Metallica in History
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Events in Music
Album Release
1983-07-25 Metallica's debut album Kill 'Em All is released on Megaforce Records
James Hetfield
Jason Newsted
- 1986-03-03 "Master of Puppets", the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, is released
Music Single
1991-07-30 Heavy metal band Metallica release their single "Enter Sandman"
Jason Newsted
James Hetfield
- 1991-08-12 Heavy metal band Metallica release their 5th album "Metallica", debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart
- 1992-08-08 Metallica band member James Hetfield suffers second and third-degree burns during a pyrotechnics explosion on stage at Olympic Stadium, Montreal
- 1997-11-18 Metallica release the album "ReLoad"
- 2000-04-14 Metallica file a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This lawsuit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs.
- 2009-04-04 Eminem Inducts Run-DMC Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Birthdays in Music
- 1961-09-13 Dave Mustaine, American heavy metal guitarist and singer (Metallica, 1981-83; Megadeth), born in La Mesa, California
- 1962-02-10 Cliff Burton, American bass guitarist (Metallica), born in Castro Valley, California (d. 1986)
- 1962-11-18 Kirk Hammett, American heavy-metal guitarist (Metallica - Master of Puppets; "Enter Sandman"), born in San Francisco, California
Jason Newsted
1963-03-04 Jason Newsted, American heavy-metal bassist (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters"), born in Battle Creek, Michigan
Jason Newsted
James Hetfield
1963-08-03 James Hetfield, American heavy metal rocker (Metallica), born in Downey, California
James Hetfield
- 1963-12-26 Lars Ulrich, Danish heavy metal drummer (Metallica - ....And Justice for All), born in Gentoffe, Denmark
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
1997-08-17 Metallica lead vocalist James Hetfield (34) weds Francesca Tomasi
James Hetfield
Deaths in Music
- 1986-09-27 Cliff Burton, American rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24