Metallica is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 12,1991,by Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at One on One Recording Studios in Los Angeles over an eight-month span that frequently found Metallica at odds with their new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower,heavier,and more refined sound.
Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica,released on June 4,1996,by Elektra Records in the United States and by Vertigo Records internationally. The album showed more of a hard rock side of Metallica than the band's typical thrash metal style,which alienated much of the band's fanbase. It also featured influences from genres such as Southern rock,blues rock,country rock,and alternative rock. Drummer Lars Ulrich said about Load's more exploratory nature,"This album and what we're doing with it –that,to me,is what Metallica are all about:exploring different things. The minute you stop exploring,then just sit down and fucking die." At 79 minutes,Load is Metallica's longest studio album.
...And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica,released on August 25,1988,by Elektra Records. It was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted,following the death of their previous bassist Cliff Burton in 1986. Burton received posthumous co-writing credit on "To Live Is to Die" as Newsted followed bass lines Burton had recorded prior to his death.
Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica,released on July 25,1983,through the independent label Megaforce Records. After forming in 1981,Metallica began by playing shows in local clubs in Los Angeles. They recorded several demos to gain attention from club owners and eventually relocated to San Francisco to secure the services of bassist Cliff Burton. The group's No Life 'til Leather demo tape (1982) was noticed by Megaforce label head Jon Zazula,who signed them and provided a budget of $15,000 for recording. The album was recorded in May with producer Paul Curcio at the Music America Studios in Rochester,New York. It was originally intended to be titled Metal Up Your Ass,with cover art featuring a hand clutching a dagger emerging from a toilet bowl. Zazula convinced the band to change the name because distributors feared that releasing an album with such an offensive title and artwork would diminish its chances of commercial success.
"Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. A power ballad,it was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album,Metallica. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,number 6 on the UK Singles Chart,number 1 in Denmark,and reached the top ten on many other European charts. "Nothing Else Matters" was featured as a playable track in the music video game Guitar Hero:Metallica. Recognized as one of Metallica's best known and most popular songs,it has become a staple in live performances.
"One" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica,released as the third and final single from the band's fourth studio album,...And Justice for All (1988). Written by band members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich,the song portrays a World War I soldier who is severely wounded—arms,legs and jaw blown off by a landmine,blind and unable to speak or move—begging God to take his life. In the music video,attempting to communicate with the hospital staff he jolts in his bed,spelling "Kill me" in Morse code. Production of the song was done by the band alongside Flemming Rasmussen. The song was the band's first to chart in the U.S.,reaching number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a number one hit in Finland.
"The Memory Remains" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica,with British singer Marianne Faithfull on backing vocals.
"Sad but True" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in February 1993 as the fifth and final single from their 1991 self-titled album. The music video for the single was released in October 1992.
"Hero of the Day" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their 1996 album Load. The song was recorded on December 13,1995,at Plant Studios in Sausalito,California. "Hero of the Day" was Metallica's second single release from the album. The song became their second consecutive number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number two in Australia,number three in Finland and number eight in Norway. The song is one of the few Metallica songs written primarily in a major key. A promotional video for the track was also filmed.
"The Unforgiven" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second single from their eponymous fifth album Metallica. Though one of the slower tracks on the album,its chord progression is distinctly one of the heaviest ballads featured on the album. The song deals with the theme of the struggle of the individual against the efforts of those who would subjugate him.
"Some Kind of Monster" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their studio album St. Anger. The song was released as a single on July 13,2004. "Some Kind of Monster" was Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2005 but lost to Velvet Revolver for the song "Slither".
"I Disappear" is a single by Metallica from the Mission:Impossible 2 soundtrack,which released on May 9,2000. The music and lyrics were written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich,and they were joined by Bob Rock to produce the song. The song's leak on the file-sharing service Napster prompted the band to sue the service. The soundtrack single was released on June 2,2000.
"Mama Said" is a country rock ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica from their sixth album,Load,with music and lyrics by James Hetfield. The lyrics represent a man or boy who is learning to find his own way in life away from his mother. The song is directly written about Hetfield's difficult relationship with his mother,who died of cancer when he was 16 years old.
"Bleeding Me" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their 1996 album,Load. Although never commercially released as a single,a promotional CD was sent out to radio stations in 1997,and the song would eventually reach #6 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
"Ain't My Bitch" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their sixth album,Load (1996). It is the opening track of the album and was released as a promotional single in Mexico. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
"Cyanide" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica,the first promotional single taken from their ninth studio album,Death Magnetic. On September 1,2008,it was made available for streaming on the band's official website,as well as a download from the Death Magnetic website Mission:Metallica. It has since been made available for purchase as a digital single in the iTunes Store.
"Broken,Beat &Scarred" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica,and the fourth and final single from their studio album Death Magnetic. It was released on April 3,2009.
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album,released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett,James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics,which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.
"Spit Out the Bone" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the fifth single from their tenth studio album,Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016),on November 14,2017,through Blackened Recordings. The song made its live debut at The O2 Arena in London on October 24,2017. "Spit Out the Bone" has been regarded as a fan and critic favorite from the album. The song is featured on the soundtrack for the WWE 2K19 video game.
