"On 'Metallica,' I recorded six or seven different guitar solos for almost every song, took the best aspects of each solo, mapped out a master solo and made a composite. Then I learned how to play the composite solo, tightened it up and replayed it for the final version."

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Kirk Hammett is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica. He joined Metallica in 1983 and has performed on the band's major studio releases since then.

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