Editing Kirk Hammett (section)

===Exodus (1979–1983)===
Hammett's musical interests eventually drew him into the fledgling thrash metal genre. In 1979, he formed the band [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] at the age of sixteen,<ref>Titus, Christa. [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258706/kirk-hammett-exodus-reunion-interview-album Metallica's Kirk Hammett Is 'Tickled' About Contributing to New Exodus Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124072150/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6258706/kirk-hammett-exodus-reunion-interview-album |date=January 24, 2015 }}, ''billboard.com'', September 18, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2015.</ref> along with vocalist [[Paul Baloff]], guitarist Tim Agnello, bassist Geoff Andrews, and drummer [[Tom Hunting]]. Hammett named Exodus after the [[Leon Uris]] [[Exodus (Uris novel)|novel of the same name]],<ref>[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/audio-premiere-exodus-new-song-salt-the-wound-featuring-metallicas-kirk-hammett/ "Audio Premiere: EXODUS' New Song 'Salt The Wound' Featuring METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111450/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/audio-premiere-exodus-new-song-salt-the-wound-featuring-metallicas-kirk-hammett/ |date=April 27, 2015 }}, ''blabbermouth.net'', September 9, 2014.</ref> and played on the band's ''[[1982 Demo]]'' and its successor ''Die By His Hand'' from 1983.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Exodus was an influential band in the [[Bay Area thrash]] movement. During the Exodus phase Hammett took lessons from [[Joe Satriani]] who was based in [[Berkeley, California]] at the time.<ref name="satrianilesson">{{cite web |title=Metallica's Kirk Hammett Recalls First Guitar Lesson With Joe Satriani |url=https://963theblaze.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-first-guitar-lesson-joe-satriani/ |website=96.3 The Blaze Radio |date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=4 April 2024 |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404115959/https://963theblaze.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-first-guitar-lesson-joe-satriani/ |url-status=live }}</ref>