Metallica

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metal, thrash metal, heavy metal, rock, hard rock

Los Angeles, California (1981 – present)

Metallica is a heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by drummer and former tennis prodigy Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield.

The band was part of the revolutionary “Bay Area” sound, similar to bands like Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, and Slayer, forming the genre which is known as thrash metal. Their big commercial breakthrough came with their fifth album “Metallica”, also known as the Black Album. They’ve been a huge influence for plenty of new metal bands.

On October 28th 1981, drummer Lars Ulrich made guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield an offer he couldn’t refuse: “I’ve got a track saved for my band on Brian Slagel’s new Metal Blade label.”

In fact, Lars didn’t have a band at that time, but he did when James joined him. The two recorded their first track on a cheap recorder with James performing singing, rhythm guitar and bass guitar duties. Lars dutifully pounded the drums, helped with musical arrangements and acted as manager. Hetfield’s friend and housemate Ron McGovney was eventually talked into taking up bass and Dave Mustaine took lead guitar.

The band adopted the name Metallica after a suggestion from Bay Area friend Ron Quintana, and they quickly began gigging in the Los Angeles area opening for bands like Saxon. Eventually recording a fully-fledged demo called No Life Til Leather, Metallica quickly saw the tape whistle around the metal tape-trading underground and become a hot commodity, with San Francisco and New York particularly receptive.

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Stalker_Casey wrote:
2 hours ago

Black Album isn't suck only because there is the greatest ballad I've ever heard "The Unforgiven"... in this album is some thrash details either. Is not it? Of course?this was the coomercial project, but Rust in Peace and other Megadeth's albums isn't commercial?they've streamlined their music as Metallica in Black album.Why do you hate Black and love rust in peace?. And looking at Slayer now. They are not commercial? lol The all speach about commercial music is full shit!

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Verwolfo wrote:
2 hours ago

lolz today Metallica is in Latvia. roflcopter

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TA11en42 wrote:
4 hours ago

man, i really relate to One. i just had a tough break up and i feel like i'm the only one. :[[[[

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diego9010 wrote:
5 hours ago

New Deep Purple images, please take a look and Vote!!

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PSerapicos wrote:
5 hours ago

EXCEÇLENT GROUOP

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Frigeri wrote:
10 hours ago

Join master of puppets group http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/Master+of+Puppets+-+Metallica

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HVPinc wrote:
12 hours ago

NEW METALLICA WILL PWN ALL!!!

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rakshasa07 wrote:
12 hours ago

http://www.last.fm/group/Bring+back+the+old+Last.fm

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rakshasa07 wrote:
12 hours ago

http://www.last.fm/group/Bring+back+the+old+Last.fm

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Slay1942 wrote:
yesterday evening

@Andysoft: Yes and I was deeply disappointed. Just compare what Metallica did earlier. Nowadays they cant reach to elite thrash bands. Like Annihilator, Testament, Megadeth and more. I didnt listed Slayer or german Thrash bands because they are playing a different style, but they keep up the good work. Metallica disappoints, I'm sorry, but thats the way I feel.

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METALEROARG wrote:
yesterday evening

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendocore

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andysoft wrote:
yesterday evening

Slay, have you heard songs like Fixxxer or Frantic or No Leaf Clover or Minus Human or Mama Said or Until It Sleeps?

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Motovlad1 wrote:
yesterday evening

http://www.lastfm.ru/group/I+Love+the+new+last.fm%21

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Slay1942 wrote:
yesterday evening

Well... they have stopped... the band was disbanded 1988... then they have become Commerciallica

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andysoft wrote:
yesterday evening

Fuck off, all six main Metallica members are great men only because they kept promise from the song Whiplash ("we'll never stop...")

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Slay1942 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

He isnt a douchebag... lars is a douchebag... yeah... thats right...he's a little girlie douchebag

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ZBBrox wrote:
yesterday afternoon

nicoinfurs--Wow, I've never seen someone so proud to be a douchebag with no life.

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