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James Hetfield
Metallica's rhythm guitarist and frontman, whose tight, percussive downpicking and crushing Mesa/Boogie tone defined thrash metal. His aggressive right hand and scooped-mid tone on Master of Puppets became the blueprint for metal rhythm guitar.
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