AltScene

Metallica

A band with a talentless drummer and no good albums after their bassist died.
Thrash Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA).

Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “Metal Massacre”. Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant. Afterwards, Ron McGovney became the band's bassist and Dave Mustaine joined the band as lead guitarist. This line-up would re-record "Hit The Lights" for subsequent re-pressings of "Metal Massacre" and would also issue several demos. In 1983, McGovney quit the group and was replaced by Cliff Burton, which also saw the band relocate to San Francisco. Metallica then traveled to New York after signing a deal with Megaforce Records. However, once in New York, the band fired Mustaine. It would mark the beginning of a long feud between Mustaine and Metallica, mostly fueled by remarks Mustaine would make to the press. Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammett of Exodus (6).

Metallica's debut LP, "Kill 'Em All", was released in 1983. It was followed in 1984 by "Ride The Lightning". This led to a major label deal with Elektra. In 1986, the band released "Master Of Puppets", which is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavy metal records of all time. In September of that year, while on tour in Sweden, the band was involved in a bus accident which took the life of Cliff Burton. Eventually, Jason Newsted (of Flotsam And Jetsam) was hired as the band's new bassist and he made his debut on 1987's "Garage Days Re-Revisited", an EP of cover tunes. The full-length "...And Justice For All" followed in 1988, featuring the track "One" which was chosen as the subject for their first promotional music video.

In 1990, Metallica hooked up with producer Bob Rock for a self-titled release that would become better known as "The Black Album", due to its cover art. Released in 1991, the black album would become one of the best-selling rock albums of all time, selling over 16 million copies in the US alone.

In 1996, the band experimented with Rock music style Alternative Rock, this could be heard on the album "Load". The following year, "Reload" appeared which had the similiar formula as ''Load''. The albums continued the band’s trend of more accessible music. In 1999, the group released an album and accompanying film called "S&M", which featured Metallica performing their songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

In 2001, as the band was preparing to begin work on a new album, Newsted quit the group, citing personal and musical reasons. Work on the new album was further complicated when Hetfield entered rehab for alcohol abuse. The album, called "St. Anger", was eventually completed

PEOPLE WHO LIKE METALLICA

Leviiii

Florida
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:53

phrozenspite

New Hampshire
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:52

IAMEYK

California
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:50

Mikey-Maiden

West Midlands
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:46

Lois

East Riding of Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:34

𝕽𝖔𝖘𝖊

Hampshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:30

Ryan_Stav

Indiana
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:24

Dark Tranquility

Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:22

rob-1987ಠ_ಠ

Cheshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:22

{Mat}

North Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:19

Kizmet

Kansas
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:18

aNdRoMatH

Croatia
Croatia

Mar 25, 2026 22:10

missing_shapes

Colorado
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:09

SteelCynic

South Dakota
United States

Mar 25, 2026 22:08

BamBam

Northamptonshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 22:04

Matteh1990

East Riding of Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 21:57

Psychosphere_89

Norfolk
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 21:48

Rubysapphire13

West Lothian
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 21:39

GhostFace

Tyne and Wear
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 21:33

Reinhard

QLD
Australia

Mar 25, 2026 21:31

FallenWonder

Florida
United States

Mar 25, 2026 21:27

WrathoftheWolf

Missouri
United States

Mar 25, 2026 21:12

Shady Adi

Northamptonshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 21:10

Thegoodnamesaregone

New Hampshire
United States

Mar 25, 2026 20:58

SpookyJesse

Buenos Aires
Argentina

Mar 25, 2026 20:54

Ayberkk35

İzmir
Turkey

Mar 25, 2026 20:38

Punk gamer

West Midlands
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 20:27

Compounded

Devon
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 20:26

Jimmyleppard30

Wiltshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 20:17

Zəřø

Texas
United States

Mar 25, 2026 20:14

Stella

New York
United States

Mar 25, 2026 20:01

js1122

Merseyside
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 19:52

BB

Ohio
United States

Mar 25, 2026 19:39

Torturedoatcake04

Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 19:35

Laszlo

Ontario
Canada

Mar 25, 2026 19:25

SkidRow4life

Schleswig-Holstein
Germany

Mar 25, 2026 19:23

ad3ll305

Ohio
United States

Mar 25, 2026 19:06

InsomniumChick84

Suffolk
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:55

Sepdos

Devon
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:49

Robertodarrrk

Greater Manchester
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:40

PJ

Merseyside
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:31

YozorasWorld

Georgia
United States

Mar 25, 2026 18:31

Ade666013

Worcestershire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:24

goth guitarist

East Riding of Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:21

Expoint

Mississippi
United States

Mar 25, 2026 18:18

The Konassure

London
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:14

Jamey

South Carolina
United States

Mar 25, 2026 18:13

Smiffy

London
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 18:12

ColdEnchanter

Oregon
United States

Mar 25, 2026 17:55

BoMi

Krasnoyarsky
Russia

Mar 25, 2026 17:46

DwvourTheSoul

New York
United States

Mar 25, 2026 17:38

timmy

North Carolina
United States

Mar 25, 2026 17:36

Seran

Bedfordshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:46

torne

stockholm
Sweden

Mar 25, 2026 16:37

oceansoul999

Lancashire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:24

Demoniality

Cornwall
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:18

Neil

Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:13

MatOfTheDead

West Midlands
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:09

God-Of-Chaos

London
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 16:05

Tim

Wiltshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 15:37

mysticblue*

Kent
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 15:34

Das Eiula Mann 999

New York
United States

Mar 25, 2026 15:34

Anarchy, The Pirate Captain

West Midlands
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 15:21

Gothbarbie

Greater Manchester
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 15:06

HeathenBiker

North Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 14:15

sPARTAn

London
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 14:11

Lordofthisworld666

East Sussex
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 14:08

Sleepy Shinigami

NRW
Germany

Mar 25, 2026 13:53

Sleeeeepy_hunter

-
Poland

Mar 25, 2026 13:43

XxOrenxX

Arizona
United States

Mar 25, 2026 13:30

Klokateer87

West Midlands
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 12:24

Batlover

Pennsylvania
United States

Mar 25, 2026 12:02

Alex

California
United States

Mar 25, 2026 11:39

martinkrush

-
Poland

Mar 25, 2026 11:36

MTLGW

California
United States

Mar 25, 2026 11:17

Werewolf

Slovenia
Slovenia

Mar 25, 2026 10:47

Lobo

Lanarkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 10:05

spawnofme

California
United States

Mar 25, 2026 10:05

Baba Yaga

Greater Manchester
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 10:04

AnimaStatic8888

West Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Mar 25, 2026 09:11