Metallica Short Biography

Metallica is a band that emerged in the early 1980s underground scene that grew into a giant mainstream rock band. With album sales reaching 57 million units in the U.S. and 35 million units outside the U.S., they occupy 18 th position as one of the biggest album sellers artists enrolled in the Recording Industry Association of America.Metallica formed in California in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist / vocalist James Hetfield. bassist Ron and dinyusuli McGovny then joined Dave Mustaine. McGovney go after a conflict with Mustaine and Cliff Burton changed his position. Mustaine's aggressive nature and often have problems with drugs and alcohol cause he was fired by Ulrich and Hetfield. His position was filled Kirk Hammet, a student of Joe Satriani. Mustaine then form Megadeth.

The band gets its name when Ulrich invited to promoter metal of San Francisco, Ron Quintana, to help choose a name from the list to be the name of his new magazine. The list contained the name Metallica. Ulrich suggests mejalah Metal Mania for Quintana and choose the new Metallica for the band he forms.

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

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 era with distinctive vocals and heavy rhythm of Hetfield.

In 1984 they menndatangani contract with Elektra Records and released Master of Puppets, the album is regarded as the best album Metallica fans. Source: iskandardz.co.cc