If I'm not mistaken there was a video of Kirk failing pretty hard when trying to do some rhythm parts.
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I'm not huge into Metallica but I actually thought Death Magnetic was one of their better sounding albums. I remember an interview with James saying it was about getting back to his roots, and he started using his old V again. Not sure if that means old amps or not, but a IIC+ is definitely a good start. I saw some jam videos that definitely had Krankensteins in the background. And of course TriAxis/VH4.
EDIT: Mesa Mark V. IIC+ and IV lead channels in one amp
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