Hammet? A great guitarist? Dude, I used to be a big Metallica fanatic until I stepped into the light. Seriously bro, not tryin to rain on your parade but Hammet is really hyped up. Learn your Pentatonic Scale and your Aeolian scale... play trills, hammer ons, and pull offs using sixteenth notes and you've mastered the art of Kirk Hammet. And that's the truth. Granted he has started to be more diverse lately, but he is still not doing as much as you think. When I listen to Stevie Ray, B.B., Vai, Satch, Rhodes, and even some Van Halen I hear them all speaking through their guitars. Almost as if they're sharing their feelings with me. When I hear Kirk... I hear noise.