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<name>Metallica</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Metallica</url>
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<listeners>1298627</listeners>
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<artist>
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<name>Megadeth</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Megadeth</url>
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<artist>
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<name>Pantera</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Pantera</url>
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</artist>
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<artist>
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<name>Slayer</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Slayer</url>
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</artist>
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<artist>
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<name>Iron Maiden</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Iron+Maiden</url>
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</artist>
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<artist>
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<name>Anthrax</name>
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<url>http://www.last.fm/music/Anthrax</url>
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</artist>
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</similar>
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<bio>
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<published>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:35:07 +0000</published>
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<summary><![CDATA[Metallica is a pioneering <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/thrash%20metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">thrash metal</a> band, one of the longest lived and one of the most influential metal bands in history. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and drummer and former tennis prodigy Lars Ulrich . The band was part of the wave of American metal bands which combined the sounds of the NWOBHM with hardcore punk influence, and together with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Anthrax, Exodus, Overkill, Slayer, Megadeth and others, formed the genre which is known as thrash metal.]]></summary>
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<content><![CDATA[Metallica is a pioneering <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/thrash%20metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">thrash metal</a> band, one of the longest lived and one of the most influential metal bands in history. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and drummer and former tennis prodigy Lars Ulrich .
The band was part of the wave of American metal bands which combined the sounds of the NWOBHM with hardcore punk influence, and together with bands like Testament, Metal Church, Anthrax, Exodus, Overkill, Slayer, Megadeth and others, formed the genre which is known as thrash metal. Their big commercial breakthrough came with their fifth album “Metallica”, also known as the Black Album.
The two recorded their first track on a cheap recorder with James singing and playing rhythm and bass guitar. Lars 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 they recorded 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.
Metallica performed two shows in San Francisco and found the crowds friendlier and more honest than LA’s “there to be seen” mob. They also caught up-and-coming band Trauma, and most importantly their future bass player: Cliff Burton. Metallica chose to relocate to the Bay Area due to Cliff being unwilling to move. Cliff subsequently joined Metallica.
In New York, a copy of No Life Til Leather made its way to Jon Zazula’s record shop, the aptly named Metal Heaven. Zazula quickly recruited Metallica to come out east to play some shows and record an album. The band made it to New York in a stolen U-Haul. Dave Mustaine, however, was proving to be problematic. Mustaine was kicked out due to his drug and alcohol abuse, going on to form the band Megadeth. Roadie Mark Whitakker suggested Kirk Hammett from Bay Area thrashers Exodus to replace Dave. Two phone calls and one flight later, on April 1, 1983 Kirk Hammett joined Metallica.
Metallica’s first album, Kill ‘Em All, was released in late 1983 and some ferocious touring which saw the band’s reputation soar both in the US and Europe. In 1984 they went to work with producer Flemming Rassmussen in Copenhagen at Sweet Silence Studios on their second album. Ride The Lightning showed a growth in writing, sound, maturity, and intensity. This improvement saw them immediately targeted by major management agency QPrime and major record label Elektra. Deals with both were done by the fall of ‘84.
Returning to the same studio in 1985, the group recorded Master Of Puppets, mixing in LA with Michael Wagner and releasing in early 1986. They quickly secured a tour with Ozzy Osbourne, and that stunt (plus a top 30 album chart position) saw their fan base and name take a quantum leap.
On September 27th, 1986, Metallica nearly ceased to exist. 50 kilometers north of Ljungby, in Sweden on an overnight drive, the bands’ tour bus skidded out of control and flipped, ejecting Cliff Burton from the bus. The bus then landed on him killing him. It was impossible to imagine Metallica without him. Though the 3 remaining members had doubts about continuing on without Cliff, eventually Jason Newsted was chosen from over 40 auditions, which started the day after the funeral, to be the new bassist. The quartet immediately jumped into a tour, and then quickly recorded an EP of cover tunes titled Garage Days Re-Revisited.
With Jason fully established, the band went back to record their fourth full-length album …And Justice For All, released in August 1988. It reached #6 on the US charts and re
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