METALLICA : THE GODFATHER OF TRASH METAL

METALLICA : THE GODFATHER OF TRASH METAL. Metallica is an American metal band formed in Los Angeles , California . Their releases include fast , instrumentals , and aggressive musicianship times , which put them in place of one of the founding bands of the " Big Four" of thrash metal, along with Slayer , Megadeth and Anthrax .

The band was formed in 1981 , after James Hetfield respond to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich placed in the local newspaper . In 2003 , training has to be to lead guitarist Kirk Hammett (who joined the band in 1983 ) and bassist Robert Trujillo at ( member since 2003 ) , as well as Hetfield and Ulrich . Before arriving at its current formation , the band had several members : lead guitarist Dave Mustaine ( who later founded Megadeth ) , and bassists Ron McGovney , Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted .

The Frontman James Hetfield

Metallica [Cliff Burton]

The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community , and some critics say the 1986 release Master of Puppets described as one of the most influential and " heavy " thrash metal albums . The band achieved substantial commercial success with their self-titled 1991 album , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . Some critics and fans believed that the musical style of the band changed direction by appealing to the mainstream audience. With the release of Load in 1996 , Metallica distanced itself from earlier releases , being described as "an almost alternative rock approach " , and the band faced accusations of "going shopping " .

Metallica [Jason Newsted]

In 2000, Metallica was among several artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing materials protected by copyright freely without the consent of the members of banda. A settlement was reached , and Napster became a pay service use . Despite reaching number one on the Billboard 200 , the release of St. Anger in 2003 disappointed some critics and fans with the exclusion of guitar solos and the " steel - sounding" snare drum . A film titled Some Kind of Monster was released in 2004 , documenting the recording process of St. Anger .

Metallica [Robert Trujillo]

Metallica has released nine studio albums , four live albums , six extended plays, a covers album , a collaborative album, forty-five singles twenty-five video clips , twelve albums footage and finished work on their ninth album studio, Death Magnetic . He became one of the most influential heavy metal acts , and most commercially successful metal band of all time , with over 110 million records sold worldwide . The band has won nine Grammy Awards, entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has had five consecutive albums on the Billboard 200. Metallica , 1991 , has sold over 30 million copies mundialmente. Metallica is currently working in his tenth studio album , which is due for release early 2014 .

In 2012 , the band founded their own record label called Blackened Recordings , and all rights acquired under their albums studio. His most recent release was the live DVD " Quebec Magnetic " released on December 11, 2012 , debuting at second position of the Billboard Top Music Videos .

HISTORY OF METALLICA Beginnings (1981-1983)
Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California, in early 1981 when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper-The Recycler-which read "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden ". guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner of Leather Charm answered the advertisement. Although he had not formed a band, Ulrich asked for Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel if he could record a song for the label's upcoming compilation titled Metal Massacre. Slagel accepted, and Ulrich recruited Hetfield to sing and play guitar.

 

Metallica early [Ron McGovney]

Ulrich talked to his friend Ron Quintana , who was creating names for a fanzine . Quintana had proposed the names Metal Mania and Metallica . Ulrich used Metallica for the name of his band . A second advertisement was placed in The Recycler for a position as lead guitarist . Dave Mustaine answered , and after seeing his expensive guitar equipment , Ulrich and Hetfield recruited him . In early 1982 , Metallica recorded the first song of his own, " Hit the Lights " for the compilation Metal Massacre I. Hetfield played bass on the song and Lloyd Grant was credited as the author of a solo guitarra. Released June 14, 1982 , the first pressing of Metal Massacre I listed the band incorrectly as " Mettallica ".

Although angered by the error , Metallica managed to create enough " buzz " with the song and the band played their first live concert on March 14, 1982 , at Radio City in Anaheim , California with new bassist Ron McGovney. Metallica recorded their first demo , entitled No Life ' Til Leather , inspired in the first sentence of Hit the Lights , in early 1982 the name . In autumn 1982 , Ulrich and Hetfield attended a show at the nightclub Whisky a Go Go in which he presented the bassist Cliff Burton in a band called Trauma . Both were impressed by Burton use a wah - wah pedal and asked him to join Metallica . Hetfield and Mustaine wanted McGovney out of the band because they thought that he " did not contribute anything , just followed . " Ron also was not happy with the band Although Burton had initially refused the offer , later that year he accepted on the condition the band moving to San Francisco . The first live performance with Metallica Burton was at the nightclub The Stone in March 1983 , and the first recording with Burton was the Megaforce demo of 1983.

Metallica Album story : Kill ' Em All

In 1983 , Metallica traveled to Rochester , New York to record his first album, which would tentatively titled Metal Up Your Ass , produced by Paul Curcio . Due to conflicts with the record company and the distributors refuse to release an album with that title , it was renamed Kill ' Em All Launched by Megaforce Records in the United States and Music for Nations in Europe , the album culminated at number 120 on the Billboard 200 and Dave Mustaine , guitarist who had been kicked out of the band before recording the album was credited to some of the lyrics , but he said that the band was told not to use the songs he had written , Hetfield and Ulrich dispute this claim. Mustaine also claims the soils of the music that played by the band. Kirk Hammett negate the fact today.

A song , " The Four Horsemen " was originally written by Mustaine and named "The Mechanix " . He has played in many concerts of early Metallica . After the departure of Mustaine , Kirk Hammett added a melodic passage to music and Hetfield rewrote the letter , claiming to feel uncomfortable singing lyrics written by Mustaine and the band renamed to " The Four Horsemen " .

Mustaine kept the original fast version of the song , renamed it simply " Mechanix " , and included on the album Killing Is My Business ... And Business Is Good ! , Debut album of the new band he had formed Megadeth . After the release of the album , Metallica embarked on tour with Raven Kill 'Em All for One to support lançamento. In February 1984 , Metallica supported the English band Venom in the Seven Dates of Hell tour , where they played to 7,000 people Aardschok Festival in Zwolle , Netherlands.

Metallica Album story: Ride the Lightning

Metallica recorded its second studio album , Ride the Lightning , at Sweet Silence studio in Copenhagen , Denmark. Launched in August 1984 , the album culminated at number 100 on the Billboard 200 and was later added to the list of 200 definitive albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The album name is a slang term used to designate between inmates sentenced to death in the electric chair , and the same is used on the album cover . The album's lyrics deal with themes such as despair , death and fear of loss .

A French press mistakenly printed the album cover in green , and those few discs sold under this cover , are now considered collectors items . The album includes songs like " For Whom the Bell Tolls " , " Creeping Death " ( which tells the biblical story of the exodus of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt , focusing on the various plagues that were visited on the Egyptians ) , the song " Fade to Black " ( which deals with depression and suicide) and the instrumental " The Call of Ktulu " . Mustaine received credit as a lyricist for " Ride the Lightning " and co -author on the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu "

Metallica Album story: Master of Puppets

The director of A & R at Elektra Records Michael Alago , and co - founder of Q -Prime Management Cliff Burnstein , attended a concert of Metallica in September 1984 . Impressed by what he saw , he signed Metallica to Elektra Records and made ​​the band a client of Q -Prime Management. The growing success of Metallica was such that the British label Music for Nations issued a limited edition Creeping EP Death , which sold 40,000 copies as an import in the U.S. . Two of the three songs on the record ( cover versions of Diamond Head " Am I Evil ? " , And Blitzkrieg " Blitzkrieg " ) appeared on the reissue of Kill ' Em All in 1989 by Elektra Records.Metallica embarked on its first major European tour with Tank to an average audience of 1,300 people . Returning to the U.S. marked a tour co - headlining with WASP and support of Armored Saint .

Metallica made ​​its biggest show so far in the Monsters of Rock festival on August 17, 1985 , with Bon Jovi and Ratt at Donington Park in England , playing in front of 70,000 people . A show in Oakland , California in the Days on the Green festival saw the band play in front of a crowd of 60,000 people.11

The third studio album from Metallica , Master of Puppets was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios , and was released in March 1986 . The album culminated at number 29 on the Billboard 200 , and remained for 72 weeks in parada.The album was the band's first to be certified gold in November 4, 1986 , and was certified six times platinum in 2003 and beyond to be the second album of this band in the List of 200 definitive albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .

Death of Cliff Burton

On September 27, 1986 , during the European leg of the Damage Inc. tour , Cliff Burton died near Ljungby , Sweden ( on a trip between Stockholm and Copenhagen ) when the tour bus slid on the frozen highway. Death Burton led to questions about the future of the band . Finally the three remaining members decided to continue the work , and with the support of the family of Burton began to search for a replacement . The song " To Live is to Die " was recorded later in honor of Burton . In music phrases in the voice of Burton can be heard : " When a man tells a lie he murders some part of the world These are the pale deaths that men waste their lives All this I can not stand , witness the kingdom of . . . salvation can not take me home . " The body of Cliff was cremated and the ashes thrown into Maxwell Ranch . At the ceremony , the music was played " Orion " ( instrumental ) from album " Master of Puppets " . Metallica played this song in a medley in 1992 in San Diego California along with other songs , including "My Friend of Misery " and the quote " ( Anesthesia ) Pulling Teeth " album Kill ' Em All by various distortions between low a soil and other.

From auditions to choose a new bassist Les Claypool was ( the band Primus ) , a friend of Hammett's childhood. The band liked the bassist , but considered his very different style of Metallica style . The invitation was made to Jason Newsted . Jason met the band officially in October 28, 1986 , three weeks after the funeral of Burton . The tour was completed in the early months of the following year . In July 1987 they recorded The $ 5.98 EP : Garage Days Re - Revisited to test a new studio they had built and to show the world the talents of Newsted .
Metallica Album story: ... And Justice for All

... And Justice for All was launched in 1988 , the first studio album since Burton 's death . He had great commercial success , reaching the sixth position on the Billboard 200 , the band's first album to be among the ten primeiros. Despite criticism , in 1989 the band received its first Grammy nomination for the album , for the category of Best Performance Hard Rock / Metal Vocal or Instrument .

However , the award was won by the band Jethro Tull for their album Crest of a Knave . The result generated much controversy because the band really expect to win the award and was already at the back entrance of the stage waiting to be called , soon after presenting the song "One" . The members of Jethro Tull ( by many considered the band is not even hard rock and metal) had not even gone to the ceremony , assuming your chance to win the prize was tiny .

Followed by the release of ... And Justice for All , Metallica signed first its commitment to mainstream media of music with his first music video for the song "One" . The band performed the song in an abandoned warehouse , and the video was remixed with scenes of a film version of Johnny Got His Gun . Instead of organizing a license agreement to present scenes of the film , the band simply bought the rights to the work . The video was submitted to MTV , with an alternate version with the band playing only if the broadcaster does not accept the original version . Despite its long duration, accepted the MTV video , and both versions are now presented.

Metallica Album story: Black Album

In 1991 , Metallica released the self-titled album Metallica ( popularly known as The Black Album and The Black Album ) , which includes songs like "Nothing Else Matters " "Enter Sandman ," " Sad but True " , " The Unforgiven " , " Holier Than Thou " , " Wherever I May Roam " Through The Never" My Friend Of Misery " and " Of Wolf And Man " . Robert Palmer of Rolling Stone believed the band had abandoned fast tempos to expand its music and expressive range in 1991 . The record was co - produced with Bob Rock , who had worked with hard rock bands such as The Cult , Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe . The album features a cover all black with a pale image of a snake in one corner , with the band name on the opposite corner.

The recording sessions have become a long and arduous process, lasting over a year due to conflicts among the Rock and arguments about the album's direction , scope and sound . The cost of recording has exceeded one million dollars . However , despite the battle to its end , the album became the most successful release from the band , reaching the top of Billboard. Metallica 's first single was "Enter Sandman " , showing a style of music slower than previous work band .

Due to the new style of sound, over allegations of a " band sold " were directed to Metallica through the 1990s . In 1992 , during a very financially successful tour with Guns N 'Roses , Hetfield suffered severe burns of second and third degree because the pyrotechnics during the opening of " Fade to Black" , preventing him from playing guitar for a period of tour . The band's roadie and Metal Church guitarist John Marshall filled the position of guitar Hetfield during this period .

Metallica Album story: Load - Reload.

After nearly three years to support the album , including a performance at Woodstock in 1994 , the band entered the studio to write and record their sixth album , Load . Interrupted this period in mid-1995 and presented in three outdoor concerts , call Escape from The studio Tour 1995 with bands like Slayer , Skid Row , Slash 's Snakepit , Therapy? and Corrosion of Conformity.

Load was released in 1996 , and during his initial intention was to produce a double album . However , it was decided that it would be better to release only half the songs first , continue the work on the remaining songs and release them the following year . Continuation of this work resulted in the following album, ReLoad , 1997 .

These two albums represented a significant musical change for Metallica , the heavy metal tunes fast with overlapping compositions were replaced by guitar melodies of blues and Hawaiian guitar. But this change has meant that the band could get a larger audience and greater commercial success , increasing rumors that Metallica had " sold" .

Metallica Album story: In 1998 , the compilation was released Garage Inc.,

which consisted of a double album . The first CD contains previously unreleased recordings of covers of bands such as Killing Joke , The Misfits , Thin Lizzy , Mercyful Fate , Black Sabbath , Nick Cave and Bob Seger . The second CD contains covers of old recordings , including the EP The $ 5.98 EP : Garage Days Re - Revisited .

On March 7, 1999 , the band was nominated to the Walk of Fame San Francisco . The then Mayor Willie Brown , proclaimed that as the " Official Metallica Day " in San Francisco . A month later on 21 and 22 April, the band recorded two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra , then conducted by Michael Kamen . Kamen , who had previously worked with Bob Rock on " Nothing Else Matters" , had come into contact with the band eight years earlier , shortly after the release of the Black Album , with ideas about the junction of the Metallica song with a symphony orchestra. Kamen and his staff composed additional orchestral material for a number of the band's songs , and concerts presented a selection of songs dating back to the time of Ride the Lightning . The band also wrote two new songs with Kamen for the event , " No Leaf Clover " and " Minus Human" . The audio recording and video of the concert were released in November 1999 under the name S & M , CD , VHS , VCD and DVD .

Metallica Album story: Napster controversy

The Frontman Lars Ulrich : Napster

In 2000 , the members of Metallica discovered that a demo of its song " I Disappear " , which was composed to be released with the soundtrack to the film Mission : Impossible II , was playing on the radio . After discovering the source distribution , the band found the file on peer-to -peer network Napster 's file sharing , and also found that all his catalog was freely. A lawsuit against Napster with Metallica was started leaving lawsuit in the Judicial District Court of Central California, alleging that Napster violated three areas of the law : copyright infringement , unlawful use of digital audio interface device , and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Lawsuits have also been filed against Yale University , University of Southern California and Indiana University for not blocking Napster on their campuses . The following year , both parties agreed to a settlement out of court which led to the blocking of accounts of users of Napster , and the band did not initiate legal action against individuals for violations of rights autorized.

With the controversy over the validity or otherwise of file sharers , web pages publishing parodies of the band members . In retaliation , Ulrich appeared on MTV Video Music Awards 2000 , in a video with host Marlon Wayans that year , which ruined the idea of ​​using Napster to share music . Marlon played a college student sitting in his dorm room , listening to the song " I Disappear " by Metallica . Ulrich , playing himself , appears and asks for an explanation .

After receiving the Wayan excuse that using Napster was just sharing , Lars retorted that Marlon's idea of sharing was simply borrow things that were not yours without asking . He then called the band's touring team , who proceeded to confiscate all of Wayan belongings , leaving him almost nude in an empty room . The Napster creator Shawn Fanning responded later in the ceremony by presenting an award wearing a Metallica T-shirt that read "I got this shirt borrowed from a friend . Maybe , if I like it , I'll buy a proper ".
Wear the image of the band with his audience was large , as the band began their career in the underground scene with the exchange of bootlegs of his performances . This fact has made the band's image , already scratched the two previous studio albums , become even more committed to their fans along antigos. band 's defense was that Napster was allowing free access to its entire catalog and not only the live bootlegs .

Metallica Album story: Departure of Newsted , and St. Anger MTV Icon

With plans to return to the studio in 2001 , Newsted left the band in January alleging injury after several years playing with the group . However, subsequent interviews with Newsted and the remaining members revealed that Newsted 's desire to release a CD and go on tour with his side project Echobrain , and intense resistance to the idea Hetfield , was the primary cause of the departure of Jason. also claimed that there was no room for him to compose because James Hetfield " imposed " this barrier .

Jason Newsted out

In July 2001 , Hetfield went into rehab due to alcoholism and other addictions , and for nearly a year the band went on hiatus . With the return of vocalist , the band slowly came back as a trio for writing and recording the next album . The task of touching down in the recording sessions had been played by the band and renowned producer Bob Rock . The recording of the album was documented for the film Some Kind of Monster .

Robert Trujillo in

In early 2003 , followed by the recording of the album , Metallica began auditioning for choosing a permanent replacement for Newsted . Robert Trujillo , formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne's band , was chosen as the new bassist . Jason Newsted eventually reuniting with the thrash metal band Voivod in 2002 . Also ended up replacing Robert Trujillo in Ozzy's band during Ozzfest in 2003. In 2003 , the tour Metallica was selected as MTV 's Icon , the third edition of the MTV Icon , a kind of " Hall of Fame " of the issuer, which honors great bands and solo artists for services to music , with the event held in Universal City , California . The show began with Sum 41 performing " For Whom The Bell Tolls " and "Enter Sandman ." Then , the four members of Metallica appeared on stage and went through the ecstatic crowd to their seats in the front row of the audience.

The band's career over two decades , has been documented in two screens, between a presentation and another , but the departure of Dave Mustaine and the death of Cliff Burton , the original band members , were barely mentioned . Avril Lavigne sang "Fuel " with his band . Rapper Snoop Dogg made ​​a karaoke version of " Sad But True " , and Korn was standing ovation by Metallica for their version of " One" . Limp Bizkit presented a rap metal " Sanitarium " version . Playing in public for the first time with new bassist Rob Trujillo , Metallica performed a medley of songs that span from 1983-1991 , followed by " Frantic " which was performed live for the first time . The presenters of the concert included Rob Zombie , Lisa Marie Presley , Travis Barker , Blink 182 , actress Shannon Elizabeth , actor Sean Penn , comedian Jim Breuer and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park . MTV has created a website to promote the special, with testimonials from celebrities and musicians including Kelly Osbourne , Sully Erna of Godsmack , Ja Rule and David " Phoenix " Farrell of Linkin Park .

In June 2003 we launched the eighth studio album from Metallica , St. Anger , debuted in the top position of the Billboard music charts 200. intentionally dry and rough , and also almost completely devoid of guitar solos , was followed by criticism of fans . Despite this, the album won the Grammy Award 2004 for Best Metal Performance .

After extensive touring releasing the album in the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 and the Madly in Anger with the World , the band went on hiatus from concerts and spent most of 2005 with friends and family.

Metallica Album story:Death Magnetic

On February 16, 2006 the band announced on its official website that after a relationship of more than fifteen years, the musical longtime producer Bob Rock would not record the next studio album from Metallica. The group recorded in 2008 a studio album with producer Rick Rubin, who has worked with 29 other prominent rock and metal bands such as Slayer, Danzig, System of a Down, Slipknot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and currently Linkin Park.

The band was in Portugal on 28 June 2007, in their Sick of the Studio Tour, providing a great concert at the festival Superbock Superock, along with Joe Satriani and Mastodon, where they played a few concerts in his usual themes, such as the instrumental "Orion "and the song" ... and Justice for All ", the band has not played these songs live for over eighteen years.

On September 12, 2008 Death Magnetic was released , the album reached the top in several countries and was critically acclaimed for much of the fans . On October 21, 2008 Metallica started the tour " World Magnetic Tour " , which was associated with Death Magnetic , which ended on November 21, 2010 . On April 3, 2009 Metallica released the single " Broken, Beat & Scarred " , which was also part of the album Death Magnetic .

On days 4 , 6 and 7 June Metallica gave concerts in Mexico City , Mexico. Later released their live DVD Pride, Passion and Glory : Three Nights in Mexico City . On 7 July 2009 the tour passed through France, where Metallica did a live show , which later released the live DVD Français Pour Une Nuit.

On April 4, 2009 , Metallica took the stage to perform a medley of their hits at the main ceremony of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and two of the group's bass , Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo played together . Frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich hugged onstage after speaking to the audience and thanked the fans who followed the ups and downs of the band , as the death of former bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 .

- Dream on high and dare to miss. I challenge you to do this , because this here ( Metallica 's success ) is living proof that it is possible to turn a dream into reality - Hetfield said .

The nominees are chosen by 600 people from a group of singers eligible 25 years after their first album was released. Log in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is considered a great honor among rock musicians from the 50s .

After 11 years of absence , Metallica returned to Brazil in early 2010 for three shows in Porto Alegre (January 28 ) and São Paulo ( 30 and 31 January) . On the first night in the state capital , the show had all 68,000 tickets sold , filling the stadium Morumbi. In three performances in Brazil , the band played several songs that brought the audience to their feet , their great classics as well as songs from the latest album Death Magnetic , 2008 . The two concerts in Sao Paulo had the opening of the Brazilian band Sepultura . In Porto Alegre , Metallica performed for the second time , but frontman James Hetfield was wrong to tell Porto Alegre that Metallica was the first time in the city , but soon guitarist Kirk Hammett corrected motioning with his hands showing that was the second presentation .

Metallica Album story: The Big 4 and Lulu concert

In June 2010, Metallica , along with Slayer , Megadeth and Anthrax , performed on tour together at Sonisphere Festival in Poland , Czech Republic , Bulgaria , Romania and Turkey , called Big Four of Thrash . On June 22 , all the bands played on the same stage together for the first time in Sofia Bulgaria , the song " Am I Evil ? " , Cover of Diamond Head first held in 1984 , by Metallica . This is also the first time that James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine played together since 1983 , when Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica.  The shows were recorded and edited and then aired in more than 800 cinemas around the world on the same day of the festival . This show marked the history of rock , and was recorded on DVD / Blu - ray Live , initulado " The Big 4 Live from Sofia , Bulgaria" .

In a November 2010 interview with The Pulse of Radio , Lars Ulrich stated that Metallica wants to get back to writing again for 2011 . Ulrich stated : " There are a lot of rumors in the air in 2011 , but I think the main one is we really want to write back again We have not written since 2006 or 2007 , and so we want to be creative again I probably would say , . . March or April , and start probably around to writing some songs " , says Lars Ulrich .

On 13 December 2010, Metallica announced that it will again hold the Big Four during the Sonisphere Festival UK, on July 8, 2011 . This was the first time that all members of the Big Four will be at the same stage in the UK . The show took place at Knebworth House , Hertfordshire . Another show of the Big Four took place in France on July 9, 2011 .

In June 2011, Metallica released the band version of the game Monopoly . band , Beyond Metallica, Kiss, The Beatles , Elvis Presley and The Grateful Dead are among the other bands who have had their own version of jogo.

On June 16 , the official website, the band revealed that it will launch on October 31 for the whole world , and November 1 in the United States , the Lulu album , the album was inspired by two pieces of German playwright Frank Wedekind : " Earth Spirit " and " Pandora 's box " . The letters were originally composed by Lou Reed for a theatrical production in Berlin .

On September 25, 2011 , the band made ​​the show 's closing night of the metal in the original ( Brazilian ) version of Rock in Rio for about 100 thousand people .

In December 2011, Metallica did a series of 4 concerts at The Filmore in the United States to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band road . The presentation was attended by all the members who were part of the band and are still alive : Dave Mustaine , Jason Newsted , Ron McGovney , Lloyd Grant ( was the first guitarist of Metallica before Mustaine and according to Lars , this was the first show where Grant took the stage with the band ) , and also featured as guests , Mercyful Fate , Apocalyptica , Diamond Head , Ozzy Osbourne , Rob Halford , Danzig , John Bush , Jerry Cantrell , Kid Rock , Marianne Faithfull , Geezer Butler , Biff Byford and Bob Rock . Not yet announced if there will be official release on DVD or Blu - Ray of the event .

On December 12th , METALLICA has released an EP consisting of four deleted tracks from Death Magnetic album in 2008 entitled Beyond Magnetic . On December 21, 2011 , the band officially confirmed their return to Portugal for a show at Rock In Rio 2012 Lisbon on 25 May.

On February 7, 2012 , Metallica announced the creation of its own festival , Orion Music + More , held on 23 and June 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA. More than 30 artists have been confirmed , including Arctic Monkeys , Slipknot , Avenged Sevenfold , Sepultura , Suicidal Tendencies , Ghost , The Sword , Cage The Elephant, Eric Church , Gary Clark Jr. and many others. Concert in Antarctica

On December 8, 2013 , the band played a show in Antarctica for the audience of his career -low 19 people. The show , called " Less Than Zero " , was conducted on a scientific basis in the region of Argentina and the fans who attended the concert were the winners of a contest for Coca - Cola in his country , as well as journalists. Fifteen tons of equipment were needed for the show , but in order to preserve the local ecosystem , everyone had to listen to ten songs on headphones.

IMAGE OF METALLICA CONCERTS

ex Metallica

Metallica :
James Hetfield - vocal - guitar (1981 - present)
Lars Ulrich - drum (1981 - present)
Kirk Hammett - guitar (1983 - present)
Robert Trujillo - bass (2003- present)

Ex-Metallica :
Lloyd Grant - guitar (1981)
Ron McGovney - bass (1982)
Dave Mustaine - guitar (1982 - 1983; leader of Megadeth)
Cliff Burton - bass (1982 - 1986; accident dies)
Jason Newsted - bass (1986 - 2001; solo career)

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