I would have to say I'm bored with the standard rock, guitar solos, but I've done it for five albums now, and this time I wanted to go in a completely different direction. I wasn't interested in showing off any more.

ESP KH-2 M-II "Ouija" - This guitar contains 2 spelling errors. Hammett played guitar on the track "Satan" with Orbital for the Spawn: The Album soundtrack released in July 1997. He also appeared on the "Kichigai" E.

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.