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USA flagMETALLICA
CURRENT NAME Metallica
FORMER NAMES -
ORIGIN Los Angeles, California, USA
STATUS Active
FORMED IN 1981
LABEL Elektra Records
GENRE Rock; Thrash metal
STYLE -
LYRICAL THEME -
BAND ADDED 2003-05-26, 00:00
LAST UPDATE 2008-09-20, 08:39
Band biography
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The world's greatest metal band of all time is undoubtly Metallica (at least if you see to record sales). The band was formed in late 1981 in Los Angeles by singer and guitar player James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. Within short they hired a friend of James - Ron McGovney as bass player and Dave Mustaine (formerly in a band called Panic) was hired to play lead guitars. They called themselves "Metallica: Young Metal Attack" and started playing in the L.A. area. Eventually they recorded their demo called "No Life Til Leather" which was passed around by friends of Lars. The demo gained some attention in the metal community and Metallica was given the chance to play a couple of shows in San Francisco. They were also recruited by record store owner Jon Zazula to come to New York and play some shows as well as record an album. In late 1983 they released their first album called "Kill 'Em All". By this time Ron McGovney and Dave Mustaine had been replaced by Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammet. Dave Mustaine formed his new band Megadeth same year. Since then there has been album after album coming out from the highly talented members of Metallica.


In 1984 they released their second album "Ride The Lightning" and signed with the big management agency "Q Prime" and major record company label Elektra. In 1986 they toured together with Ozzy Osbourne which helped them promoting their music and getting known throughout the country. Their new albym "Master of Puppets" reached #29 on the US charts. On September 26th, 1986, Cliff Burton was killed when their tour bus skidded out of control and flipped. Metallica didn't give up because of this tragic event. Later on Jason Newsted was chosen to be their new bass player. In 1988 they released their fourth full-length album called "And Justice For All" which reached #6 on the US charts and also received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal/Hard Rock album of the year. Later on they won another Grammy for their "One" single.


In 1991 Metallica released their legendary "black album" (or "Metallica" as the official name was) which went straight to number one all over the world. Over the next years Metallica toured all over the world and it wasn't until 1996 that their next album "Load" was released and in 1997 the follow-up "Reload". These two albums were really long recordings and the music was a little softer than their earlier releases although it's still powerful and heavy. Since then they have released two albums - "Garage Inc." in 1998 with both old and new cover songs and the latest "S&M" where Metallica plays songs from their previous albums as well as two new tracks accompanied by the San Fransisco Symphony which is most certainly one of their best releases so far. Hopefully there is even more to come from the giants of heavy metal. In January 2001 the bass player Jason Newsted decided to leave the band due to personal reasons and physical damage from the hard life on tour. Metallica has still decided to start working on a new studio album to be released in late 2001 or early 2002.

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Current members Add - Fetch
Lars Ulrich1981-DrumsSee also Mercyful Fate
Robert Trujillo2003-BassSee also Black Label Society, Cantrell, Jerry, Infectious Grooves, Medication, Ozzy Osbourne, Suicidal Tendencies
Kirk Hammett1983-GuitarsSee also Exodus
James Hetfield1981-Guitars, vocalsSee also Leather Charm, Obsession
Former members Add - Fetch
Jason Newsted1986-2001BassSee also Diamond, Flotsam And Jetsam, Ozzy Osbourne, Paradox, Voivod
Dave Mustaine1982-1983GuitarsSee also Fallen Angels, Megadeth
Cliff Burton1982-1986BassSee also Trauma
Ron McGovney1981-1982BassSee also Leather Charm, Phantasm
Session musicians Add - Fetch
John MarshallGuitars
Philips (aka Brad ParkerGuitars
Lloyd GrantGuitars
Buy Metallica albums
Official releases Add
1982Power MetalNo label
1984Ride The LightningMegaforce Records
1986Master Of PuppetsElektra Records
1988And Justice For AllElektra Records
1991MetallicaElektra Records
1996LoadElektra Records
1997ReloadElektra Records
1998Garage Inc.Elektra Records
1999S&MElektra Records
2003St. Anger 3Elektra Records
2008Death MagneticElektra Records
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