A video spread on social networks shows the moment in which the guitarist of Metallica, Kirk Hammettsuffers a fall during a concert in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, June 19, 2026.
The images show the artist walking across the stage while playing the guitar to perform Seek & Destroyalong with the rest of the band.
When you reach the edge of the platform, Hammett places his right foot on a part of the structure covered with fabric, but when he supports his weight and lifts his other leg, he slips and falls in front of the audience along with his guitar.
Fans in the front row tried to help him up, but After the incident, the musician had to momentarily leave the stage. He then returned to continue the show.
Subsequently, the artist made publications on his social networks in which he shared moments of his stay in Dublin and, in one of them, he made reference to the fall with the phrase “Slip & Destroy.”
Days earlier, Hammett had been criticized for wearing a t-shirt during a concert in Budapest, which bore the phrase “Taylor Swift Is a CIA Psyop” (“Taylor Swift is a CIA psychological operation”).along with an image of the singer with a lost look.
Followers of the singer opened a debate on social networks and criticized the Metallica guitarist with comments like: “No one pays attention to them anymore, so they had to use Taylor’s name to get attention” and “This is so scary. Men hate her for no reason. This is directly related to violence against women.”.
However, Neither Swift nor Hammett commented on the shirt and the message it carried..
The heavy metal band Metallica is currently on an international tour, which includes concerts in several countries in Europe and the United States.