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Metallica
12+ albums
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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. The band achieved early commercial success with its third album, "Master of Puppets" (1986), which is frequently cited as one of the most influential metal albums. Its follow-up, "...And Justice for All" (1988), brought its first Grammy Award nomination. The self-titled album "Metallica" (1991), also known as "The Black Album", marked a stylistic shift towards a more accessible sound and became one of the best-selling albums in the United States. After experimenting with different musical approaches during the 1990s, the band returned to a style closer to its earlier work with "Death Magnetic" (2008). Its eleventh studio album, "72 Seasons", was released in 2023. In 2000, Metallica filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster over copyright infringement, leading to a widely publicised legal dispute that ended in a settlement. The band was the subject of the documentary film "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" (2004), which documented
