Metallica in History
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Events in Music
Music Single
1991-07-30 Heavy metal band Metallica release their single "Enter Sandman"
Jason Newsted
James Hetfield
Album Release
1991-08-12 Heavy metal band Metallica release their 5th album "Metallica", debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart
James Hetfield
Jason Newsted
- 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 drummer Lars Ulrich files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This law-suit 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 musician (ex-Metallica, Megadeth)
- 1962-02-10 Cliff Burton, American bass guitarist (Metallica), born in Castro Valley, California (d. 1986)
- 1962-11-18 Kirk Hammett, US heavy-metal guitarist (Metallica-Master of Puppets)
Jason Newsted
1963-03-04 Jason Newsted, US 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/US heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill 'em All)
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