Metallica
Biography
Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s, responsible for bringing the music back to Earth. Instead of playing the usual rock star games of metal stars of the early '80s, the band looked and talked like they were from the street. Metallica expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions. The release of 1983's Kill 'Em All marked the beginning of the legitimization of heavy metal's underground, bringing new complexity and depth to thrash metal. With each album, the band's playing and writing improved; James Hetfield developed a signature rhythm playing that matched his growl, while lead guitarist Kirk Hammett became one of the most copied guitarists in metal. Lars Ulrich's thunderous, yet complex, drumming clicked in perfectly with Cliff Burton's innovative bass playing. After releasing their masterpiece Master of Puppets in 1986, tragedy struck the band when their tour bus crashed while traveling in Sweden, killing Burton. When the band decided to continue, Jason Newsted was chosen to replace Burton; two years later, the band released the conceptually ambitious ...And Justice for All
Selected Discography
Like all bands thier earlier material shows us who they are before the record labels tell them who they need to sound like to make $'s - I'll agree after Master of Puppets - they sold out. When they were underground thier angst message was true but dollars do change ones direction. Another sell-out for the mighty dollar.
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I dought that Metallicas new album is gonna be good it might be but I dought it after the black album, load, reload, st anger I think their done after ..and justice for all they became more buisness man then musician they new that metal was dying and that album sells might fall and if they changed their sound they could double their profits but their old stuff is still good but I have no respect for them.
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Slayer has sounded the same but Metallica sucked when they made the black album not after master of puppets but old Metallica crushes Slayer and Slayer music just talks about hell, satan, humicide but they are talented musicians and I like rain in blood but thats the only Slayer song I like.
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Slayer is way better and they have sounded great forever. metallica sucked after master of the puppets
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man after 1988 maybe even 1991's release i cant even remember a single song on those other6 or 7 albums,,,goo d begining but LARS IS A SELLOUT!!!
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Just think if Kirk stayed in Exodus and Dave stayed in Metallica. How would things be lol?
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I love to tell people that Metalica wrote a lullaby. They wouldn't believe it till they listened to "Come the Sandman."
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when you think of "good" Metallica do you think of concise song structures? of course you don't, that is why it was good, they had their own formula, I guess it could have eventually gotten old say 90 albums later, somebody always has to let some old man in the studio to switch it up and give you his take on how it/Metallica should sound, its just fukin' horrible, oh yeah they became billionaires , guess its just horrible for the fans
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A lot of people think metal is satanic but not all metal is some bands have satanic thems but were just do it to be cool and make money the only bands that are really satanic are black metal bands I think that people who say that metal is satanic don't know what real satanism is and haven't heard of black metal before.
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I wonder what their new album is going to sound like their last few albums sucked I don't know if it will make up for all the crap they put out it is possible for Metallica to go back to their old style.
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Metallica wasn't the first thrash metal band but they really made metal what it is today.
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been with them from the start, they are the best metal band out there, in my opinion, they are the best live show that you could ever go see, tallica fans should be proud of them for all of the things that they have been through. i think the new album is going to be kick a**... rob is great for the band, he brings alot to the picture. some kinda monster, the movie check it out and you will get a better idea of what they have gone through. i saw them back in the day with ozzy, they blew him away.
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Even though I don't care alot for the newer stuff I will always say that Metallica is one of the best bands of my lifetime- such great stuff in the 'old days' and they show alot of growth as artists without being afraid to do what they want or like to do.
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Cliff Burton was the baddest a** bassest ever. The sounds he made were unlike any before him or after.
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They were great....but the've become something different than the band they were... Still....Mas t e r Of Puppets was quite possibly the greatest heavy metal album ever.... And Justice For All and Ride The Lightning were great too....
started to go downhill with Load and Reload....ha v e n ' t listened to any new Metallica abums since. Much love for the old Metallica |
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they lost touch long ago. once crazy motherf**ker s have grown up into greedy pigs. we can talk all we want but right now they are sittin back on their stacks of cash debating on whether it was worth it to sell your dignity for some bills. learn from these sell outs!
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metallica is king I listened to country until the day the black album was released and I have never looked back metal is my life
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metallica is and always be amazing, they made metal what it is today. and on the sold out issue, they just changed their sound too much from the old stuff which people get mad at naturally. but even tho they've changed they still kick some major a**.
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metallica are who they are. they do what they want,when,an whereever.th e y have completely controlled their generation of music an metal. after they release death magnetic in Sep. people who have called them soldout,will choke on those words.metall i c a are unstoppable an will truly dominate their music path.
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Metallica, hands down the greatest metal band of all time. Their 1st four albums are all masterpeices then they made the black album and started making hard rock instead of thrash metal. I have heard a little of their next album titled 'Death Magnetic' and it sounds great.
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Great band...too bad I have to download their discography instead of buying it :)
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