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Metallica are an American metal band formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in The Recycler. Metallica’s line-up originally consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Mustaine was later fired due to problems with alcoholism and drug addiction - he went on to form the band Megadeth. Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett took his place. Metallica has been through several bassists, including Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton (who died in a bus crash while the band was on tour), and Jason Newsted. The current bassist is Robert Trujillo, who joined in 2003.
Metallica’s early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the “big four” of the thrash metal sub-genre alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with the 1986 release Master of Puppets described as one of the most influential and “heavy” metal albums. The band achieved substantial commercial success with Metallica (1991), 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 several artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band’s copyright-protected material for free without the band members’ 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 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.
Metallica’s early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the “big four” of the thrash metal sub-genre alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with the 1986 release Master of Puppets described as one of the most influential and “heavy” metal albums. The band achieved substantial commercial success with Metallica (1991), 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 several artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band’s copyright-protected material for free without the band members’ 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 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.
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EpsilonX wrote:
death magnetic should at least be above reload
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j9l737 wrote:
always bad
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CR4BCORE wrote:
absolute metal legends. they might have lost a step in their newest albums but they are and will always be #1
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DragonDance wrote:
probably because people tage the ellipses in Justice, and the ' in kill 'em all differently. Combine all the different tags, and, at least Justice will be higher.
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EpsilonX wrote:
justice*
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EpsilonX wrote:
why is reload higher than kill em all and ...jusice?
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The Unforgiven<3
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ktk830 wrote:
25000 !!! :D
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costasXA wrote:
where is harvester of sorrow???cbarnhart u r right,bullshit!!!!!
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cbarnhart wrote:
Why isn't Seek and Destroy in the top 15???????? Bullshit
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MASTER OV PUPPETS!!!UHAUHA..tingindindindindindin tingindindindindin tigindindindindindinidn dahdahdahdah raradadah..
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nuryx wrote:
la mejor banda de este mundo, yeah
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rockz666 wrote:
no tracks playable? surprise, surprise for these greedy douchebags. napster rules, RIP cliff, lars choke on a fat one.
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"The M, makes the opposite"
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MASTER!!! MASTER!!
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