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name: Metallica
biography:
    Thrash Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA). Metallica fo
    rmed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The d
    uo 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 contributio
    n, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant. A
    fterwards, Ron McGovney became the band's bassist and Dave Mustaine joined the b
    and as lead guitarist. This line-up would re-record "Hit The Lights" for subsequ
    ent 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 b
    and 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 Mustai
    ne. It would mark the beginning of a long feud between Mustaine and Metallica, m
    ostly 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 release
    d 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 i
    s 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 b
    us accident which took the life of Cliff Burton. Eventually, Jason Newsted (of F
    lotsam 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 a
    s 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 kn
    own as "The Black Album", due to its cover art. Released in 1991, the black albu
    m 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 s
    tyle Alternative Rock, this could be heard on the album "Load". The following ye
    ar, "Reload" appeared which had the similiar formula as ''Load''. The albums con
    tinued 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 t
    heir songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, as the band was p
    reparing to begin work on a new album, Newsted quit the group, citing personal a
    nd musical reasons. Work on the new album was further complicated when Hetfield 
    entered rehab for alcohol abuse. The album, called "St. Anger", was eventually c
    ompleted in 2003 with producer Bob Rock handling the bass. Upon its release, "St
    . Anger" drew mostly negative reviews. Following the recording, Robert Trujillo,
     formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, was hired as bassist. The making of the album 
    was captured in the documentary “Some Kind Of Monster”. In 2008, "Death Magnetic
    ", produced by Rick Rubin, would surface and was hailed by many as Metallica's r
    eturn to thrash metal. The following year, Metallica was inducted into Rock And 
    Roll Hall of Fame. Former bassist Jason Newsted was present and Cliff Burton's f
    ather appeared on Cliff's behalf. Dave Mustaine, who was not inducted, was invit
    ed to the ceremony by the band but declined to attend. In 2011, Metallica collab
    orated with Lou Reed on the album, “Lulu”, which was largely panned by critics a
    nd ignored by consumers. Winner of 9 Grammy Awards: - Best Metal Performance for
     One on ...And Justice For All - Best Metal Performance for Stone Cold Crazy on 
    Rubáiyát (Elektra's 40th Anniversary) - Best Metal Performance for Metallica - B
    est Metal Performance for Better Than You on Reload - Best Hard Rock Performance
     for Whiskey In The Jar on Garage Inc. - Best Rock Instrumental Performance for 
    The Call Of Ktulu on S&amp;M - Best Metal Performance for St. Anger on St. Anger
     - Best Metal Performance for My Apocalypse on Death Magnetic - Best Metal Perfo
    rmance for 72 Seasons on 72 Seasons
discography: (N>100)
  - title: Live Metal Up Your Ass / No Life 'Til Leather
    year: 1982
  - title: Live Metal Up Your Ass
    year: 1982
  - title: No Life 'Til Leather
    year: 1982
  - title: Kill 'Em All
    year: 1983
  - title: Jump In The Fire
    year: 1983
  - title: Creeping Death
    year: 1984
  - title: Ride The Lightning
    year: 1984
  - title: For Whom The Bell Tolls
    year: 1984
  - title: Whiplash
    year: 1984
  - title: Fade To Black
    year: 1985
  - title: Master Of Puppets
    year: 1986
  - title: Master Of Puppets
    year: 1986
  - title: Creeping Death / Jump In The Fire
    year: 1987
  - title: The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited
    year: 1987
  - title: $19.98 Home Vid Cliff 'Em All!
    year: 1987
  - title: Harvester Of Sorrow / Barbablù
    year: 1988
  - title: 2 Of One
    year: 1988
  - title: Eye Of The Beholder
    year: 1988
  - title: Harvester Of Sorrow
    year: 1988
  - title: ...And Justice For All
    year: 1988
  - title: Mandatory Metallica
    year: 1988
  - title: One
    year: 1988
  - title: Whiplash
    year: 1989
  - title: One / More Than You Know
    year: 1989
  - title: One
    year: 1989
  - title: 2 Of One: The One Videos
    year: 1989
  - title: ...And Justice For All
    year: 1989
  - title: The Good The Bad & The Live: The 6½ Year Anniversary 12" Collection
    year: 1990
  - title: Stone Cold Crazy
    year: 1990
  - title: Enter Sandman / Calling Elvis
    year: 1991
  - title: Shining Star / The Unforgiven
    year: 1991
  - title: Creeping Death / Jump In The Fire / Garage Days
    year: 1991
  - title: Enter Sandman
    year: 1991
  - title: Metallica
    year: 1991
  - title: Nothing Else Matters
    year: 1991
  - title: The Unforgiven
    year: 1991
  - title: Nothing Else Matters / Non Me La Danno Mai
    year: 1992
  - title: Virgin Megastore Box Set
    year: 1992
  - title: Nothing Else Matters / Remedy
    year: 1992
  - title: A Year And A Half In The Life Of ... Continued (Part 2)
    year: 1992
  - title: For Those About To Rock: Monsters In Moscow
    year: 1992
  - title: Metallica 1
    year: 1992
  - title: Metallica 2
    year: 1992
  - title: A Year And A Half In The Life Of... Part 1 And Part 2
    year: 1992
  - title: Nothing Else Matters (Live At Wembley Stadium London April 20th 1992)
    year: 1992
  - title: Sad But True
    year: 1992
  - title: Wherever I May Roam
    year: 1992
  - title: A Year And A Half In The Life Of... Part 1
    year: 1992
  - title: Metallistore 1/21/93
    year: 1993
  - title: Enter Sandman / One
    year: 1993
  - title: Don't Tread On Me
    year: 1993
  - title: Metallica "Live" Video Press Kit 1993
    year: 1993
  - title: 6 Videos
    year: 1993
  - title: One / Eye Of The Beholder
    year: 1993
  - title: Live Shit: Binge & Purge
    year: 1993
  - title: 15 Pieces Of Live Shit: Binge & Purge
    year: 1993
  - title: Woodstock '94
    year: 1994
  - title: Until It Sleeps / Cannibals
    year: 1996
  - title: Promo Rádio Cidade
    year: 1996
  - title: Interview Picture Disc And Fully Illustrated Book
    year: 1996
  - title: Pro-1
    year: 1996
  - title: Fan Can 1
    year: 1996
  - title: Load
    year: 1996
  - title: Mandatory
    year: 1996
  - title: Load The Interview
    year: 1996
  - title: Hero Of The Day
    year: 1996
  - title: Mama Said
    year: 1996
  - title: Until It Sleeps
    year: 1996
  - title: Bleeding Me
    year: 1997
  - title: Reload The Interview
    year: 1997
  - title: Ain't My Bitch
    year: 1997
  - title: Reload / Load
    year: 1997
  - title: Classic Concert
    year: 1997
  - title: Recovery / MCM Interviews Oct 3 97
    year: 1997
  - title: Fuel
    year: 1997
  - title: King Nothing
    year: 1997
  - title: Reload
    year: 1997
  - title: Fan Can #2
    year: 1997
  - title: Mandatory 2
    year: 1997
  - title: THE HTZ-FM Interview 
    year: 1997
  - title: The Memory Remains
    year: 1997
  - title: The Unforgiven II
    year: 1997
  - title: In The Studio "Metallica (Black Album)"
    year: 1998
  - title: CD Interview
    year: 1998
  - title: Poor Touring Me
    year: 1998
  - title: Fuel / Calle Luna, Calle Sol
    year: 1998
  - title: Last Caress
    year: 1998
  - title: Byte The Lightning
    year: 1998
  - title: Garage Inc.
    year: 1998
  - title: Cunning Stunts
    year: 1998
  - title: Fan Can #3
    year: 1998
  - title: Live In London (Antipodean Tour Edition)
    year: 1998
  - title: Garage Inc, The Interview
    year: 1998
  - title: Better Than You
    year: 1998
  - title: Turn The Page
    year: 1998
  - title: Whiskey In The Jar
    year: 1998
  - title: S&M Documentary
    year: 1999
  - title: Did Die My Darling / I Finally Found My Way
    year: 1999
  - title: "S & M" Concert Special
    year: 1999
  - title: S & M Documentary
    year: 1999
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