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Kirk Hammett
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The guitarist earned high praise from Hammett, even though the Metallica guitarist initially guessed wrong on who played it.
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Hammett Accused of Aiding Death of Guitar Solos
Hammett previously claimed that 'non-musicians . . . are not going to remember guitar solos.'
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'The whole building was supposedly haunted.'
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'It sounds pretty . . . strange, but it actually works really well for the type of performance we do.'