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Happy Birthday James Hetfield: the 10 greatest Metallica tracks
We pick the most iconic songs from the metal band
'Nothing Else Matters': A song that works incredibly well with string sections and acoustic guitars. It is Metallica at their most melodic, most brilliant and most suited to a more mass market crowd.
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by Ed Keeble, Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN
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Today (3 August), Metallica frontman James Hetfield turned 51. As he passes the half-century mark, his iconic metal band show no signs of slowing down. In June, the band became one of the most talked-about and controversial Glastonbury headline bookings since Jay-Z, but when they took to the stage, their critics' shouts became whispers.
To celebrate the birthday of, like him or not, one of the most important musicians in metal, we've put together a list of of Metallica's 10 greatest tracks of all time.
P.s. Mr Hetfield, if you could celebrate by not shooting any bears, that would be aces.
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