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'''Metallica''' is an American thrash metal/[[heavy metal]] band known for establishing the thrash metal genre along with Slayer, [[Megadeth]], and Anthrax (known as the "Big Four of Thrash Metal"). Formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by guitarist and lead vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich,<ref>http://www.metallica.com/Band/history.asp</ref> they are one of the most popular in-concert bands while selling about 90 million records worldwide.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/2q8c/</ref> Their "Metallica" (1991) album is ranked #26 as the biggest-selling album of all time.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls071982787/</ref>
'''Metallica''' is an American [[Heavy Metal|heavy metal]] band known for establishing the thrash metal genre along with [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]], and Anthrax, all of them known as the "Big Four of Thrash Metal". Formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by guitarist and lead vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich,<ref>http://www.metallica.com/Band/history.asp</ref> they are one of the most popular in-concert bands while selling about 90 million records worldwide.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/2q8c/</ref> Their "Metallica" (1991) album (also known as the "Black Album" because of its packaging design) is ranked #26 as the biggest-selling album of all time.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/list/ls071982787/</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 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>
: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>
: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>
Metallica has released a total of ten studio albums, the most well known being ''Master Of Puppets'', ''Ride The Lightning'', and ''Metallica'' (The Black Album). In November 2016, the band released its tenth album, ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct''<ref>https://www.metallica.com/releases/albums/release-4878.html</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.
*''Metallica'' (1991)
*''Metallica'' (1991)
*''Load'' (1996)
*''Load'' (1996)
*''ReLoad'' (1997)
*''Reload'' (1997)
*''Garage Inc.'' (1998) - Cover album
*''Garage Inc.'' (1998) - Cover album
*''S&M'' (1999) - Live album with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (lead by Michael Kamen) backup
*''S&M'' (1999) - Live album with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (lead by Michael Kamen) backup
*''Death Magnetic'' (2008)
*''Death Magnetic'' (2008)
*"Lulu" (2011) - Collaboration with Lou Reed providing spoken-word vocals
*"Lulu" (2011) - Collaboration with Lou Reed providing spoken-word vocals
* Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
* ''Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' (2016)
==See also==
==See also==