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Metallica

Biography

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career.

The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer.

Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo.

Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.

Discography

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Metallica - Kill 'em All Album cover art
Kill 'em all
Metallica - Ride The Lightning Album cover art
ride the lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets Album cover art
master of puppets
Metallica - And Justice For All Album cover art
...and justice for all
Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) Album cover art
metallica (the black album)
Metallica - Load Album cover art
load
Metallica - Reload Album cover art
re-load
Metallica - Garage Days, Inc. Album cover art
Garage, Inc
Metallica - S&M Live Album cover art
S&M (Live)
Metallica - St Anger Album cover art
st Anger
Metallica - Death Magnetic Album cover art
death magentic
Metallica - Hardwired to Self Destruct Album cover art
hardwired to selfdestruct
Metallica - 72 Seaons Album cover art
72 seasons
Metallica - Kill 'em All Album cover art

Metallica

Kill 'em All

Year of Release: 1983
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Cliff Burton: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - Ride The Lightning Album cover art

Metallica

ride the lightning

Year of Release: 1984

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E Standard Tuning
  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 18
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): Em, E Locrian, F# Locrian, F#m, C Mixolydian, Am
  • Download Size: 1.2MB
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E Standard Tuning
  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 15
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): Bm, Am, Em
  • Download Size: <1MB
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Metallica - Master of Puppets Album cover art

Metallica

Master of Puppets

Year of Release: 1986
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Cliff Burton: Bass Guitar

7 out the 8 tracks on this masterpiece are in E Standard (E-A-D-G). The only track that deviates, and is all the skull-crushingly heavier for it, is The Thing That Should Not Be which is tuned to D Standard (D-G-C-F). See the song's notes section for more information.

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  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 19
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): Em, F#m
  • Download Size: 3.1MB
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Metallica - And Justice ForAll Album cover art

Metallica

...And Justice For All

Year of Release: 1988
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

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  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 19
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Advanced
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): E Locrian, E Phrygian, F# phrygian
  • Download Size: 1.2MB
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  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 19
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: advanced
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): E phrygian, B Phrygian F# Phrygian, Em
  • Download Size: 1.9MB
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Metallica - Metallica The Black Album Cover Art

Metallica

Metallica - The Black Album

Year of Release: 1991
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 10
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G)
  • Key(s): Em, F#m
  • Download Size: < 1MB
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4 String Version
  • Instrument: 4 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 11
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: D Standard (D-G-C-F)
  • Key(s): Em
  • Download Size: < 1MB
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5 String Version
  • Instrument: 5 String Bass Guitar
  • Page Count: 12
  • Format: Interactive PDF
  • difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Tuning: A Standard (A-D-G-C-F)
  • Key(s): Em
  • Download Size: < 1MB
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Download Size: 1.7MB
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Metallica - Load Album cover art

Metallica

load

Year of Release: 1996
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - Reload Album cover art

Metallica

Re-load

Year of Release: 1997
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - Garage, Inc. Album cover art

Metallica

Garage, Inc.

Year of Release: 1992
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

Disc 1

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Disc 2

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Metallica - S&M Album cover art

Metallica

S&M

Year of Release: 1992
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Jason Newsted: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - St Anger Album cover art

Metallica

St Anger

Year of Release: 2003
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Bob Rock: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - Death Magnetic Album cover art

Metallica

death magnetic

Year of Release: 2008
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Robert Trujillo: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - Hardired to Self Destruct Album cover art

Metallica

hardwired to self-destruct

Year of Release: 2016
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Robert Trujillo: Bass Guitar

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Metallica - 72 Seaons Album cover art

Metallica

72 seasons

Year of Release: 2023
  • James Hetfield: Vocals & Guitars
  • Lars Ulrich: Drums
  • Kirk Hammett: Lead Guitar
  • Robert Trujillo: Bass Guitar

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