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Founded in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Metallica established itself as one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, known for its explosive blend of heaviness, speed, and intricate melodies. Throughout its journey, the group underwent several lineup changes but maintained the essence that revolutionized metal. Initially formed by James Hetfield (vocals and rhythm guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), and Ron McGovney (bass), Metallica soon experienced lineup changes that stabilized with the addition of Kirk Hammett (lead guitar) and Cliff Burton (bass). After Burton’s tragic death, Jason Newsted took over on bass, and later, Robert Trujillo became the band’s definitive bassist. Despite the challenges, Metallica continued to reinvent itself, releasing iconic albums that redefined heavy metal without losing the energy that made them legendary. Check out Metallica’s discography and the albums that shaped the band’s history:
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Kill ‘Em All (1983)
Side A:
Hit the Lights
The Four Horsemen
Motorbreath
Jump in the Fire
Side B:
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia
Release: July 25, 1983
Recording: Music America Studios, Rochester, NY, May 1983
Label: Megaforce Records
Producer: Paul Curcio
Listen to the entire Kill ‘Em All:
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Side A:
Fight Fire with Fire
Ride the Lightning
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Side B:
Trapped Under Ice
Escape
Creeping Death
The Call of Ktulu
Release: July 27, 1984
Recording: Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 1984
Label: Megaforce Records/Elektra Records
Producer: Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen
Listen to the entire Ride the Lightning:
Master of Puppets (1986)
Side A:
Battery
Master of Puppets
The Thing That Should Not Be
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Side B:
Disposable Heroes
Leper Messiah
Orion
Damage, Inc.
Release: March 3, 1986
Recording: Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, September – December 1985
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen
Listen to the entire Master of Puppets:
…And Justice for All (1988)
Side A:
Blackened
…And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
Side B:
One
The Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
The Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
Release: September 7, 1988
Recording: One on One Studios, Los Angeles, January – May 1988
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen
Listen to the entire …And Justice for All:
Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
Side A:
Enter Sandman
Sad but True
Holier Than Thou
The Unforgiven
Side B:
Wherever I May Roam
Don’t Tread on Me
Through the Never
Nothing Else Matters
Of Wolf and Man
The God That Failed
My Friend of Misery
The Struggle Within
Release: August 12, 1991
Recording: One on One Studios, Los Angeles, October 1990 – June 1991
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Bob Rock, Metallica, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
Listen to the entire Metallica:
Load (1996)
Side A:
Ain’t My Bitch
2X4
The House That Jack Built
Until It Sleeps
King Nothing
Hero of the Day
Bleeding Me
Side B:
Cure
Poor Twisted Me
Wasting My Hate
Mama Said
The Outlaw Torn
Fixxxer
Release: June 4, 1996
Recording: The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California, 1995 – 1996
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Bob Rock, Metallica
Listen to the entire Load:
ReLoad (1997)
Side A:
Fuel
The Memory Remains
Devil’s Dance
The Unforgiven II
Better than You
Slither
Side B:
Carpe Diem Baby
Bad Seed
Where the Wild Things Are
Prince Charming
Low Man’s Lyric
Attitude
Fixxxer
Release: November 18, 1997
Recording: The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California, 1996 – 1997
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Bob Rock, Metallica
Listen to the entire ReLoad:
St. Anger (2003)
Side A:
Frantic
St. Anger
Some Kind of Monster
Dirty Window
Side B:
Invisible Kid
My World
The Unnamed Feeling
Purify
All Within My Hands
Release: June 5, 2003
Recording: Hetfield’s Garage, San Francisco, California, 2001 – 2003
Label: Elektra Records
Producer: Bob Rock, Metallica
Listen to the entire St. Anger:
Death Magnetic (2008)
Side A:
That Was Just Your Life
The End of the Line
Broken, Beat & Scarred
The Day That Never Comes
All Nightmare Long
Side B:
Cyanide
The Unforgiven III
The Judas Kiss
Suicide & Redemption
My Apocalypse
Release: September 12, 2008
Recording: Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California, 2007 – 2008
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: Rick Rubin, Metallica
Listen to the entire Death Magnetic:
Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (2016)
Side A:
Hardwired
Atlas, Rise!
Now That We’re Dead
Moth Into Flame
Am I Savage?
Side B:
Halo on Fire
Confusion
ManUNkind
Here Comes Revenge
Dream No More
Spit Out the Bone
Release: November 18, 2016
Recording: Metallica HQ, San Francisco, California, 2016
Label: Blackened Recordings
Producer: Greg Fidelman, Metallica
Listen to the entire Hardwired… to Self-Destruct:
72 Seasons (2023)
Side A:
72 Seasons
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide
Sleepwalk My Life Away
You Must Burn!
Side B:
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire
Chasing Light
If Darkness Had a Son
Too Far Gone?
Room of Mirrors
Inamorata
Release: April 14, 2023
Recording: HQ, San Francisco, California, 2022 – 2023
Label: Blackened Recordings
Producer: Greg Fidelman, Metallica
Listen to the entire 72 Seasons:
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