Además Metallica ha influenciado a bandas como Apocalyptica, Pantera,Kreator, Machine Head, Death, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura, Alice In Chains, Slipknot, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Dream Theater, As I Lay Dying, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium, Primus, Mastodon,