METALLICA

Date: 1981 - Present

ORGIGINAL MEMBERS

James Hetfield• Lead Guitarist/Singer• Member since 1981-present day.

1985

2009

Kirk Hammett• Lead Guitarist• Member since 1981-present day.

2006

1986

Lars Ulrich• Drummer• Member since 1981-present day

1985

2007

Cliff Burton• Bassist• Member since 1981-1986

1981

• Metallica was the creator of the “Metal” genre. (along with SLAYER, Anthrax, and Megadeth) in 1981.

• Metallica and another band named Slayer, can be considered the 2 most popular metal bands in the ‘80s. They can be considered rivals.

METALLICA 1981

SLAYER 1983

The start of it all• Metallica started when one the

guitarists/lead singer posted an “Band wanted” add in a local newspaper. His name was James Hetfield. The first person the respond to add was the drummer, Lars Ulrich. They met together and recorded a song. That song was named “Hit the Lights”. One day, they were offered to put that song in on a record called “Metal Massacure” with many different artists on it. They agreed.

• Slayer’s “Aggressive Perfector” was also on that album.

That started both of the band’s career.

Kill ‘em all

• Metallica released their first album “Kill ‘em All” in 1982. “Hit the Lights” was the opening track on that album.

The track listing:1. Hit the Lights2. The Four Horsemen

3. Motorbreath4. Jump in the Fire

5. Pulling Teeth6. Whiplash

7. Phantom Lord8. No Remorse

9. Seek & Destroy10. Metal Militia

Ride the Lightning

• Metallica put out their second album called “Ride the Lightning” in 1984. It featured their first “ballad” type song called “Fade to Black”

The track listing:1. Fight Fire With Fire2. Ride The Lightning

3. For Whom the Bell Tolls4. Fade to Black

5. Trapped Under Ice6. Escape

7. Creeping Death8. The Call of Ktulu

Master of Puppets

• Metallica put our their third album “Master of Puppets” in 1986. The song “Master of Puppets” is still known today as one of their most famous songs.

The track listing:1. Battery

2. Master of Puppets3. The Thing That Should Not Be4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

5. Disposable Heroes6. Leper Messiah

7. Orion8. Damage Inc.

Tragedy

• Metallica was going to a city in Europe for a tour. Out of nowhere, the bus skidded out of control. The bassist Cliff Burton flew out the bus window. Then the bus tipped over and landed on the bassist. Cliff Burton was dead.

• 1962 - 1986

Jason Newsted• Jason Newsted Joined the band at

the end of 1986. He replaced Cliff Burton as bassist. He had no respect from the other band members, which would eventually cause him to leave the band in 2000.

…And Justice For All

• Metallica put out their third album “…And Justice For All” in 1988. It was the first album with the new bassist. Metallica turned the bass volume down on the album as part of the “Hazing” on Newsted.

Track Listing:1. Blackened

2. …And Justice For All3. Eye of the Beholder

4. One5. The Shortest Straw6. Harvester of Sorrow

7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity8. To Live is to Die

9. Dyers Eve

Metallica• Metallica put out their self-titled album

“Metallica” in 1990. It is arguably their most famous album of all time. The song structure on this album is more “simple” according to Metallica. The album cover is also simple. It shows a faded Metallica logo and a snake.

Track listing:1. Enter Sandman

2. Sad But True3. Holier Than Thou4. The Unforgiven

5. Wherever I May Roam6. Don’t Tread on Me7. Through the Never

8. Nothing Else Matters9. Of Wolf and Man

10. The God That Failed11. My Friend of Misery12. The Struggle Within

Load• After the release of “Metallica”, fans

were expecting a ‘Metallica 2’. Instead, Metallica put out and album called “Load” in 1995. It is one of their worst albums of all time. This is the start of the ‘New Metallica’ era.

Track Listing: 1. Ain’t My B****

2. 2 X 43. The House Jack Built

4. Until it Sleeps5. King Nothing

6. Hero of the Day7. Bleeding Me

8. Cure9. Poor Twisted Me

10. Wasting my Hate11. Mama Said

12. Thorn Within13. Ronnie

14. The Outlaw Torn

New Metallica• Metallica lost almost HALF of their

fans during the ‘New Metallica’ era. ‘Old Metallica’ was fast, energetic, and METAL. ‘New Metallica’ is slow, on the bluesy side, and non-energetic. Fans hated that. Look at the top picture, The person on the very right (Jason Newsted) was replaced by the guy on the middle/left of the bottom picture. Other than that, Metallica still has the same band members.

• Guy on very left (top picture) = Guy on the middle/right (bottom picture)• Guy on middle/left (top picture) = Guy on the very right (bottom picutre)• Guy on the middle/right (top picture) = Guy on the very left (bottom pic)• Guy on the very right (top picture) [was replaced by] Guy on the middle/left

(bottom picture)

New Metallica

Old Metallica

ReLoad

• After “Load”, Metallica put out an album called “ReLoad”. It was a little better than “Load” but still one of their bad albums.

Track listing:1. Fuel

2. The Memory Remains3.Devils Dance

4. The Unforgiven II5. Better Than You

6. Slither7. Carpe Diem Baby

Bad SeedWhere the Wild Things Are

Prince CharmingLow Man’s Lyric

AttitudeFixxxer

St. Anger• After ReLoad, Metallica released an

album called “St. Anger”. That was their WORST album of all time. The ‘Snare’ drum was tuned in a different way. It was also the album that Newsted (bassist) quit and Rob Trujio replaced him.

Track listing:1. Frantic

2. St. Anger3. Some Kind of Monster

4. Dirty Window5. Invisible Kid6. My World

7. Shoot Me Again8. Sweet Amber

9. The Unnamed Feeling10. Purify

11. All Within My Hands

New Bassist

• Robert Trujio (top right) joined Metallica in 2001 after the departure of Jason Newsted.

3rd Bassist

2nd BassistVery 1rst Official Bassist

1981-1986 1986-2000

2001-Present day

Death Magnetic• After “St. Anger”, Metallica took a little

break. After a few years, Metallica released an album called “Death Magnetic” which some people call ‘the best Metallica album in 20 years!’.

Track Listing:1. That Was Just Your Life

2. The End of the Line3. Broken, Beat, & Scarred

4. The Day That Never Comes5. All Nightmare Long

6. Cyanide7. The Unforgiven III

8. The Judas Kiss9. Suicide & Redemption

10. My Apocolypse

METALLICA

• Metallica has been a good band for 30 years and can go for many more years!

1981 1988 2009

BY: ERIC ROSS