The Resume

(November 18, 1962- )
Middle name is Lee
Guitarist for Exodus (1981-1983)
Guitarist for Metallica (1983-)
Contributed to 'Ride The Lightning' (1987), 'And Justice For All...' (1988), 'Metallica' (1991), 'Kill 'Em All' (1995), 'Load' (1996), 'ReLoad' (1997), 'Garage Inc.' (1998), 'Master Of Puppets' (1999), 'S & M' (1999) and 'St. Anger' (2003)

Why he might be annoying:

When he keeps his hair short, he looks like Marc Anthony.
He has a tattoo around his belly that reads 'Made in S.F. - 11-18-62.'
He is often dubbed as 'Quirk' Hammett.
He collects horror movie memorabilia.
He hates sports.
His hobbies include getting tattooed and pierced.
He once described himself as 'smelly, ugly, happy, obsessive, progressive and curious.'
He had a brief drug addiction (1992).
Many fans lost respect for him and the band after taking a legal stance against Napster users who downloaded their music.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was influenced by Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.
As a teenager, he was friends with Primus' Les Claypool.
He was invited to join Metallica after James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich heard a tape of Exodus and were really impressed by his guitar playing (1983).
He has stayed with Metallica for over twenty years.
He was complimented by Kurt Cobain during an interview.
Many consider him one of the greatest guitarists of the 80s and 90s.

Credit: Hmmm

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Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 122 Votes: 45.08% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 72 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 43 Votes: 72.09% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 54 Votes: 64.81% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 37.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 109 Votes: 50.46% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 174 Votes: 50.57% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 259 Votes: 54.44% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 410 Votes: 52.68% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 406 Votes: 48.52% Annoying