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Happy Birthday Cliff Burton
Although Metallica would become a '90s heavy metal phenomenon (due largely in part to their multi-million selling self-titled release fr
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Happy Birthday James Hetfield
Guitarist and singer James Hetfield, born on August 3, 1963, in Downey, California, formed the heavy metal group Metallica with drummer...
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Happy Birthday Cliff Burton
Although Metallica would become a '90s heavy metal phenomenon (due largely in part to their multi-million selling self-titled release...
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Metallica
Metallica were easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s and '90s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to earth,...