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METALLICA

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981.

The band was founded when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett (who joined the band in 1983) and bassist Robert Trujillo (a member since 2003) alongside Hetfield and Ulrich. Notable previous members of the band include former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine (who later went on to found the band Megadeth) and former bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted. The band also had a long collaboration with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of the bands albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo.

Metallica's early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed the band as one of the founding "big four" of thrash metal alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The band earned a growing fan-base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with its third album Master of Puppets (1986) described as one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with their eponymous fifth album (also known as The Black Album), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience.

In 2000, Metallica was among a number of artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band's copyright-protected material for free without any band member's consent. A settlement was reached, and Napster became a pay-to-use service. Despite reaching number one on the Billboard 200, the release of St. Anger alienated many fans with the exclusion of guitar solos and the "steel-sounding" snare drum. A film titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording process of St. Anger and the tensions within the band during that time.

Metallica has released nine studio albums, three live albums, five extended plays, 24 music videos, and 45 singles. The band has won nine Grammy Awards, and has had five consecutive albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200, making Metallica the first band to do so; this record was later matched by the Dave Matthews Band. The band's 1991 album, Metallica, has sold over 15 million copies in the United States, and 22 million copies worldwide, which makes it the 25th-best-selling album in the country. In December 2009, it became the best-selling album of the SoundScan era, surpassing 1997's Come On Over by country artist Shania Twain. The band has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide as of the release of their latest album, Death Magnetic. As of December 2009, Metallica is the fourth best-selling music artist since the SoundScan era began tracking sales on May 25, 1991, selling a total of 52,672,000 albums in the United States alone.

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Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax-Big 4-Live Sofia Bulgaria (Blu-ray)

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Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax-Big 4-Live Sofia Bulgaria (Blu-ray)

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Beyond Magnetic

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Track Listing: 1. Hate Train, 2. Just a Bullet Away, 3. Hell and Back, 4. Rebel of Babylon

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Metallica

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Complete transcriptions to their debut album, including the songs: The Four Horsemen * Seek And Destroy * Jump In The Fire * and more.

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Tributo Argentino A Metallica

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Metallica

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Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newstead (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums).Recorded at One On One Recording, Los Angeles, California between October 1990 and June 1991.When a genre-defining group like Metallica, whose past albums have rocked the charts with virtually no airplay, enlists the aid of a hit-making producer like Bob Rock, the result is bound to be monumental. METALLICA, their sixth studio release, surpasses all expectations. METALLICA is an extremely heavy album. It carries a presence, a huge, live sound different from that heard on their previous recordings. What once could not be tamed has been refined, resulting in a fuller, more powerful guitar sound in an already guitar-intensive band. They have evolved from the messy, unabashed thrashers of their youth into a more confident, poised and angry bunch, not only retaining their fire but stoking it into a chunky, tight-fisted maelstrom of scowling energy. Serious riffs provide punch and punctuation for James Hetfield's gruff vocals which rage against society and religion, and revel in suspicion and sarcasm. METALLICA is full of songs just as potent as the hugely popular "Enter Sandman," yet is not as complicated as their recent albums have seemed. "Sad But True," which is just as low down and dirty as anything labeled "grunge," exemplifies the poise of the metal band that can foresee the punchlines to their riffs and has the patience to wait for them.

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Metallica (Japan) (Mlps) (Shm)

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Metallica [Deluxe Edition 4 LP] [LP]

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Metallica

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Track Listing: 1. Enter Sandman, 2. Sad But True, 3. Holier Than Thou, 4. Unforgiven, The, 5. Wherever I May Roam, 6. Don't Tread on Me, 7. Through the Never, 8. Nothing Else Matters, 9. Of Wolf and Man, 10. God That Failed, The, 11. My Friend of Misery, 12. Struggle Within, The

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History Of Metallica

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History Of Metallica

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Metallica's Collector's Box

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This set of illuminating interviews and informed journalistic commentary features the members of the pioneering heavy metal band Metallica discussing their origins, setbacks including the death of their original bassist, Cliff Burton, and their eventual triumphs, both live and in the studio.

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Metallica: Classic Songs For Drum

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Note-for-note transcriptions for 8 classic songs with a DVD including instruction by Jack E. Roth for all the important drum grooves and fills. Songs: Damage, Inc.