Metropolitan Library/Main Library
24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
June
7 – Tampa, FL – TBD
28 – Denver, CO – TBD
(Photo – Gibson Publishing)
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When asked if he thinks we might see Metallica perform at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and if that’s something he would entertain, Kirk replies, “Oh, heck, yeah! That’s a great example of how venues are changing. That’s using modern technology to the fullest, to really up the levels of production and entertainment, connected to AI and making it a crazy experience.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.
Join Kirk Hammett for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into Kirk’s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett.
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which Kirk tells the stories behind the rare and highly collectible instruments he has used on hit records and on stages worldwide in front of millions of fans. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is available globally via Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage locations in three premium formats: limited signed and numbered Custom and Deluxe Editions and a Standard hardcover.

A 400-page premium coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett explores in unprecedented detail the extraordinary guitar collection and life in music of one of heavy metal’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist, Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and featuring rare imagery from Halfin’s photo archives, this latest release from Gibson Publishing features exclusive new interviews with Hammett conducted by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson Editor-in-Chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson Director of Brand Experience). The Collection: Kirk Hammett takes the deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection, documenting the instruments he has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Bay Area thrash trailblazers Exodus to selling over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with Metallica for over 40 years on the world’s biggest stages. Guitars under the microscope include Hammett’s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V™ and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard formerly owned by guitarists Peter Green and Gary Moore, and so much more. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a must-have for fans of Kirk Hammett and Metallica and anyone with an interest in fine guitars.
Catch Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events – a conversation with Kirk Hammett and Mark Agnesi of Gibson – in the cities below. Tickets are on sale here.

Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events:
April
25 – Toronto, ON – TIFF Lightbox
May
2 – Nashville, TN – Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
10 – Columbus, OH – Columbus Metropolitan Library/Main Library
24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
June
7 – Tampa, FL – TBD
28 – Denver, CO – TBD
(Photo – Gibson Publishing)
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