And to top it off, during the production of the album, the singer James Hetfield was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic for his addiction problems.Īll these problems were captured in the documentary they filmed “Some Kind of Monster” (released in 2004), telling the problematic process in creating the album. Public opinion also turned against them as a result of their lawsuit against Napster. However, production was fraught with problems, starting with the resignation of their bassist Jason Newsted in 2000. Its predecessor was released six years earlier, and when 2003 came, it was a highly anticipated album that immediately jumped to the top of the charts. We have created a list of the ten best-selling albums of Metallica, along with their other releases.Īt the time, “St. For this reason, this time, we will talk about some of the best metal records ever made in history. With more than 120 million records sale, they carved their name in history as one of THE BIG 4 of thrash metal bands along with Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax.Įach record were made in a different context, reflected in the final product. The band was formed in the city of Los Angeles in 1981 by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield (later Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney would join).Īlthough Metallica is mainly defined as a thrash metal band, over time, it has been evolving from Thrash Metal to Heavy Metal, and towards Hard Rock with more arranged sounds without losing its base, mainly influenced by bands like Diamond Head, Black Sabbath or Kiss, among others.
However, since its inception, each album has had its style and approach different from the others. The band has not only had multiple gold and platinum records on virtually all of their careers since 1986 also performed the world’s most successful tours. Metallica will headline several American festivals this year, and several European festivals next year.Metallica is considered as one of the most successful metal bands ever existed in the history of music. All profits from every track on The Metallica Blacklist will benefit Metallica’s charitable foundation, All Within My Hands, along with a charity of each artist’s choice.Īnd in case that wasn’t enough The Black Album blackness for you, the band will also release a new book of photos by Ross Halfin, The Black Album in Black and White, on October 19. Check out the first singles from that release: “Nothing Else Matters” by Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Chad Smith, and Robert Trujillo and “Enter Sandman” by Juanes.
Meanwhile, the band will also release The Metallica Blacklist on October 1, which has half of all famous musicians currently still alive recording covers of various songs from The Black Album, with an emphasis on the more famous songs (there are twelve versions of “Nothing Else Matters” but only version of “Of Wolf and Man,” for example). You can also listen to a 1990 demo of “Enter Sandman” from that collection here. The Black Album: None More Black comes out September 10 and can be pre-ordered here. If you’re a Metallica mega-fan who needs to hear every recorded breath James Hetfield has ever taken, this is for you! Listen below. How’s it sound? Uh… like a rough version of “Sad But True.” If you were hoping to hear something radiacally different from the final song, you’re outta luck.
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