Metallica

Metallica and Group Started

Jan 1, 1981

The Band Metallica started in 1981 with different people joining together

Metallica Through The Years

Period: Jan 1, 1981 to Dec 19, 2009

Metallica growing through the years with their music from when they 1st started

Metallica Starts to come together

Nov 11, 1981

Drummer Lars Ulrich places an AD in the LA paper saying he was looking for other metal musicians

Metallica Began Singing Their 1st song

Mar 14, 1982

They sang their 1st song live in La due to a misunderstanding that came in the newspaper

1st Hit Song released- Hit the Lights

Dec 11, 1982

Their 1st hit song was released 1 year after the band formed. It was from kill em all

1st Hit Album Released- Kill em All

Jul 29, 1983

Metallica released their 1st hit album and the songs became popular.

Released 2nd Album- Ride Lightning

Jul 27, 1984

Metallica released thier 2nd album in the summer of 1984

3rd album released- Master of Puppets

Mar 3, 1986

Master of Puppets released in Spring 1986

Metallica's 4th Album-...And Justice For All

Aug 25, 1988

...And Justice For All in Fall 1988

Releases 5th album- Metallica

Aug 12, 1991

Album Released- Load

Jun 4, 1996

Album released-ReLoad

Nov 18, 1997

Album released- St. Anger

Jun 5, 2003

St. Anger come out in summer 03

Album Released- Death Magnetic

Sep 12, 2008

Death Magnetic in Fall 08

Metallica Gets Better

Dec 19, 2009

Metallica-the album becomes the best selling album of the SoundScan era