Metallica

[Sh0m0y]

Artist: Metallica
Formed: 1981 Los Angeles, CA

Members: Ron McGovney, Robert Trujillo, Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett

Genre: Hard-Rock/Heavy Metal
Styles: Speed Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash, Hard Rock, Rock/Pop

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 Cliff Burton. When the band decided to continue, Jason Newsted was chosen to replace Cliff Burton; two years later, the band released the conceptually ambitious ...And Justice for All, which hit the Top Ten without any radio play and very little support from MTV. But Metallica completely crossed over into the mainstream with 1991's Metallica, which found the band trading in their long compositions for more concise song structures; it resulted in a number one album that sold over seven million copies in the U.S. alone. The band launched a long, long tour which kept them on the road for nearly two years. By the '90s, Metallica had changed the rules for all heavy metal bands; they were the leaders of the genre, respected not only by headbangers, but by mainstream record buyers and critics. No other heavy metal band has ever been able to pull off such a trick. However, the group lost some members of their core audience with their long-awaited follow-up to Metallica, 1996's Load. For Load, the band decided to move toward alternative rock in terms of image -- they cut their hair and had their picture taken by Anton Corbijn. Although the album was a hit upon its summer release -- entering the charts at number one and selling three million copies within two months -- certain members of their audience complained about the shift in image, as well as the group's decision to headline the sixth Lollapalooza. Re- Load, which combined new material with songs left off of the Load record, appeared in 1997; despite poor reviews, it sold at a typically brisk pace through the next year. Garage Days Re-Revisited, a double-disc collection of B-sides, rarities, and newly recorded covers, followed in 1998. In 1999, Metallica continued their flood of product with S&M, documenting a live concert with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; it debuted at number two, reconfirming their immense popularity.

The band spent most of 2000 embroiled in controversy by spearheading a legal assault on Napster, a file-sharing service that allowed users to download music files from each other's computers. Aggressively targeting copyright infringement of their own material, the band notoriously had over 300,000 users kicked off the service, creating a widespread debate over the availability of digital music that raged for most of the year. In January 2001, bassist Jason Newsted announced his amicable departure from the band. Shortly after the band appeared at the ESPN awards in April of the same year, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Lars Ulrich entered the recording studio to begin work on their next album, with James Hetfield lined up to handle bass duties for the sessions (with rumors of former Ozzy Osbourne/Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez being considered for the vacated position). In July, Metallica surprisingly dropped their lawsuit against Napster, perhaps sensing that their controversial stance did more bad than good to their "band of the people" image. In late summer 2001, the band's recording sessions (and all other band-related matters) were put on hold as James Hetfield entered an undisclosed rehab facility for alcoholism and other addictions. He completed treatment and rejoined the band and they headed back into the studio in 2002.

[Sh0m0y]

PuT Ur CoMmEnT Abt MeTaLLiCa

[BaNNa]

wow...great job shomoy bro......
itz really expected frm u.....
u know i'm a metallica fan......
see my signature...
i'm so happy
i've lot of poster and picture of metallica....i post here one of them....

[b3d_0f_raz0rs]

Metallica to boss ar ki komu???

[Sh0m0y]

Shobar ki mone hoy??? Metallica r koy din tader band chalate parbe??

[BaNNa]

ar koidin mane? ki koitasen?
ajibon cholbe......

[Sh0m0y]

i mean member der to age hoise tai tara ar koto din metallica band take run korabe???

Ar por ki shob new member ashbe metallica te naki kothau geya thame jabe

[darkcrunk]

they keep me locked up in this cel . . . . aaaaaa damn


metallicar kotha mone porlei pura ga fired up hoye jay .. damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn i missssssssssssss my PSP ((((((((( . . agey sharadin psp te oi gaan shuntam

i miss metallica, i miss my psp . .

[Nneel]

Originally Posted by darkcrunk

i miss my psp . .

killai metalica r loge psp r relation ki buzlam na vizan

[Icy]

Amar 1st english song shona start hoi Metallica er Unforgiven 2 diye.. .. Ekta jinish mone pore.. Ami ekbar tana 3 raat just Metallicar Unforgiven 2 shunsilam.. Sad but true tao amar onek joss lage.. They rulez..