members

1. James Hetfield – vocals, guitar
2. Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion
3. Robert Trujillo – bass guitar, guitar, vocals
4. Kirk Hammett – guitar

Former Members

1. Dave Mustaine
2. Ron McGovney
3. Cliff Burton
4. Jason Newsted

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Genres

Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal

labels

• Megaforce Records
• Elektra Records
• Vertigo Records
• Warner Bros. Records
• Redacted records

founding date

1981

tours

Metallica went on several tours like –

• Kill Them All for One (US: July 27, 1983 – January 22, 1984)
• Seven Days of Hell (Europe: February 3, 1984 – August 29, 1984)
• Bang the head that doesn’t bang (Europe: 16 November 1984 – 20 December 1984)
• damage incl. Tour (North America: March 27, 1986 – August 3, 1986; Europe: September 10, 1986 – September 26, 1986; Japan: November 15, 1986 – November 20, 1986; North America: November 26, 1986 – December 20, 1986) 1986; Europe: January 8, 1987 – February 13, 1987)
• Wherever We May Travel (North America: October 12, 1991 – July 5, 1992; Europe: October 22, 1992 – December 18, 1992)
• Nowhere Else To Roam (North America: January 22, 1993 – March 13, 1993; World Tour: March 16, 1993 – May 8, 1993; Europe: May 19, 1993 – July 4, 1993)
• Summer Sanitarium Tour (USA: 23. Juni 2000 – 9. August 2000)
• Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour (Europe: June 4, 2003 – June 28, 2003; Europe/North America: July 4, 2003 – August 29, 2003)
• Insanely upset about the World Tour (World Tour: November 6, 2003 – November 28, 2004)
• 2012 European Black Album Tour (Europa: 7. Mai 2012 – 10. Juni 2012)
• On Demand Tour (Europe/South America and Montreal in North America: March 16, 2014 – August 9, 2014)
• Lords of Summer Tour (North America, South America and Europe: May 9, 2015 – September 19, 2015)

Singing folder

The band released their first studio album entitled Kill Them All on July 25, 1983. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Australian Recording Industry Association and by Music Canada.

Metallica facts

1. The band was formed by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield.
2. Drummer Lars Ulrich had placed an ad in a Los Angeles newspaper, The Recycler , and got a response from Leather Charm guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner.
3. Before Lars formed the band, he asked Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel if he could record a song for the label’s forthcoming compilation album, Metal Massacre , which Brian accepted. Ulrich later hired Hetfield to sing and play rhythm guitar.
4. The band officially formed on October 28th, 1981, almost 5 months after Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield met.
5. The band’s name was given by Lars’ friend Ron Quintana, who was thinking about a fanzine and considered MetalMania or Metallica .
6. The band’s former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine volunteered to court the lead guitarist and was hired by Ulrich and Hetfield after seeing his expensive guitar gear.
7. In early 1982, Metallica recorded its first original song “Hit the Lights” for the Metal Massacre I compilation, which was released on June 14, 1982.
8. The early press releases incorrectly listed the band as “Mettallica”, which greatly angered the band.
9. On September 27, 1986, during the European leg of Metallica’s Damage, Inc. Tour , members decided to pull their bunks on the tour bus through maps. At sunrise near Dörarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control of the steering, causing the bus to overturn several times. Members Ulrich, Hammett and Hetfield were not seriously injured, however bassist Burton was pinned under the bus and died on the spot.
10. After his death the future of the band was still in doubt but the remaining 3 members decided to keep it in mind that he would have wanted them to continue.
11. His successor was Newsted, who left Metallica on January 17, 2001.
12. Visit the band’s official website @ metallica.com.
13. Connect with the band members on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud and YouTube.