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From |
Los Angeles, CA. |
Year Formed |
1981 |
Members |
James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich |
Genre |
Heavy Metal |
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Metallica
Band BioMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los
Angeles, California whose early releases included fast
tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that
placed them as one of the founding "big four" of thrash
metal alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. They
formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an
advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a
local newspaper. As of 2003, the line-up features long-
time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett (who joined the band in
1983) and bassist Robert Trujillo (a member since 2003)
alongside Hetfield and Ulrich. Previous members of the
band are lead guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to
found the band Megadeth), and bassists Ron McGovney,
Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted. The band also had a
long collaboration with producer Bob Rock, who
produced all of its albums from 1990 to 2003 and served
as a temporary bassist between the departure of
Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo.
The band earned a growing fan-base in the underground
music community and critical acclaim with its third album
Master of Puppets (1986), described as one of the most
influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. Metallica
achieved substantial commercial success with their
eponymous fifth album (also known as The Black Album),
which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With
this release the band expanded its musical direction
resulting in an album that appealed to a more
mainstream audience.
In 2000, Metallica was among a number of artists who
filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band's
copyright-protected material for free without any band
member's consent. A settlement was reached, and
Napster became a pay-to-use service. Despite reaching
number one on the Billboard 200, the release of St.
Anger (2003) alienated many fans with the exclusion of
guitar solos and the "steel-sounding" snare drum. A film
titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording
process of St. Anger and the tensions within the band
during that time.
Metallica has released nine studio albums, three live
albums, five extended plays, 24 music videos, and 45
singles. The band has won nine Grammy Awards, and
has had five consecutive albums debut at number one
on the Billboard 200, making Metallica the first band to
do so; this record was later matched by the Dave
Matthews Band. The band's 1991 album, Metallica, has
sold over 15 million copies in the United States, and 22
million copies worldwide, which makes it the 25th-best-
selling album in the country. In December 2009, it
became the best-selling album of the SoundScan era,
surpassing 1997's Come on Over by country artist
Shania Twain. The band has sold more than 100 million
albums worldwide as of the release of their latest album,
Death Magnetic (2008). As of December 2009, Metallica
is the fourth best-selling music artist since the
SoundScan era began tracking sales on May 25, 1991,
selling a total of 52,672,000 albums in the United States
alone.
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Why in 100 Best?
Metallica has become one of the most influential heavy
metal bands of all time, and is credited as one of the "big
four" of thrash metal, along with Slayer, Anthrax, and
Megadeth. The band has sold more than 100 million albums
worldwide, including 59 million in the United States.
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