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Ron McGovney
American musician
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James Hetfield
American guitarist and singer
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Metallica
American heavy metal band
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Cliff Burton
American heavy metal bassist
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HellsBelles
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Budgie
Welsh hard rock/heavy metal band
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Dave Mustaine
American musician and songwriter
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Holocaust
Scottish metal band
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Sweet Savage
Northern Ireland musical group; heavy metal band from Belfast
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Kirk Hammett
American guitarist
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Beatallica
American band
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Jason Newsted
American musician
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Discharge
British hardcore punk band
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Mercyful Fate
Danish heavy metal band
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Megadeth
American heavy metal band
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Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Samhain
American rock band
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The Sword
American band
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Blitzkrieg
british heavy metal band
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Michael Schenker
German musician
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Venom
English thrash metal band
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Prototype
American progressive metal band
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Corrosion of Conformity
American heavy metal band formed in 1982
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Lars Ulrich
Danish drummer, songwriter, and record producer
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Poison Idea
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Impellitteri
heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, USA
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Trivium
American heavy metal band
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Trouble
American doom metal band
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Siege
American hardcore punk band from Weymouth, Massachusetts formed in 1981
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In Flames
Swedish metal band
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Diamond Head
British heavy metal band
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Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Krokus
Swiss heavy metal band
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Metal Church
American heavy metal band
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Les Binks
Northern Irish drummer
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Twisted Sister
American rock band
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UFO
English heavy metal and hard rock band
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Celtic Frost
Swiss metal band
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Pretty Maids
Danish hard-rock/heavy metal band
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Raven
English heavy metal band
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Killer
Belgian band
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Malice
American musical group
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Blue Öyster Cult
American hard rock band
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Bitch (band)
American band
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Battleaxe
British band
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Deep Purple
English rock band
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Paul Di'Anno
English heavy metal singer