Help with metallica tone

[untold portal]

i feel as if i'm almost there but there is something missing

both clean and distorted

[random plover]

Damn those palm mute perfect fr

[unreal bay]

Turn mid down

Pick more aggressively

the palm mutes should sound like a punch in the face

Turn down gain slightly

if your using pedals

Turn the level itself down

[desert crow]

Sounds good just a little fizzy, turn down the gain and then do some chugs and slowly turn the gain up while chugging just until it sounds chunky and stop there. Most people overdo gain tbh even for metal and then you lose the notes and dynamics