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MEMBERS: James Hetfield ~ Lars Ulrich ~ Kirk Hammett ~ Rob Trujillo ~ Jason Newsted (1986-2001) ~ Cliff Burton (until 1986)
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BIRTHDAYS: James Hetfield (August 3, 1963) ~ Lars Ulrich (December 26, 1963) ~ Kirk Hammett (November 18, 1962) ~ Jason Newsted (March 4, 1963) ~ Cliff Burton (February 10, 1962 - September, 1986)
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BIGGEST SINGLE: "Enter Sandman" (1991)
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BIGGEST LP: Metallica (1991)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 9
button.gif (123 bytes) ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2009
button.gif (123 bytes) "Everytime we put a record out, we lose people that can't deal with the growth..." - Lars Ulrich, Metallica, 1997

 
TIMELINE

Metallicabutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica, consisting of James Hetfield on vocals and guitar, Lars Ulrich on drums, Kirk Hammett on guitar, and Jason Newsted on bass, formed in 1981 when Hetfield met Ulrich in California and decided to form a band (after running an ad in The Recycler). Eventually the band went on to become one of the biggest and most critically acclaimed heavy metal bands of the 80s and 90s.

1981...

button.gif (123 bytes) Other members at the beginning of Metallica's conception included Ron McGonvey on bass and Dave Mustaine (who went on to Megadeth fame) on lead guitar. The band spent a few years playing the hard rock clubs of Los Angeles before moving on and moving some band members out - replacing McGonvey and Mustaine with Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett.

1982...

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica performed together in California for the first time live and cut their first demo record the next month. For a short time, Metallica added a fifth member, Jeff Warner, on rhythm guitar, but return to the original 4 members when Mustaine and Warner clash. The band ended the year by relocating to San Francisco - a condition of Burton's joining the group.

December 28: Cliff Burton officially joined Metallica.

1983...

Metallica - Kill 'Em Allbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mustaine was replaced by Hammett, and with a new lineup, Metallica recorded their first LP, Kill 'Em All and toured during the summer. Rolling Stone included the LP on their list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's."

1984...

November
Metallica - Ride The Lightningbutton.gif (123 bytes) More widespread success came with Metallica's second LP Ride The Lightning and a short tour with Twisted Sister.

button.gif (123 bytes) By the end of the year Metallica inked a deal with Elektra Records.

1986...

March
Metallica - Master Of Puppetsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released Master Of Puppets and found their first platinum taste of success.

September 27: But the feeling of sweet success was short-lived when bass player Cliff Burton was killed when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden due to icy roads. Burton was 24. The band willed themselves to go in Burton's memory and Jason Newsted joined the group on bass.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Master Of Puppets was certified gold.

button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica finished the year touring Japan and Canada.

1987...

August
Metallica - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisitedbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released a collection of cover songs with the EP, The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica immortalized the passing of their bandmate and friend, Cliff Burton, with a video, Cliff 'Em All.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Ride The Lightning was certified gold.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited was certified gold.

1988...

button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica toured with the Monsters of Rock package tour before heading out on their own world tour.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Master Of Puppets was certified platinum.

September
Metallica - ...And Justice For Allbutton.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was released. After years of ignoring pressure to produce videos for their hit tracks, Metallica presents video viewers with their first video for "One."

button.gif (123 bytes) In the fall and winter, Metallica toured Europe and the U.S. for the first time as headliners.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Billboard Music Award for Top Music Videocassette of the Year (Cliff 'Em All).

October
button.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was certified platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica had the Top Music Videocassette of the Year ($19.98 Home Vid Cliff'em All!).

1989...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (...And Justice For All).

March
Metallica - "One" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "One."

button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica spent most of the year touring with Queensryche and The Cult.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Kill 'Em All was certified gold and Ride The Lightning was certified platinum.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was certified 2x platinum.

September
Metallicabutton.gif (123 bytes) The video for "One" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Heavy Metal Video.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica again had the Top Music Videocassette of the Year ($19.98 Home Vid Cliff'em All!).

1990...

February
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("One").

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited was certified platinum and the single "One" was certified gold.

'Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary' compilationbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica could be heard on the Rubaiyat, an Elektra anniversary compilation with their version of "Stone Cold Crazy."

1991... # 72 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("Stone Cold Crazy").
Metallica - 'Metallica' button.gif (123 bytes) Kill 'Em All was certified platinum.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Master Of Puppets was certified 2x platinum.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released Metallica (sometimes referred to as the "Black Album") with the hit "Enter Sandman" and the band started a tour that would last almost 2 years.
Metallica - "Enter Sandman" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "Enter Sandman."

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Enter Sandman" was certified gold.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 3x platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "The Unforgiven."

1992... # 69 Singles Artist of the Year

January
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Metallica was certified 4x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist and Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album (Metallica).

February
Metallica - Year And A Half Parts 1 & 2 DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal (Metallica) and were also nominated for Best Rock Song (songwriter) ("Enter Sandman").

April
button.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was certified 3x platinum and Ride The Lightning was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "Nothing Else Matters."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 5x platinum.

August 8: Hetfield was severely burned during a pyrotechnics mishap during a concert in Montreal.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Enter Sandman" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video and was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) The band released the videos, A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica (parts 1 and 2).

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 6x platinum.

1993...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Metallica won an American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was certified 4x platinum.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 7x platinum.

October
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Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "One" at # 75.

November
Metallica - Live Sh*t: Binge & Purgebutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released a 3-CD, 3 video box set, Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge.

1994...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Master Of Puppets was certified 3x platinum.

August
Woodstock '94 button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica performed at Woodstock '94.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge was the top-selling music video of the year.

1995...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 8x platinum.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Kill 'Em All was certified 2x platinum and Ride The Lightning was certified 3x platinum.

1996...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("For Whom The Bell Tolls").

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 9x platinum.

June
Metallica - Loadbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "Until It Sleeps."
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 8 weeks with "
Until It Sleeps."
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released
Load and spent a portion of the summer headlining the Lollapalooza festival before embarking on their own tour.
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Load topped the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for 4 weeks and the UK LP chart for a week.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Load was certified 3x platinum and the single "Until It Sleeps" was certified gold.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hard Rock Video ("Until It Sleeps") which was also nominated for Viewer's Choice.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Hero Of The Day."

1997...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won an American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Enter Sandman."

November
Metallica - Reloadbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released Reload. The LP picked up where 1996's Load left off (originally meant as a double LP).
button.gif (123 bytes) Ride The Lightning was certified 4x platinum, ...And Justice For All was certified 6x platinum, Load was certified 4x platinum, Master Of Puppets was certified 4x platinum, and Metallica was certified 10x platinum.

December
Metallica - Cunning Stunts DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Reload topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week.
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Reload was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica hit the Top 40 with "The Memory Remains."
button.gif (123 bytes) Readers and critics of Rolling Stone named Metallica the Best Hard Rock Band of the Year.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Mainstream Rock Artist.

1998...

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video ('The Unforgiven II").

November
Metallica - Garage, Inc.button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released a 2-CD collection of cover tunes: Garage Inc. including the cover of Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" which topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks. The collection also includes those covers from 1987's The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited.
button.gif (123 bytes) Master Of Puppets was certified 5x platinum, Reload was certified 3x platinum, and Metallica was certified 11x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) "Turn The Page" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks.

1999...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica brought a lawsuit against Victoria Secret for selling "...lip pencils bearing the mark of Metallica."
button.gif (123 bytes) The band also hit the Top 40 with their cover of "Turn The Page."

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won another Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("Better Than You") - nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Fuel").
button.gif (123 bytes) Garage Inc. was certified 4x platinum.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Kill 'Em All was certified 3x platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica performed at Berkeley's Community Theater with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica performed at Woodstock '99 in Rome, New York.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a California Music Award for Outstanding Hard Rock Album (Reload) and Ulrich was named Outstanding Drummer.

November
Metallica - S&Mbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released S & M - a live "symphonic album" recorded with the San Francisco Symphony last April.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Catalog Artist of the Year and Catalog Album of the Year (Metallica).
button.gif (123 bytes) ...And Justice For All was certified 7x platinum and Metallica was certified 12x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) S & M topped the Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for a week.

Metallica - S&M DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made includes "One" at # 38 and "Enter Sandman" at # 56.

2000...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for 4 California Music Awards and the band settled a lawsuit with Victoria Secret over their 'lip pencils.'
button.gif (123 bytes) Garage Inc. was certified 5x platinum and S & M was certified 4x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) "No Leaf Clover" hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for 7 weeks.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Whiskey In The Jar").

April
Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Ulrich won a California Music Award for Outstanding Drummer and the band was honored with the Arthur M. Sohcot Award for Excellence.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica could also be heard on the soundtrack for Mission: Impossible 2 with "I Disappear."

April 12: Metallica filed a lawsuit against the popular mp3 trading program, Napster, as well as a few colleges over copyright infringement and unlawful use of digital music. The band accuses Napster of "...encouraging and enabling visitors to its web site to unlawfully exchange with others copyrighted songs and sound recordings without the knowledge or permission of Metallica."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica continued its attack on Napster with an on-line chat ("...to put Napster out of business") and the delivering of a documents with over 335,000 users who they feel are allowed to trade their music illegally with the Napster program. During an online chat about the controversy, Ulrich stated: "The ideal situation is clear and simple... to put Napster out of business." Napster shut down over 300,000 user accounts that were on a list supplied by Metallica - the list included users who had the band's music available in mp3 format on their home computers.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) "I Disappear" topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for 7 weeks.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Hetfield was unable to perform for 3 concert dates due to a back injury and was replaced on vocals by bassist Jason Newsted, Kid Rock, and Jonathan Davis of Korn.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for a MuchMusic Video Music Award for Best International Video ("I Disappear").

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The video "I Disappear" was nominated for 5 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rock Video, Best Video from a Film, Best Special Effects (Asylum Visual Effects), Best Editing (Nathan Cox), and Best Cinematography (Dave Rudd).

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica came in at # 5 on VH1: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica took home 2 'My VH1' Awards - Gods of Thunder (most kick-ass band) and Best Stage Spectacle (with the San Francisco Symphony).

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a perfume manufacturer and the Neiman-Marcus stores over a perfume made by Guerlain. The threat of a similar lawsuit resulted with a furniture maker changing his Metallika business name.

2001...

January
Metallicabutton.gif (123 bytes) Jason Newsted announced he was leaving Metallica: "Due to private and personal reasons, and the physical damage that I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love, I must step away from the band."
button.gif (123 bytes) The band also became action figures during the month by McFarlane Toys.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "The Call Of The Ktulu" (with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra).

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were featured in a Playboy article: Ulrich described the controversy over Napster as a "...wake-up call of the millennium to everybody who has anything to do with intellectual property..." while Hetfield called Metallica fans who support Napster as "...lazy bastards and they want everything for free." Ulrich also called Hetfield homophobic: "Let there be no question about that. I think homophobia is questioning your sexuality and not being comfortable with it."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes: # 32 - "Enter Sandman" and # 99 - "One."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica resolved their settlement with Napster.
button.gif (123 bytes) Hetfield entered a rehabilitation facility for help with substance abuse.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Recording sessions for a new LP somewhat resumed as the band waited for Hetfield to finish his rehabilitation program - Ulrich and Hammett worked with Ja Rule on a new track with a rap segment.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Hetfield rejoined Metallica after his stay in a rehabilitation center for alcohol and substance abuse.

2003...

January
Biker Boyz soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica could be heard on the soundtrack for Biker Boyz with "We Did It Again" along with Ja Rule.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica recruited Rob Trujillo as their new bassist. Trujillo has been a member of Suicidal Tendencies and a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band in the mid-90s.

May
Metallica - St. Angerbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica will be honored with MTV's mtvICON.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica went to San Quentin State Prison to film the video for "St. Anger."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Buyers of St. Anger were not only be treated to an additional DVD of the band's studio performances of the LP tracks, but also access to a website (www.metallicavault.com) that will offer live recordings, demos, and b-sides.
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Metallica was certified 13x platinum, ...And Justice For All was certified 8x platinum, Master Of Puppets was certified 6x platinum, and Load was certified 5x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released their next LP,
St. Anger - several days earlier than anticipated.
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St. Anger sold over 418,000 copies in the US its first shortened week of release and topped the Billboard Top 200 LP chart for a week.
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St. Anger topped the Canadian LP charts.
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Enter Sandman" at # 88.

June
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St. Anger was certified 2x platinum.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica toured with Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park during the summer as part of the 'Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003.'
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica's video for "St. Anger" was nominated for a
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video. Metaliica also performed at the ceremony.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist, and performed at the ceremony.

December
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Timebutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 14x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 167: Master Of Puppets, # 252: Metallica.

2004...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("St. Anger").

June
Metallica - Some Kind Of Monsterbutton.gif (123 bytes) Ulrich was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons in Switzerland and missed the band's performance in England.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released the EP
Some Kind Of Monster. The set includes live tracks from a June, 2003 performance.

button.gif (123 bytes) # 440 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Some Kind Of Monster").

2007..

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica could be heard on the tribute compilation for Italian film composer Ennio Morricone,
We All Love Ennio Morricone, with the track "The Ecstacy Of Gold."

June
Metallica - "My Apocalypse" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) On July 7th, Metallica performed at the Live Earth concert in the UK. The 7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought together over 100 artists to perform and raise the world's awareness about the climate crisis and how to make a difference to help the environment and the world.

December
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VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Enter Sandman" at # 18.

2008..

February
Metallica - "The Day That Never Comes" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("The Ecstacy Of Gold").

June
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Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Metallica at # 67.

September
Metallica - Death Magneticbutton.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released their next LP Death Magnetic.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "The Day That Never Comes."
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top Rock Albums chart, Top Internet Albums chart, and Top Digital Albums chart with
Death Magnetic. The set sold over 490,000 copies its first shortened week of release in the US (the LP was released on a Friday instead of the traditional Tuesday release date).
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the LP charts in the UK and Canada with
Death Magnetic.

October
Metallica - "Cyanide" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Death Magnetic was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Death Magnetic ended 2008 as the #7 selling LP of the year with sales topping 1.5 million.

2009...

February
Metallica - "All Nightmare Long" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ("My Apocalypse), and were nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("Suicide & Redemption"), and Best Rock Album (Death Magnetic).

April
Metallica - "Broken, Beat & Scarred" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "Cyanide."
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 15x platinum.

2010...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("The Unforgiven III").

June
Metallica & Lou Reed - 'Lulu'button.gif (123 bytes) Death Magnetic was certified 2x platinum.

2011...

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica with Lou Reed released
Lulu.

2012...

January
Metallica - 'Beyond Magnetic' (EP)button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica released the CD version of the EP Beyond Magnetic.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Metallica was certified 16x platinum and Ride The Lightning was certified 6x platinum.

2013...

September
Metallica - 'Metallica Through The Never'button.gif (123 bytes) The soundtrack for Metallica Thourgh The Never was released with live Metallica music.

2015...

2016...

2017...

2018...

2019...

  • September 27: Concert dates overseas were cancelled when it was announced that Hetfield would be entering rehab for addiction recovery. A statement by the group was released: "As most of you probably know, our brother James has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years. He has now, unfortunately, had to re-enter a treatment program to work on his recovery again... Once again, we are devastated that we have inconvenienced so many of you, especially our most loyal fans who travel great distances to experience our shows. We appreciate your understanding and support for James & thank you for being a part of our Metallica family.”

2020...

  • September 12: Metallica topped the Billboard Album Sales chart, Rock Albums chart, and Hard Rock Albums chart with S&M2.

2022...

  • July 16: Metallica topped the Hard Rock Songs chart and Hard Rock Digital Songs chart with "Master Of Puppets" after it was featured in Season 4 of Stranger Things.

2023...

  • July 1: Metallica topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "72 Seasons."
  • November 4: Metallica topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "Too Far Gone."

2024...

LPs
Metallica - Kill 'Em All Kill 'Em All
Released: 1983
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 120
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Hit The Lights" - "Four Horsemen" - "Motorbreath" - "Jump In The Fire" - "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" - "Whiplash" - "Phantom Lord" - "No Remorse" - "Seek & Destroy" - "Metal Militia"
Metallica - Ride The Lightning Ride The Lightning
Released: November, 1984
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 100
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Fight Fire With Fire" - "Ride The Lightning" - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - "Fade To Black" - "Trapped Under Ice" - "Escape" - "Creeping Death" - "The Call Of Ktulu"
Metallica - Master Of Puppets Master Of Puppets
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: March, 1986
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 29
Rolling Stone review: 5 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Battery" - "Master Of Puppets" - "Thing That Should Not Be" - "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - "Disposable Heroes" - "Leper Messiah" - "Orion" - "Damage, Inc."
Metallica - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Revisited
Released: August, 1987
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 28
Tracks: "Helpless" - "The Small Hours" - "The Wait" - "Crash Course In Brain Surgery" - "Last Caress / Green Hell"
Metallica - '...And Justice For All'
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...And Justice For All
Released: September, 1988
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 6
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Blackened" - "...And Justice For All" - "Eye Of The Beholder" - "One" - "Shortest Straw" - "Harvester Of Sorrow" - "Frayed Ends Of Sanity" - "To Live is To Die" - "Dyers Eve"
Metallica - 'Metallica'
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Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: August, 1991
US: 16x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 4 weeks)
Rolling Stone review: 5 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Enter Sandman" - "Sad But True" - "Holier Than Thou" - "The Unforgiven" - "Wherever I May Roam" - "Don't Tread On Me" - "Through The Never" - "Nothing Else Matters" - "Of Wolf And Man" - "God That Failed" - "My Friend Of Misery" - "Struggle Within"
Metallica - Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge
Released: November, 1993
Billboard peak: # 26
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Enter Sandman" - "Creeping Death" - "Harvester Of Sorrow" - "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - "Sad But True" - "Of Wolf And Man" - "The Unforgiven" - "Justice Medley: Eye Of The Beholder / Blackened / The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" - "Through The Never" - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - "Fade To Black" - "Master Of Puppets" - "Seek And Destroy" - "Whiplash" - "Nothing Else Matters" - "Wherever I May Roam" - "Am I Evil?" - "Last Caress" - "One" - "Battery" - "Four Horsemen" - "Motorbreath" - "Stone Cold Crazy"
Metallica - Load Load
Released: June, 1996
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 4 weeks)
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Ain't My Bitch" - "2 X 4" - "House Jack Built" - "Until It Sleeps" - "King Nothing" - "Hero Of The Day" - "Bleeding Me" - "Cure" - "Poor Twisted Me" - "Wasting My Hate" - "Mama Said" - "Thorn Within" - "Ronnie" - "Outlaw Torn"
Metallica - 'Reload'
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Released: November 17, 1997
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Fuel" - "The Memory Remains" - "Devil's Dance" - "The Unforgiven II" - "Better Than You" - "Slither" - "Carpe Diem Baby" - "Bad Seed" - "Where The Wild Things Are" - "Prince Charming" - "Low Man's Lyric" - "Attitude" - "Fixxxer"
Metallica - Garage, Inc. Garage Inc.
Released: November, 1998
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Free Speech For The Dumb" - "It's Electric" - "Sabbra Cadabra" - "Turn The Page" - "Die Die My Darling" - "Loverman" - "Mercyful Fate" - "Astronomy" - "Whiskey In The Jar" - "Tuesday's Gone" - "The More I See" - "Helpless" - "The Small Hours" - "The Wait" - "Last Caress / Green Hell" - "Am I Evil?" - "Blitzkrieg" - "Breadfan" - "The Prince" - "Stone Cold Crazy" - "So What" - "Killing Time" - "Overkill" - "Damage Case" - "Stone Dead Forever" - "Too Late Too Late"
Metallica - S&M S & M
Released: November, 1999
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone
Live Tracks: "Ecstasy Of Gold" - "Call Of Ktulu" - "Master Of Puppets" - "Of Wolf And Man" - "Thing That Should Not Be" - "Fuel" - "The Memory Remains" - "No Leaf Clover" - "Hero Of The Day" - "Devil's Dance" - "Bleeding Me" - "Nothing Else Matters" - "Until It Sleeps" - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - "Human" - "Wherever I May Roam" - "Outlaw Torn" - "Sad But True" - "One" - "Enter Sandman" - "Battery"
Metallica - 'St. Anger'
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St. Anger
Released: June, 2003
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Frantic" - "St. Anger" - "Some Kind Of Monster" - "Dirty Window" - "Invisible Kid" - "My World" - "Shoot Me Again" - "Sweet Amber" - "Unnamed Feeling" - "Purify" - "All Within My Hands"
Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster Some Kind Of Monster EP
Released: July, 2004
Billboard peak: # 37
Tracks: "Some Kind Of Monster" - "The Four Horsemen" (live) - "Damage, Inc." (live) - "Leper Messiah" (live) - "Motorbreath" (live) - "Ride The Lightning" (live) - "Hit The Lights" (live) - "Some Kind Of Monster" (Edit)
Metallica - 'Death Magnetic'
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Death Magnetic
Released: September 12, 2008
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "That Was Just Your Life" - "The End Of The Line" - "Broken, Beat & Scared" - "The Day That Never Comes" - "All Nightmare Long" - "Cyanide" - "The Unforgiven III" - "The Judas Kiss" - "Suicide & Redemption" - "My Apocalypse"
Metallica & Lou Reed - 'Lulu' Lulu (with Lou Reed)
Released: November, 2011
Tracks: "Brandenburg Gate" - "The View" - "Pumping Blood" - "Mistress Dread" - "Iced Honey" - "Cheat On Me" - "Frustration" - "Little Dog" - "Dragon" - "Junior Dad"
Metallica - 'Metallica Through The Never' (soundtrack) Metallica Thourgh The Never (soundtrack)
Released: September 24, 2013
Live Metallica Tracks: "Creeping Death" - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" - "Fuel" - "Ride The Lightning" - "One" - "The Memory Remains" - "Wherever I May Roam" - "Cyanide" - "... And Justice For All" - "Master Of Puppets" - "Battery" - "Nothing Else Matters" - "Enter Sandman" - "Hit The Lights" - "Orion"
Metallica - 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct'
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Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
Released: November 18, 2016
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album
Tracks: "Hardwired" - "Atlas, Rise!" - "Now That We're Dead" - "Moth Into Flame" - "Dream No More" - "Halo On Fire" - "Confusion" - "ManUNkind" - "Here Comes Revenge" - "Am I Savage?" - "Murder One" - "Spit Out The Bone" - "Lords Of Summer" - "Ronnie Rising Medley" - "When A Blind Man Cries" - "Remember Tomorrow" - "Helpless" (live) - "Hit The Lights" (live) - "The Four Horsemen" (live) - "Ride The Lightning" (live) - "Fade To Black" (live) - "Jump In The Fire" (live) - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (live) - "Creeping Death" (live) - "Metal Militia" (live) - "Hardwired" (live)
Metallica - 'S&M2' (live)
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S&M2 (Live)
Released: August 28, 2020
Live Tracks: "The Ecstasy Of Gold" - "The Call Of Ktulu" - "For Whom The Bells Tolls" - "The Day That Never Comes" - "The Memory Remains" - "Confusion" - "Moth Into Flame" - "The Outlaw Torn" - "No Leaf Clover" - "Halo On Fire" - "Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Dark Spirits" - "The Iron Foundry, Opus 19" - "The Unforgiven III" - "All Within My Hand" - "(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth" - "Wherever I May Roam" - "One" - "Master Of Puppets" - "Nothing Else Matters" - "Enter Sandman"
Metallica - '72 Seasons' 72 Seasons
Released: April 14, 2023
Billboard peak: # 2
Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album
Tracks: "72 Seasons" - "Shadows Follow" - "Screaming Suicide" - "Sleepwalk My Life Away" - "You Must Burn!" - "Lux AEterna" - "Crown Of Barbed Wire" - "Chasing Light" - "If Darkness Had A Son" - "Too Far Gone?" - "Room Of Mirrors" - "Inamorata"
POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY [based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)
1 Enter Sandman
Metallica
13 11 1991 Metallica - "Enter Sandman" (Single)
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2 The Unforgiven
Metallica
21 6 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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3 Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
27 4 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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4 One
...And Justice For All
28 3 1989 Metallica - "One" (Single)
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5 Until It Sleeps
Load
32 3 1996 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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6 The Memory Remains
Reload
36 2 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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7 Turn The Page

from the LP
Garage Inc.
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - off
37 2 1999 Metallica - "Turn The Page' (Single)
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  Wherever I May Roam
Metallica
** ** 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Sad But True
Metallica
** ** 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Hero Of The Day
Load
** ** 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  King Nothing
Load
** ** 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  The Unforgiven II
Reload
** ** 1998 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  No Leaf Clover
S & M
** ** 2000 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  I Disappear
Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack
** ** 2000 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  St. Anger
St. Anger
** ** 2003 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Frantic
St. Anger
** ** 2003 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  The Unnamed Feeling
St. Anger
** ** 2004 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Metallica - "The Day That Never Comes" (Single)The Day That Never Comes
Death Magnetic
** ** 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Metallica - "My Apocalypse" (Single)My Apocalypse
Death Magnetic
** ** 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Metallica - "Cyanide" (Single)Cyanide
Death Magnetic
** ** 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Metallica - "All Nightmare Long" (Single)All Nightmare Long
Death Magnetic
** ** 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Metallica - "Broken, Beat & Scarred" (Single)Broken, Beat & Scarred
Death Magnetic
** ** 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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