This page is purely for this sites Metallica fans, and has a good mix of the best tracks from Metallica’s 4 best albums, Master Of Puppets, Ride The Lightning, Metallica and …And Justice For All.
Choose a song, then click this link to pull up another page and you can surf this site while listening to some great music.
I’ll be updating this page with more pics, facts etc. about Metallica every now and then when I’ve got time, just to brighten the page up a bit and for those of you who want to know more, so check back every now and then to see what’s new.
Master Of Puppets
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One
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Metallica were initially formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981, when guitarist James Hetfield answered an ad in a local newspaper placed by drummer Lars Ulrich, looking for musicians to jam with.
Lars Ulrich
To this date they have sold over 100 million albums.
James Hetfield
Fade To Black
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The band’s name was initially stolen by Lars Ulrich after hearing the name Metallica mentioned by a friend who was brainstorming names for a local fanzine.
In 1982, after answering another ad in the Recycler magazine, Dave Mustaine joined the band and Metallica recorded it’s first original composition ‘Hit the Lights’ for a metal compilation Metal Massacre.
Blackened
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Trauma bassist Cliff Burton joined the band in late 1982 replacing bass player Ron McGovney. The band then moved to San Francisco where in 1983 promoter Johnny Zazula signed Metallica to his own record label Megaforce Records.
Cliff Burton
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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Disposable Heroes
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Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammet joined on april 1st 1983 after lead guitarist Dave Mustaine was thrown out of the band due to increasing drug addiction, alcohol abuse and violent behaviour.
Kirk Hammet
Dave Mustaine subsequently went on to form the thrash band Megadeth
Harvester of Sorrow
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In 1983 Metallica recorded their first album ‘Metal Up Your Ass’. Due to conflicts between the record label and distributors, the album was subsequently renamed ‘Kill ‘Em All’.
The album Ride The Lightning was released in August 1984, and their 3rd album Master of Puppets was released in March 1986.
Orion
Live
During the early hours of Sept 27th 1986 during the European leg of the Damage Inc. tour, bassist Cliff Burton was killed when the tour bus skidded off the road and flipped several times. Although none of the other members of the band were seriously hurt, Cliff was thrown through a window and crushed as the bus fell on top of him.
R.I.P
Cliff Burton
February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986
The driver blamed black ice for the incident but several sources including James Hetfield believe that on that morning, no ice was found on the road and alcohol could be smelled on the driver’s breath. The skid marks found on the road were also said to be similar to those found in similar incidents where drivers had fallen asleep at the wheel.
No charges were ever brought against the driver and it was determined that the accident was not his fault.
The remaining members of the band decided that Cliff would want them to continue. Metallica released the documentary ‘Cliff ‘Em All’ as a tribute to Cliff’s time in the band and two years later released their 4th album ‘..And Justice For All’ which contained Cliff’s last writing credit on the song ‘To Live is to Die’.
Eye of the Beholder
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The Shortest Straw
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Bass player Jason Newsted formerly from thrash band flotsam and Jetsam, joined Metallica after Cliff’s tragic death and went on to play bass for the next 15 years until early 2001.
For Whom The Bell Tolls
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Enter Sandman
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Battery
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In Feb 2003, Robert Trujillo became Metallica’s most recent bassist. Formerly with Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Ozbourne, Robert auditioned for the part and after being accepted was given 1 million dollars as an advance payment on the money he would earn by being in Metallica.
Robert Trujillo
Damage inc.
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Creeping Death
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Nothing Else Matters
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The Unforgiven
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Holier Than Thou
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Sad But True
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Fight Fire With Fire
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Ride The Lightning
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Thanks to all the You Tube channels for uploading these tunes for us to listen to for free.
If you like any of the tracks above, go out and buy the albums. I guarantee you’ll be listening to this stuff ’till the day you get your first zimmer frame…
There’s loads of other wicked tracks I could post, so if you want me to add any more just request them in the comment form below.
Also, if you find any of them not working (after refreshing your browser first), just comment below and I will sort them out.
Cheers.
Posted 10.02.09
Check out our other pages on Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd and the Red Hot Chili Peppers for more tunes.
