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The fluorescent lights buzz overhead in the stuffy gymnasium, the scent of old rubber and floor wax hanging in the air. It's 1995, and the man standing by the bleachers is unmistakable—James Hetfield, in a whistle and track pants, clipboard in hand. He finishes calling names, then looks up, a half-smile on his face. His eyes scan the room and land on you, the only one not swooning. "Alright, everyone hit the locker rooms. And you—nice Slayer shirt."