Metallica

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In Your Library: 21 albums · 37 plays

Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and later based primarily in San Francisco. The band is regarded as one of the leading acts in thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Its core lineup has long consisted of Hetfield, Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. Former members include Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, and Jason Newsted.

Releases · 81

Rating	Year	Title	Plays
4.08/551k ratings	1984	Ride the Lightning		▶ Play
4.03/554k ratings	1986	Master of Puppets	11	▶ Play
5.00/51 ratings		...And Justice for All	26	▶ Play
—		...And Justice for Jason
1.00/51 ratings		2 x 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, England / 23rd August 1995)
3.25/519 ratings		72 Seasons		▶ Play
—		Absolute Dissent
—		Back to the Beginning
3.65/53 ratings		Beyond Magnetic		▶ Play
—		Brisbane Australia: January 19 2004
—		Creeping Death / Am I Evil? / Blitzkrieg
4.00/51 ratings		Creeping Death / Jump in the Fire		▶ Play
—		Cunning Stunts
3.75/551 ratings		Death Magnetic		▶ Play
5.00/51 ratings		Enter Sandman
—		Fade to Black
—		Fan Can #1
—		For Whom the Bell Tolls
—		Fortnite x Metallica
3.65/523 ratings		Garage Inc.		▶ Play
3.00/51 ratings		Hardwired
3.50/532 ratings		Hardwired...to Self-Destruct		▶ Play
—		Heavy Metal Box
3.00/51 ratings		Helping Hands... Live & Acoustic at the Masonic
—		July 7, 2007 London, England Wembley Stadium, Live Earth
—		Jump in the Fire / Seek and Destroy / Phantom Lord
4.20/558 ratings		Kill 'Em All		▶ Play
—		Live From Live Earth - EP
4.15/54 ratings		Live Shit: Binge & Purge
—		Live at Grimey's
—		Live at Mid-Hudson Civic Center: Poughkeepsie, New York - November 28, 1986
—		Live at Pinkpop 2008
—		Live at Pinkpop 2014
—		Live at the Point: Dublin, Ireland October 9, 1996
—		Live in London: Antipodean Tour Edition
3.35/543 ratings		Load		▶ Play
2.15/521 ratings		Lulu
3.00/51 ratings		Lux æterna
—		M72 World Tour: Mexico City
—		Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden
—		Master Of Puppets (Remastered)
—		Master of Puppets / Welcome Home "Sanitarium"
—		Metallica
—		Metallica Through the Never
—		Music From and Inspired by M:I-2
—		Nevermind
—		No Life 'Til Leather
5.00/51 ratings		Nothing Else Matters
4.50/52 ratings		One
—		One / The Prince
—		Posh Isolation w/ GB 04.07.21
—		Power Metal
3.30/542 ratings		Reload		▶ Play
—		Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life
2.00/51 ratings		S&M
—		S&M2
4.00/51 ratings		Sad but True
—		Six Feet Down Under EP
—		Six Feet Down Under Part II
—		Some Kind of Monster		▶ Play
—		Spawn: The Album
2.95/544 ratings		St. Anger		▶ Play
—		Stranger Things: Season 4
4.25/54 ratings		The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited		▶ Play
—		The 6 1/2 Year Anniversary Live E.P.
—		The Bay Area Thrashers
—		The Best Air Guitar Album in the World... Ever!
—		The Garage Remains the Same
—		The Good, the Bad & the Live
—		The Hourglass: 2nd January 2025
—		The Metallica Blacklist
—		The Unforgiven
—		The Unforgiven / Killing Time / So What
1.00/51 ratings		The Unnamed Feeling E.P.		▶ Play
1.00/51 ratings		The View
—		Tribute to Chris Cornell
—		Violence Prevails
—		We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones
3.00/52 ratings		Wherever I May Roam
—		Woodstock 94
—		セイント・アンガー [St. Anger]

Also in Your Library · not in canon

Year	Album
1991	Metallica (“The Black Album”)	▶ Play
1996	Hero of the Day EP	▶ Play
2022	Live at Bridge School Benefit 1997	▶ Play
2023	Leftovers From the Black Album Box Set	▶ Play

Top-rated songs · per RYM

Rating	Title	Votes
4.60/5	Master of Puppets	6k
4.60/5	Fade to Black	6k
4.50/5	For Whom the Bell Tolls	6k
4.40/5	Ride the Lightning	5k
4.40/5	Battery	5k
4.40/5	Creeping Death	5k
4.40/5	Welcome Home (Sanitarium)	5k
4.30/5	The Call of Ktulu	5k
4.30/5	Orion	5k
4.20/5	Fight Fire With Fire	5k
4.20/5	Disposable Heroes	5k
4.00/5	Trapped Under Ice	5k
4.00/5	The Thing That Should Not Be	5k
4.00/5	Leper Messiah	5k
3.70/5	Escape	5k