Metallica are a multi award-winning, multi-platinum American metal-rock band formed in 1981 and comprised of James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich - drums, percussion, Kirk Hammett - lead guitar, backing vocals and Robert Trujillo - bass, backing vocals.

Key songs include: "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Until It Sleeps", "The Memory Remains" and "The Unforgiven II".

They released their debut album, "Kill 'Em All" in 1983, followed by: "Ride the Lightning" (1984), "Master of Puppets" (1986), "...And Justice for All" (1988), "Metallica" - (AKA "The Black Album" 1991), "Load" (1996), "Reload" (1997), "St. Anger" (2003), "Death Magnetic" (2008) and 2016's: "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct".

They appeared in the 2013 film, "Metallica Through The Never".

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