More than three decades after Kirk Hammett departed Exodus – the Bay Area thrash-metal group he helped found – to join a bunch of upstarts called Metallica, the guitarist has returned to his roots. For the first time ever, Hammett made a proper studio recording with the band, playing a bluesy, pyrotechnic solo on the charging "Salt the Wound," which will appear on their forthcoming 10th album, Blood In, Blood Out.
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