Metallica
Greatest. Band. Ever.
Just The Facts
- Metallica comes out on stage to the song "Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good The Bad and the Ugly.
- Metallica is the only band to have had 5 consecutive albums (every album since 1991) debut at no 1.
- Metallica is the 4th highest selling artist in the world.
- Metallica took heavy metal mainstream.
The Band
James Hetfield:
So hardcore that he once caught himself on fire on stage and got 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his body and didn't cancel the tour. Also writes most of the songs with Lars, the other original member of Metallica.
Lars Ulrich:
The drummer. Best known for his war against Napster and being the most badass drummer ever to come from Denmark. Original member of the band.
Kirk Hammett:
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist.
Jason Newsted:
Jason was the bassist until 2001 when he left the band to work on a side project band called Echobrain. He also supplied backup vocals to James.
Robert Trujillo (February 2003):
Robert Trujillo (pictured above in sunglasses and black leather jacket) became the new bassist in 2003 during the recording of St. Anger. he was formerly with Jane's Addiction and Ozzy Osbourne.
Dave Mustane (Megadeth):
Dave Mustane was kicked out of hte band early on for his excessive drinking. He went on to form his own popular band, Megadeth.
Cliff Burton:
Cliff Burton was killed in a car accident in 1986. He plated the bass guitar and was replaced by Jason Newsted.
The Music
Note: numbers of albums sold are in the U.S. only.
Kill 'Em All:
Chart position: 120
Albums sold: 3 million
Ride The Lightning:
Chart position: 100
Albums sold: 5 million
Master of Puppets:
Chart position: 29
Albums sold: 6 million
Garage Days:
Chart position: 28
Albums sold: 1 million (limited release)
And Justice For All:
Chart position: 6
Albums sold: 8 million
Metallica:
Chart position: 1
Albums sold: 15 million
Load:
Chart position: 1
Albums sold: 5 million
Reload:
Chart position: 1
Albums sold: 4 million
St. Anger:
Chart position: 1
Albums sold: 2 million
Death Magnetic:
Chart position: 1
Albums sold: 3 million
The Legacy
Metallica has become one of thte most popular bands in the world. People of all ages have been buying guitars just so they can learn to play Metallica songs.
Guitar Hero also released Guitar Hero: Metallica
And speaking of boners, here is a Russian classic painist playing Fade to Black on the piano. She has several more Metallica songs on her YouTube channel.
Required Viewing
For Whom the Bell Tolls:
Creeping Death:
Master of Puppets:
Surprised that the comments arent littered with anti-anti-napster hate. Perhaps even the kids here reading cracked have a clue about intellectual property.
Replyi found it freaking awesome when HHH came out to For Whom The Bell Tolls at Wreastlemania 27, and proved that Metallica can kick the arse whatever s**t they were using as the offical WM theme
Replywhen Metallica finaly assesend to the great gig in the sky, they shal be playing next to the true gods of metal, Led Zeppelin...
Replyone of the most awesome things i have ever seen was when, at the Rock and Roll hall of fame, Metallica teamed up with Jimmy f*****g Page, godfather of all metal guitarists, and Jeff Beck to play a classic Yardbirds song, while stateing that they are nothing compared to those gods...
ReplyRob Trujillo- pictured above in a leather jacket and sunglasses
ReplyOnly funny part in the article
Rob Trujillo was never in Jane's Addiction.It's Suicidal Tendencies you're thinking of.
ReplySO f*****g over-rated. They haven't made good music since 1989. That said, without them I wouldn't have gotten into extreme music at the tender age of 13, but still...
ReplyThe Black Album was alright. But they didn't make good music in 1989 and pre-1989, they made f*****g legendary music. The album Master of Puppets is great enough to get Metallica declared the greatest band ever.
I always thought Ride the Lightning was their best. The Black Album was the last good album they would ever release.
Metallica's last good album was the black album...though Enter Sandman is boring and overplayed.
ReplyIt seems you missed the point of Topic Pages, namely the humor. There is one joke on this page. The rest is drooling over a crappy band.
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I'm going to assume you were reading some other page and managed to comment on this one somehow. Because no one is stupid enough to call Metallica a crappy bad. That level of stupidity is literally unattainable.
^Metallica were good for 6 years, have been crap for 21. Stupid? I think YOU are the one who's stupid.
Who the F**k do you think you are?!?!
Metallica is NOT crappy!
But they are talented. I just don't like thrash.
How the hell can you say they've been crap for 21 years with 5 consecutive number ones? Or are you one of these hipster douchebags who hate something popular on principle?
its not hipster if they really are crappy
Their ok, but not as AWESOME AS MEGADETH
Reply Hide All See All 4 RepliesI agree; I'll admit I haven't heard everything by either band, but from what I have heard, Megadeth kicks Metallica's ass.
no...just no.
megadeth is awesome, that is undeniable, however, in my opinion Metallica is even better, and that is shown on their sales
It's a hard choice....cause Megadeth have KIMB, but Metallica have MOP...
No comments about Cliff Burton pretty much making Zeus and Hera have beautiful anal sex with his bass playing?
Replypoo.
I know right? Nice comparison
a topic page about metallica and nothing says about how saint anger was one of the worst pieces of s**t to ever be released. i love metallica. kill em all, ride the lighting and master of puppets are my favorite albums. but you cant talk about metallica without mentioning there bad albums. come on
ReplyI might take your comment seriously but you can't even use the right spelling of 'their' so i'm going to disregard whatever you say you illiterate bastard.
Kill Em All is an awful album :/
That's just my opinion, of course.
Too. Many. VIDEOS.
ReplyI thought the header image was funny. You could have made more jokes, but I'm not going to complain. The video of Fade To Black being played on piano was awesome. At least, as awesome as piano playing can be... Overall, not too bad.
ReplyThe graphs were a really good idea. Not funny, but educational, and all the best Cracked articles are the ones where you learn rather than laugh. Although laughing doesn't hurt.
ReplyOkay,buddy. Epic fail on the lack of explaining how amazing Cliff Burton was, how epically he died, and how Metallica lost their metal after he died. Due to his death we were forced to endure 9 minute thrashes in And Justice For All, which, when compared to Master of Puppets, is totally obvious that metallica completely lost their s**t without him.
ReplyThis would be a great wikipedia article I guess, but this is a humor site man. Make a funny.
ReplyAgree, it's very wikipedia-like
and short
It was at least informal, even though the only people reading this probably already know alot about Metallica
ReplyThis Article Sucks.
ReplySorry man, this ain't funny. Metallica is the greatest ever, but this is not funny
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