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American heavy metal band about|the band|its fifth album|Metallica (album)!''Metallica'' (album)|other uses Featured article pp-blp|small=yes Use American English May 2021 Use mdy dates December 2024 Infobox musical artist | name = Metallica | image = Metallica March 2024.jpg | caption = Metallica at the 2024 Gershwin Prize ceremony. From left to right: Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield. | alt = Members of Metallica | landscape = yes | origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = flatlist| * Heavy metal music|Heavy metal * thrash metal * nowrap|speed metal * hard rock | discography = Metallica discography | years_active = 1981–present | spinoffs = flatlist| * Megadeth * Phantasm (band)|Phantasm | spinoff_of = Leather Charm | label = flatlist| * Megaforce Records|Megaforce * Elektra Records|Elektra * Vertigo Records|Vertigo * Warner Records|Warner Bros. * #2006–2013: Death Magnetic and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction|Blackened | website = URL|metallica.com Infobox | child = yes | header = Logo | headerstyle = background:#b0c4de | data1 = File:Metallica Current logo.png|200px * James Hetfield * Lars Ulrich * Kirk Hammett * Robert Trujillo | past_members = * Dave Mustaine * Ron McGovney * Cliff Burton * Jason Newsted ''Metallica'' is an American Heavy metal music|heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career.cite news|last1=Pereira|first1=Alyssa Metallica's Black Album turns 25: Here's how local record stores reacted to its sales in 1991 https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Metallica-s-Black-Album-turns-25-9139432.php April 20, 2018|work=San Francisco Chronicle August 12, 2016 April 21, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180421031609/https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Metallica-s-Black-Album-turns-25-9139432.phplivecite web Band History https://www.metallica.com/band/history Metallica official website April 20, 2018 October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030210257/http://metallica.com/band/historylive The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, ''Master of Puppets'' (1986, which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ''...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice for All'' (1988, gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its fifth album, ''Metallica (album)|Metallica'' (1991, was a turning point for the band that saw them transition from their thrash roots; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling more than 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan|SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with its ninth album, ''Death Magnetic'' (2008, which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. The band's eleventh and most recent album, ''72 Seasons'', was released in 2023. In 2000, Metallica v. Napster, Inc.|Metallica led the case against the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright-protected material without consent, eventually reaching a settlement. Metallica was the subject of the acclaimed 2004 documentary film ''Metallica: Some Kind of Monster'', which documented the troubled production of the band's eighth album, ''St. Anger'' (2003, and the internal struggles within the band at the time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band co-wrote the screenplay for and starred alongside Dane DeHaan in the 2013 concert film ''Metallica: Through the Never'', in which the band performed live against a fictional Thriller film|thriller storyline. Metallica has released eleven studio albums, four live albums (including two performances with the San Francisco Symphony, twelve video albums, one cover album, two extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band has won ten Grammy Awards from 26 nominations and had six consecutive studio albums – from ''Metallica'' through ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' (2016) – debut at number one on the Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200. Metallica ranks as one of the List of best-selling music artists|most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold more than 125 million albums worldwide as of|2018|lc=y.cite news Savage Mark Metallica to get 'Nobel Prize of music' https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43049190|work=BBC February 14, 2018 March 23, 2018 August 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200808112445/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43049190live Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as ''Rolling Stone'', which ranked the band in 61st place on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|its list of 100 greatest artists of all time.cite magazine Metallica – 100 Greatest Artists https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/metallica-20110426|magazine=Rolling Stone May 12, 2017 December 3, 2010 April 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150423055947/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/metallica-20110426live as of|2017, Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991,cite magazine|last1=Trust|last2=Caulfield|first1=Gary|first2=Keith Eminem Marks Sales, Hot 100 Milestones https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/5944789/eminem-marks-sales-hot-100-milestones|magazine=Billboard (magazine)|Billboard March 21, 2014 September 7, 2014 April 10, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190410123748/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/5944789/eminem-marks-sales-hot-100-milestoneslive selling 58 million albums in the United States.cite magazine Caulfield Keith Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Metallica's 'Hardwired' Hits 1 Million Sold in the U.S. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7857905/billboard-200-chart-metallica-hardwired|magazine=Billboard (magazine)|Billboard July 7, 2017 July 7, 2017 July 9, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170709123812/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7857905/billboard-200-chart-metallica-hardwiredlive
World TourLive 2022Live 2021Black ListRemasteredMetallica MondaysLive 2019European TourLive 2023The VideosSM230Years Of Justice
World TourLive 2022Live 2021Black ListRemasteredMetallica MondaysLive 2019European TourLive 2023The VideosSM230Years Of Justice