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Metallica is the first group or signer to have a #1 song in four different decades, recently attaining that milestone with "All Within My Hands," as performed with the [[San Francisco]] Symphony Orchestra.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9443688/metallica-mainstream-rock-songs-no-1s-in-four-different-decades</ref>

Metallica is the first group or signer to have a #1 song in four different decades, recently attaining that milestone with "All Within My Hands," as performed with the [[San Francisco]] Symphony Orchestra.<ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9443688/metallica-mainstream-rock-songs-no-1s-in-four-different-decades</ref>

Metallica's lead singer, James Hetfield, is a member of the [[NRA]] and appears to hold some [[conservative]] views.<ref name="Hetfield">https://metalinjection.net/politics/metallicas-james-hetfield-asked-his-opinion-on-donald-trump-hed-rather-not-say</ref>  He declined to publicly state his opinion of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Hetfield"/> in sharp contrast with rock stars who harshly criticize Trump.

Metallica's lead singer, James Hetfield, is a member of the [[NRA]] and appears to hold some [[conservative]] views.<ref name="Hetfield">https://metalinjection.net/politics/metallicas-james-hetfield-asked-his-opinion-on-donald-trump-hed-rather-not-say</ref>  He declined to publicly state his opinion of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Hetfield"/> in sharp contrast with rock stars who harshly criticize Trump. Hetfield was critical of alarmism about [[global warming]] or [[climate change]] as follows:

They have released a total of eight studio albums, the most well known being ''Ride the Lightning'', ''Master of Puppets'', and ''Metallica'' (The Black Album). In September 2008, the band released its ninth album, ''Death Magnetic''.<ref>http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=14828</ref>

 

:Hetfield: "I really avoided the press around the Live Earth day. I didn't quite agree with what was going on there. Politics drive me crazy, and I don't like talking politics. Politics get in the way of things; they get in the way of getting things done, and getting our music across is what we wanna do — we don't wanna cloud it with 'Democrat, Republican,' whatever. Our philosophy is 'think for yourself' at the end of the day — do what you think feels right. I really believe that humans will survive. I have a lot of faith in mankind that we will overcome and adapt — whatever it is; whether it's man-made or God-made, or Earth/Mother Nature — we have a lot of smart people on this planet that will make something good out of bad."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100612022938/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76770</ref>

 

Metallica has released a total of eight studio albums, the most well known being ''Ride the Lightning'', ''Master of Puppets'', and ''Metallica'' (The Black Album). In September 2008, the band released its ninth album, ''Death Magnetic''.<ref>http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=14828</ref>

The band came under criticism following their campaign to sue internet users who shared their music on Napster.

The band came under criticism following their campaign to sue internet users who shared their music on Napster.