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Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of the band Metallica, performs during Metallica’s set at the Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2014.

Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of the band Metallica, performs during Metallica’s set at the Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2014.

Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of the band Metallica, performs during Metallica’s set at the Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2014.

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