JAMES HETFIELD, KIRK HAMMETT, LARS ULRICH, JASON NEWSTED - Metallica - Interviews MTV 1986
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Date: 2018-08-16

Donate https://gofund.me/6025784f Metallica's third studio album https://www.twitch.tv/videos/563350031 Master of Puppets, was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios and was released in March 1986. The album reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 and spent 72 weeks on the chart. It was the band's first album to be certified gold on November 4, 1986, and was certified six times platinum in 2003. Steve Huey of AllMusic considered the album "the band's greatest achievement". Following the release of the album, Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne on a U.S. tour. Hetfield broke his wrist while skateboarding; he continued with the tour, performing vocals, with guitar technician John Marshall playing rhythm guitar.

On September 27, 1986, during the European leg of Metallica's Damage, Inc. Tour, members drew cards to determine which bunks on the tour bus they would sleep in. Burton won and chose to sleep in Hammett's bunk. At around sunrise near Dörarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control and skidded, which caused the bus to overturn several times. Ulrich, Hammett, and Hetfield sustained no serious injuries; however, bassist Burton was pinned under the bus and died. Hetfield said:

I saw the bus lying right on him. I saw his legs sticking out. I freaked. The bus driver, I recall, was trying to yank the blanket out from under him to use for other people. I just went, 'Don't fucking do that!' I already wanted to kill the [bus driver]. I don't know if he was drunk or if he hit some ice. All I knew was, he was driving and Cliff wasn't alive anymore.

Current members
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1981–present)
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals (1983–present)
Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion (1981–present)

Former members
Dave Mustaine – lead guitar, backing vocals (1982–1983)
Ron McGovney – bass, backing vocals (1982)
Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals (1982–1986; died 1986)
Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals (1986–2001)

Session/touring musicians
Bob Rock – bass, backing vocals (2001–2003)

Grammy Awards
1990: Best Metal Performance – "One"
1991: Best Metal Performance – "Stone Cold Crazy"
1992: Best Metal Performance – Metallica
1999: Best Metal Performance – "Better than You"
2000: Best Hard Rock Performance – "Whiskey in the Jar"
2001: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – "The Call of Ktulu"
2004: Best Metal Performance – "St. Anger"
2009: Best Metal Performance – "My Apocalypse"
2009: Best Recording Package – Death Magnetic

Discography
Kill 'Em All (1983)
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Master of Puppets (1986)
And Justice for All (1988)
Metallica (1991)
Load (1996)
Reload (1997)
St. Anger (2003)
Death Magnetic (2008)
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
Metallica Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Metallica! (2016)
Live At The Reunion Arena, Dallas, Tx 5 Feb '89 (Remastered) (2017)
The Broadcast Archive (Live)

Metallica was influenced by early heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Rush, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Scorpions and by new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) bands Venom, Motörhead, Saxon, Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, and Iron Maiden, and early punk rock bands Ramones, Sex Pistols, and the Misfits also influenced Metallica's style as did post-punk band Killing Joke. The band's early releases contained fast tempos, harmonized leads, and nine-minute instrumental tracks. Steve Huey of All Music said Ride the Lightning featured "extended, progressive epics; tight, concise groove-rockers". Huey said Metallica expanded its compositional technique and range of expression to take on a more aggressive approach in following releases, and lyrics dealt with personal and socially conscious issues. Religious and military leaders, rage, insanity, monsters, and drugs among other themes were explored on Master of Puppets.


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Formation and early years (1981–1982)
Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning (1983–1985)
Master of Puppets and Burton's death (1986–1987)
...And Justice for All and Metallica (1988–1993)
Load, Reload, Garage Inc. and S&M (1994–1999)
Napster controversy, Newsted's departure and St. Anger (2000–2005)
Death Magnetic, Lulu and Beyond Magnetic (2006–2011)
Metallica: Through the Never and Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2012–present)

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