The following is the discography of Metallica,
a San Francisco-based heavy metal band formed
in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
After several lead guitarist and bassist changes,
the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk
Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing
locally, releasing its first widely circulated
demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo
caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who
signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The
band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the
following year they released Ride the Lightning.
After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica
left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records.
In March 1986, the band released its third
studio album, Master of Puppets, which was
Metallica's first album to be certified gold
by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
While promoting the album, Burton was killed
in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired
as a replacement and the band's first release
to feature the new member was an EP of cover
songs. ...And Justice for All was released
in August 1988 and peaked at number six on
the Billboard 200.
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often
called The Black Album, was released in 1991
and debuted at number one on the Billboard
200. The band embarked on a two year tour
in support of the album. Metallica has since
been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA.
Metallica wrote enough material for a double
album, but released it all as two separate
albums, titled Load and Reload. After the
release of a cover album and a live album,
Newsted departed from the band. Metallica
recorded St. Anger without an official bassist.
Robert Trujillo was hired as Metallica's newest
bassist in 2003. In 2008, the band released
its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which
was produced by Rick Rubin. The album is distributed
through Warner Bros. Records. In April 2009,
the band's catalogue was released on the iTunes
Store as the Metallica Collection.
In 2013, Metallica released their new movie:
Metallica: Through The Never together with
its soundtrack. After that had run its course,
Metallica then planned to start writing for
their tenth studio album.
Metallica has sold more than 120 million albums
worldwide, with over 60 million records in
the United States alone.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Soundtrack albums
Extended plays
Box sets
Singles
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Other appearances
Videos
Music videos
Video albums
See also
List of Metallica demos
Notes
References
External links
Official website
Metallica at AllMusic
Metallica discography at Discogs
