Metallica

Metallica is a band that appeared in the early 1980s underground scene that grew into a huge mainstream rock band. With album sales reaching 57 million units in the U.S. and 35 million units outside the U.S., they were ranked 18th as one of the biggest album sellers artists listed in the Recording Industry Association of America.

Metallica was formed in California in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist / vocalist James Hetfield. bassist Ron then joined McGovny and dinyusuli Dave Mustaine. McGovney left after a conflict with Mustaine and Cliff Burton changed his position. Mustaine's aggressive nature and often in trouble with drugs and alcohol led him fired by Ulrich and Hetfield. Position is filled Kirk Hammett, a student of Joe Satriani. Mustaine formed Megadeth.

The band got its name when Ulrich was invited to the San Francisco metal promoter Ron Quintana, to help select a name from the list to be the name of his new magazine. The list is the name Metallica. Ulrich suggests mejalah Metal Mania for Quintana and chose Metallica's new for the band he forms.

Along with Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax, Metallica is one of four characters thrash metal in the 1980s.

The first album Kill 'Em All was released in 1983 via Megaforce. The first album is an example of Metallica sound basis for the 1980s with a distinctive vocals and heavy rhythm from Hetfield.

In 1984 they menndatangani contract with Elektra Records and released Master of Puppets, an album that fans regarded as the best album Metallica.

Sewktu tour in Europe in 1986, bassist Cliff Burton died in Sweden in a bus accident and his position was replaced Jason Newsted. In 1988, they made ... And Justice for All with the music is structurally complex. ... And Justice for all Grammy nominees by category Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance Vocal or Instrument but it won a Grammy Jethro Tull. The next year they've won a Grammy and then menerjun into the mainstream rock world. Video "One" played continuously by MTV.

Metallica album is often called The Black Album was released in 1991 with the target audience is much broader. The album reached no. 1 in Billboard and certified platinum within a few weeks. This album became the most popular albums of Metallica and his hit "Enter Sandman" Metallica song is the most widely recognized.

Then the Load (1996) and Reload (1997), a fast tempo metal is replaced with a bluesy guitar tone, playing slide guitar and steel guitar, Hurdy-gurdy and violin. Some of their fans as Poptalica satirical, and even Lica Alternica only. Some of the songs from Load and Reload often played American radio.

For the next album, they had cover songs from some artists who influenced them, ranging from The Misfits, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath to Nick Cave and Bob Seger.

In 1999, Metallica was appointed to the San Francisco Walk of Fame and the following month, they recorded two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and released with the title of S & M.

Metallica created controversy by demanding that 300,000 Napster members memperjual bought all Metallica songs in the catalog site. They also demanded some universities that allow Napster operated in the campus. These prosecutions resulted in ridicule of the sites say the band that started his career from the underground scene who often buy memperjual Bootleg live recording has become a mercenary. Metallica what they said was the illegal trade permasalahkan their studio material, not a Bootleg live.

Jason Newsted left Metallica in 2001. The interviews revealed her resignation due to his desire to make a CD and toured with his own band, Echobrain, but the desire is always blocked by Hetfield. His position was replaced Robert Trujillo, ex-bassist suicidal tendencies who also played with the band Ozzy Osbourne, Infectious Grooves and Black Label Society. Newsted and then joined the legendary thrash metal band Canada, Voivod, and are attractive to replace the position of Trujillo in Ozzfest 2003.

Their eighth album, St.. Anger (2003), rising to a position of no. 1 in the charts. Album created rough and polished, not to respond to the party who claims Metallica have lost their sound violence. However, rough sound without a lot of guitar solos was criticized fans who do not like it. Used CD store flooded with CDs that are sold by disgruntled fans. Although criticized, St. Anger won a Grammy in 2004.

In 2006, Metallica ended 15-year collaboration with producer Bob Rock and interweave a new collaboration with legendary producer Rick Rubin, who usually handles the album Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Slipknot, System of a Down, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, Jay-Z and Slayer. Rubin and Metallica are working on a new studio album will be released in the near future.

- Peter Soemarko

Discography

Albums

1983 Kill 'Em All
1984 Ride the Lightning
1986 Master of Puppets
1987 The $ 5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited (EP)
1988 ... And Justice for Al
1991 Metallica
1993 Live Shit: Binge & Purge (Live boxset)
1996 Load 5
1997 Reload
Garage Inc. 1998.
1999 S & M
2003 St. Anger
2004 Some Kind of Monsters