Metallica has released ten studio albums, four live albums, a cover album, five extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band wrote the screenplay for and starred in the 2013 IMAX concert film Metallica: Through the Never, in which the band performed live against a fictional thriller storyline. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Anger (2003), and the internal struggles within the band at the time. 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. In 2000, 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 after reaching a settlement, Napster became a pay-to-use service in 2003.
After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. Its eponymous fifth album, Metallica (1991), the band's first not to root predominantly in thrash metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. And Justice for All (1988), was also successful and gave Metallica their first Grammy Award nomination.
Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth after being fired from the band) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton (who died in a bus accident in Sweden in 1986) and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.Īfter two albums on Megaforce Records and signing to major label Elektra in 1984, Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which has been described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The gavel of justice swinging down, formed by the band members, is definitely a crushing piece of metal art.Metallica is an American heavy metal band.
Renown artist Pushead also contributed to the artwork …And Justice For All, creating the Hammer Of Justice design based on the title track’s lyrics. The final artists, brothers Roger and Stephen Gorman, drew inspiration from a statue they frequently saw in Frankfurt, Germany. The design, featuring a shattering Lady Justice being pulled down while her scales spillover by society rebelling against social and political injustices. Lars Ulrich came up with the concept of the iconic …And Justice For All album artwork. …And Justice For All also features one of Metallica’s greatest songs of all-time, “One,” which would go on to be the first song the band filmed a music video for. From the moment the iconic opening “Blackened” riff faded in for the first time on radios across the world, Metallica had done it again. …And Justice For All is the fourth studio album from Metallica, and yet another classic piece of music in their incredible discography.