Metallica

Metallica is an American metal band that 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 band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax. 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 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.

No Life 'til Leather (1982)
Kill 'Em All (1983)
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Master of Puppets (1986)
The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)
...And Justice for All (1988)
Metallica (1991)
Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993)
Load (1996)
Reload (1997)
Garage Inc. (1998)
S&M (1999)
St. Anger (2003)
Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Death Magnetic (2008)
Lulu (2011)
Beyond Magnetic (2011)
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
S&M2 (2020)
The Metallica Blacklist (2021)
72 Seasons (2023)