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Metallica: a career in pictures
We salute the Sonisphere headliners
The MusicRadar Team, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 11:59 am UTC
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Sunday 2 August sees Metallica headline the UK leg of the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth in Hertfordshire. This picture gallery charts the band's journey from the San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene to the dizzy heights of Grammy awards, sold-out stadiums and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
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