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Just wondering why John Marshall was removed from.the touring members section. His rhythm guitar contributions are well known, as mentioned in this article and this article, and some videos on YouTube which can't be used for obvious reasons. Mewhen123 ( talk) 09:58, 11 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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I'd like to mention how Megadeth and Phantasm are spin-offs of Metallica and how Metallica is a spin-off of Leather Charm. Doomed Shadow ( talk) 19:22, 17 June 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ Edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime ( open channel) 19:53, 17 June 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Doomed Shadow:  Done - the spinoffs and spinoff ofs have been added to the infobox. Bowling is life ( talk) 13:16, 19 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you! :) Doomed Shadow ( talk) 13:58, 19 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Metallica is a trash metal band… not heavy metal. There’s a difference. 2601:98A:C80:B0:B58C:CB43:1506:9C28 ( talk) 03:28, 5 July 2024 (UTC) reply