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Metallica

Formed 1981

  • Principal Members
  • Cliff Burton
  • Kirk Hammett
  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Jason Newsted

Biography

Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1981, which became one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. Metallica has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, including 57 million albums sold in the United States.

Metallica is also considered to be one of the 'Big four' thrash metal bands, along with Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax...

Read more at Wikipedia

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Artist Timeline

  • 1981 Formed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
  • 1982 Guitarist Dave Mustaine joins
  • 1983 Bassist Cliff Burton joins
  • 1983 Mustaine leaves and Kirk Hammett joins
  • 1986 Burton is killed in a road accident, Jason Newsted replaces him
  • 1992 Hetfield suffers burns in an onstage accident
  • 1999 Perform with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  • 2000 The Napster lawsuit
  • 2001 Newsted leaves, Hetfield goes into rehab
  • 2003 Robert Trujillo replaces Newsted

Key Releases

  • Master Of Puppets

    1986

    Their first breakthrough album; chock full of social comment and monstrous riffing.

    Review on BBC Music

  • Justice For All

    1988

    Another breakthrough - despite the controversial production job, a classic.

    Review on BBC Music

  • Metallica

    1991

    Their first with aptly named Bob Rock in the producer's chair. Cost $1m to make and it sounds like it.

    Review on BBC Music

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Top 10 Tracks

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Inspired

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  • Pearl Jam
  • Trivium

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