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Happy Birthday Kirk Hammett
In the spring of 1983, Kirk Hammett received a phone call from the boys in Metallica -- which included singer/guitarist James Hetfield,...
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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,...