The Best Metallica Guitar Solos

Metallica turned thrash metal's speed into a vehicle for epic composition, and Kirk Hammett's wah-soaked leads became as recognizable as James Hetfield's riffs. From One to Master of Puppets, their solos are rites of passage for generations of metal guitarists.

Informed by: Wikipedia: Metallica discography, Wikipedia: Kirk Hammett

1. 1
   One

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988
2. 2
   Master of Puppets

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986
3. 3
   Fade to Black

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
4. 4
   Orion

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986
5. 5
   Nothing Else Matters

   Metallica · solo by James Hetfield · 1991
6. 6
   Enter Sandman

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991
7. 7
   The Call of Ktulu

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
8. 8
   Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986
9. 9
   Creeping Death

   Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
10. 10
    Battery

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986
11. 11
    The Unforgiven

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991
12. 12
    Ride the Lightning

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
13. 13
    Disposable Heroes

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986
14. 14
    Blackened

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988
15. 15
    ...And Justice for All

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988
16. 16
    The Four Horsemen

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1983
17. 17
    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
18. 18
    Wherever I May Roam

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991
19. 19
    The Day That Never Comes

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 2008
20. 20
    Seek & Destroy

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1983