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[[File:Sdfsdfg43256tghfgh78678.jpg|thumb|Metallica]]
'''''Metallica''''' is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists. Currently, the spot is held by Robert Trujillo.
Metallica was ready to record its debut album, but when Metal Blade was unable to cover the additional cost, the band began looking for other options. Concert promoter [[Johny Zazula|Johnny "Z" Zazula]], who had heard the 1982 ''[[No Life 'til Leather]]'' demo, offered to broker a record deal with Metallica and New York City-based record labels. After receiving no interest from various record labels, Zazula borrowed the money to cover the record's recording budget and signed Metallica to his own label, [[Megaforce Records]]. Band members decided to kick Mustaine out of the band due to drug and [[alcohol abuse]], and violent behavior. [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]] flew in to replace Mustaine the same afternoon. Metallica's first show with Hammett was on April 16, 1983, at the nightclub The Showplace in Dover, New Jersey.
Mustaine, who went on to found form [[Megadeth]], has expressed his dislike for Hammett in interviews. He said Hammett "stole my job." Mustaine was "pissed off" because he believes Hammett became popular by playing the guitar leads that Mustaine wrote. In a 1985 interview with ''Metal Forces'', Mustaine slammed Hammett saying, "it's real funny how Kirk Hammett ripped off every lead break I'd played on that ''[[No Life 'til Leather]]'' tape and got voted No. 1 guitarist in your magazine." On Megadeth's 1985 debut album ''[[Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!]]'', Mustaine included the song "Mechanix", which Metallica renamed as "The Four Horsemen" on ''Kill 'Em All''. Mustaine said he did this to "straighten Metallica up", as Metallica referred to Mustaine as a drunk and said he could not play guitar.
===''Kill 'Em All'' ===In 1983, Metallicatraveled to Rochester, New York to record its first album, ''Metal up Your Ass'', with production duties handled by Paul Curcio. Due to conflicts with the band's early releases included fast record label and the distributors' refusal to release an album with that name, it was renamed ''[[temposKill 'Em All]]''. Released on Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations in Europe, [[instrumentals]]the album peaked on the ''Billboard 200'' at number 120, and aggressive [[musicianshipalthough the album was not initially a financial success, it earned Metallica a growing fan base in the underground metal scene. The band embarked on the Kill 'Em All For One tour with Raven to support the release. In February 1984, Metallica supported Venom]] that placed them as one on the Seven Dates of Hell tour, where they performed in front of 7,000 people at the "big four" of Aardschok Festival in Zwolle, Netherlands.=== ''Ride the Lightning''===Metallica recorded its second studio album, ''[[thrash metalRide the Lightning]] subgenre alongside '', at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Released in August 1984, the album peaked at number 100 on the ''Billboard 200''. A French printing press mistakenly printed green covers for the album, which are now considered collectors' items. Other songs on the album include "[[SlayerFor Whom the Bell Tolls]]", "[[MegadethFade to Black|Fade to Black]]", and "[[Anthrax (band)|AnthraxCreeping Death]] during " (which tells the genrebiblical story of the Hebrews's development into a popular style.<ref name=exodus from slavery in Egypt, focusing on the various plagues that were visited on the Egyptians), and the instrumental "Get Thrashed: The Story Call of Thrash MetalKtulu"/> The band earned . Mustaine received a growing fan base in writing credit for "Ride the Lightning" and "The Call of Ktulu". ===''Master of Puppets'' (1984–1986)===[[underground musicFile:Metallica, Damage Inc tour.jpg|thumb|Damage Inc. Tour 1986]][[Elektra Records]] community A&R director Michael Alago, and critical acclaimco-founder of Q-Prime Management Cliff Burnstein, attended a September 1984 Metallica concert. Impressed with what they saw, they signed Metallica to Elektra Records and made the 1986 release band a client of Q-Prime Management. Metallica's burgeoning success was such that the band's British label Music for Nations issued a limited edition Creeping Death EP, which sold 40,000 copies as an import in the U.S. Two of the three songs on the record ([[Master cover version]]s of PuppetsDiamond Head's "[[Am I Evil?]]", and Blitzkrieg's "Blitzkrieg") appeared on the 1989 Elektra reissue of Kill ' described as one Em All. Metallica embarked on its first major European tour with Tank to an average crowd of 1,300. Returning to the U.S. marked a tour co-headlining with W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint supporting. Metallica played its largest show at the most influential [[Monsters of Rock]] festival on August 17, 1985, with Bon Jovi and "heavy" thrash metal albumsRatt at Donington Park in England, playing in front of 70,000 people. The A show in Oakland, California, at the Day on the Green] festival saw the band achieved substantial commercial success with play in front of a crowd of 60,000. Metallica's third studio album, ''[[Metallica (album)|MetallicaMaster of Puppets]]'' (1991), which debuted was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios and was released in March 1986. The album peaked at number one 29 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'', and spent 72 weeks on the chart. With this release The album was the band expanded its musical direction resulting 's first to be certified gold on November 4, 1986, and was certified six times platinum in an 2003. Following the release of the album that appealed to , Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne for a United States tour. Hetfield broke his wrist skateboarding down a more hill and continued the tour performing vocals, with guitar technician [[mainstream (terminology)|mainstreamJohn Marshall]] audienceplaying rhythm guitar.
==History=====Early years ''…And Justice for All'' (1981–19831988–1990)===Metallica was formed in ''[[Los Angeles…And Justice for All|…And Justice for All]]'', [[California]]the group's first studio album since Burton's death, was released in early 1981 when drummer 1988. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard 200'', the band's first album to enter the top 10. The album was certified platinum nine weeks after its release. Newsted's bass was purposely turned down on the album as a part of the continuous "hazing" he received, and his musical ideas were ignored (However, he did receive a writing credit on track one, "Blackened"). The [[Lars UlrichDamaged Justice]] placed an advertisement tour followed to promote the album.In 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy Award nomination for ''…And Justice for All'', in the new Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrument category. Metallica was the favorite to win, however, the award was given to Jethro Tull, a Los Angeles newspaper—band not deserving. Jethro Tull had been advised by its manager not to attend the ceremony as he was expecting Metallica to win. The award was named in ''[[The Recycler]]Entertainment Weekly's "Grammy'—which read s 10 Biggest Upsets"Drummer looking . (Kinda like the recent Nobel Peace Prize awarded this past October 2009) Following the release of ''…And Justice for All'', Metallica released its debut music video for other metal musicians to the song "[[jam One (musicMetallica song)|jamOne]] ". The band performed the song in an abandoned warehouse, and footage was remixed with Dalton Trumbo's film, ''Johnny Got His Gun''. Rather than organize an ongoing licensing deal, Metallica purchased the rights to the film. The remixed video was submitted to MTV, with [[Tygers the alternate performance-only version held back in the event that MTV banned the remix version. MTV accepted the remix version, and the video was viewers' first exposure to Metallica. It was voted number 38 in 1999 when MTV aired its "Top 100 Videos of All Time" countdown, and was featured in the network's 25th Anniversary edition of Pan Tang]]''ADD Video'', [[Diamond Head which showcased the most popular videos on MTV in the last 25 years. ==="Metallica" (band1990–1993)|Diamond Head]] === ====Loss of rational thinking====In October 1990, Metallica entered One on One studio in North Hollywood to record its next album. Bob Rock, who had worked with the bands The Cult, Bon Jovi, and [[Iron Maiden]]Mötley Crüe, was hired as producer.''Metallica'' (also known as "<ref name=The Black Album") was remixed three times, cost $1 million. The album was responsible for bringing Metallica timeline Early 1981 to the attention of the mainstream and has been certified 15 times platinum in the United States, which makes it the 25th highest- Early 1982"/> Guitarists selling album in the country. The making of ''Metallica'' and the following tour was documented in ''[[James Hetfield]] A Year and Hugh Tanner a Half in the Life of [[Leather CharmMetallica]] answered ''. Dubbed the Wherever We May Roam Tour, it lasted 14 months and included dates in the United States, Japan, and the UK. On August 8, 1992, during the advertisementco-headlining GNR-Metallica Stadium Tour with Guns N' Roses, Hetfield suffered second and third degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs. Although he had not formed There was confusion with the new pyrotechnics setup, which resulted with Hetfield walking into a band, Ulrich asked 12ft flame during "Fade to Black". Guitar technician [[Metal Blade RecordsJohn Marshall|John Marshall]] founder , who had previously filled in on rhythm guitar and was now playing in [[Brian SlagelMetal Church]] if he could record a song , replaced Hetfield for the labelremainder of the tour as Hetfield was unable to play guitar, although he was able to sing. The band's upcoming compilation first box set was released in November 1993 called ''[[Metal MassacreLive Shit: Binge & Purge]]''. Slagel acceptedThe collection contained three live CDs, three home videos, and Ulrich recruited Hetfield to sing a book filled with riders and letters. It is here when they lost alot fans that were with them from day one, and play gained lots of new fans that actually think ''[[rhythm guitarMetallica (album)|Metallica]]'', (The Black Album) is Metallica's 1st album.<ref name [[Spinal Tap]], though a comical movie / band, was actually the first "metal" band to come up with a complete black album with no writing on the cover. ==Awards== Grammy Awards:*1990: Best Metal Performance – "[[One (Metallica timeline Early 1981 - Early 1982song)|One]]"*1991: Best Metal Performance – "Stone Cold Crazy">{{cite web *1992: Best Metal Performance – ''[[Metallica (album)|title=Metallica Timeline Early 1981 ]]''*1999: Best Metal Performance – "Better than You"*2000: Best Hard Rock Performance – "Whiskey in the Jar"*2001: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – Early 1982 |url=http"[[The Call of Ktulu]]" with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony*2004://wwwBest Metal Performance – "St.mtv.comAnger"*2009: Best Metal Performance – "My Apocalypse"*2009: Best Recording Package - ''Death Magnetic'' MTV Video Music Awards:*1992: Best Metal Video – "Enter Sandman"*1996: Best Metal Video – "Until It Sleeps" American Music Awards:*1996: Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/onairHard Rock: Metallica – ''Load''*1996: Favorite Metal/icon/metallica/timeline/?idHard Rock Song – "Until It Sleeps" ''Billboard'' Music Awards:*1997: Billboard Rock and Roll Artist of the Year – Metallica (RIAA Diamond Award)*1999: Catalogue Artist of the Year – Metallica*1999: Catalogue Album of the Year – ''Metallica'' ''Kerrang!'' Awards:*2003: Hall of Fame – Metallica =1 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5h73iF8Ol |workBand members =MTV.com |publisher=MTV Networks |archivedate=May 28{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} ;Current members*[[James Hetfield]] – [hythm guitar, ead vocals (1981–present) *[[Kirk Hammett]] – lead guitar, backing vocals (1983–present)*[[Robert Trujillo]] – bass, 2009 |accessdate=May 28backing vocals (2003–present)*[[Lars Ulrich]] – drums, 2009percussion (1981–present){{col-2}}</ref>
==External links=''Kill 'Em All'' ===In 1983, Metallica traveled to Rochester, New York to record its first album, ''Metal up Your Ass'', with production duties handled by Paul Curcio. Due to conflicts with the band's record label and the distributors' refusal to release an album with that name, it was renamed ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''. Released on Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations in Europe, the album peaked on the ''Billboard 200'' at number 120, and although the album was not initially a financial success, it earned Metallica a growing fan base in the underground metal scene. The band embarked on the Kill 'Em All For One tour with Raven to support the release. In February 1984, Metallica supported Venom] on the Seven Dates of Hell tour, where they performed in front of 7,000 people at the Aardschok Festival in Zwolle, Netherlands.=== ''Ride the Lightning''===Metallica recorded its second studio album, ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'', at Sweet Silence Studios in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]]. Released in August 1984, the album peaked at number 100 on the ''Billboard 200''. A French printing press mistakenly printed green covers for the album, which are now considered collectors' items. Other songs on the album include "[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]", "[[Fade to Black|Fade to Black]]", "[[Creeping Death]]" (which tells the biblical story of the Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, focusing on the various plagues that were visited on the Egyptians), and the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu". Mustaine received a writing credit for "Ride the Lightning" and "The Call of Ktulu".