Metallica
At least commercially, Metallica is one of the most successful metal bands ever, and certainly the most successful of the "thrash metal" bands that emerged in the early 1980s. After the success of their video for the epic single "One" on MTV in 1989, the band followed up with their self-titled "Black album" (so nicknamed for its all-black cover), which went on to sell nearly 15 million copies as of 2008.
Fast Facts
- Formed: 1981
- Origin: Los Angeles
- Hometown: San Francisco
- Grammy Awards: 7 as of 20081
- Album sales: Over 100 million worldwide; 57 million in the U.S.2
- One of the "Big Four" of thrash along with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax
- Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine was an original member
- Bassist from classic lineup, Cliff Burton, was killed in a bus crash in Sweden in 1986
- 2000 lawsuit against file-sharer Napster helped force the company into its current pay model
- Tenth studio album, 2008's Death Magnetic, produced by Rick Rubin
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