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Happy birthday Kirk Hammett (Metallica). On this day in 1997, the band released ReLoad. 19 years later to the day, Metallica issued Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our Metallica live review from 2018:
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Happy birthday Kirk Hammett (Metallica). On this day in 1997, the band released ReLoad. 19 years later to the day, Metallica issued Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our Metallica live review from 2018: