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Metallica are an American metal band formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper. 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 were 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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Metewee wrote:
Keep that pic.
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Eduardo_Bardo wrote:
Trapped Under Ice Isn´t Underrrated because that song appears on Guitar Hero 4
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ArseOnToast wrote:
Nah, trapped under ice's bad rating is appropriate.
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Gnomensocke wrote:
"Fight Fire With Fire is SOOOO underrated. " Never heard of Trapped Under Ice? Even more underrated than Fight Fire With Fire.
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Frantic94 wrote:
Dyers Eve is underrated. Dyers Eve kicks Fight Fire With Fire ass :D
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xanderglz wrote:
"3. St. Anger" <- lol. I like Helpless and The call of Ktulu for instance
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kinetic_zero wrote:
Blackened should be in the top tracks.and so should Fight Fire with Fire and Phantom Lord and Whiplash..... the list is endless.Their 1st 4 albums are just classics.
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Von-666 wrote:
Well Metallica has nice songs besides thrash, and I am a thrash fan and don't like the rest of their stuff, but it is good music. Only the fans aren't the real metalheads, that's all, and they are bigger in numbers than us.
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michciu4 wrote:
3. St. Anger 2. Phantom Lord 1. Disposable Heroes !!!!!!!!! But blackened is also very good :)
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DrunkDead wrote:
NO! whiplash should be in the top tracks!!!
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mindfire89 wrote:
blackened should be in the top tracks. [4] blackened should be in the top tracks. [5] blackened should be in the top tracks. [6] blackened should be in the top tracks. [6] blackened should be in the top tracks. [6]
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yellowgawron wrote:
Fight Fire With Fire is SOOOO underrated.
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1337dan wrote:
i still miss the '83'-'88 thrash metal Metallica. Nowadays, the fans of metallica are posers and faggots like below me. Shame
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Emparrat wrote:
blackened should be in the top tracks. [3] xD
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Razor745 wrote:
blackened should be in the top tracks. [2]
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dontwannabeyou wrote:
And Seek and Destroy ; o
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Amig186 wrote:
Too Late Too Late should be in the top tracks too!!
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rewwr wrote:
blackened should be in the top tracks.
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Niruz wrote:
Dyers eve, Damage Inc, The Frayed Ends of Sanity, Eye of the Beholder and ...And Justice for All should be in the top played tracks.
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Amig186 wrote:
@Puppet421: Ever heard the S&M version of Fuel? It's darn brilliant....and it's that version not the original that's in the top15 (I know cuz I marked it as a fave)
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Optimus Alive! 09
Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal
4,398 shouts
| 1,241 attendees
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