[[File:Sdfsdfg43256tghfgh78678.jpg|thumb|Metallica]]
'''''Metallica''''' formed in 1981 when Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper(The Recycler).
== Band members ==
;Current members
*[[James Hetfield]] – [hythm guitar, ead main vocals (1981–present)
*[[Kirk Hammett]] – lead guitar, backing vocals (1983–present)
*[[Robert Trujillo]] – bass, backing vocals (2003–present)