Artist
Metallica
Metallica is a thrash metal artist from Los Angeles, USA formed in 1981. 100 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Thrash Metal · Los Angeles, USA · Best thrash metal albums
- 4.0 /5
- 42 ratings
- 100
- Releases
- 1983–2026
- Active years
- 1981
- Formed
Discography
53
Most popular
Master of Puppets
1986 · 8 tracks
Ride the Lightning
1984
…and Justice for All
1988
Death Magnetic
2008
S&M
1999
Reload
1997
St. Anger
2003
Beyond Magnetic
2011
Hardwired… to Self‐Destruct
2016
Garage Inc.
1998
Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at the Masonic
2019
I Disappear
2000
Freeze 'Em All Documentary
2013
Through the Never
2013
Freeze 'Em All
2013
Quebec Magnetic
2012
Orgullo, pasión, y gloria: Tres noches en La Ciudad de México
2009
2007-06-28: Super Rock Super Bock Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
2007
The Complete Garage Days...
1997
The $9.98 C.D. Garage Days Re-Revisited + B Side & Demos
1987
Metallica
1991
S&M2
2020
Kill 'em All
1983
72 Seasons
2023
Lulu
2011
Some Kind of Monster
2003
Load
1996
Enter Sandman
1991
Live Shit: Binge & Purge
1993
The Metallica Blacklist
2021
WorldWired In Europe: 2017/2018
2018
Live At House Of Vans, London, 18.11.16
2017
Lords of Summer
2014
Live S**t: Binge & Purge
2013
Shanghai, China - August 14, 2013
2013
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013
Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge (Live In Mexico City)
2013
Six Feet Down Under EP, Part II
2010
Six Feet Down Under EP
2010
Français pour une nuit: Live aux arènes de Nîmes 2009
2009
Greatest Hits
2008
2008-08-09: Ozzfest, Dallas, TX, USA
2008
The Videos: 1989–2004
2006
Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set
2004
The Unnamed Feeling E.P.
2004
Plays the Ramones
2003
No Leaf Clover
2000
Very Best '98
1998
Acoustic Metal
1997
1994-08-13: Enter Mudman: Woodstock '94, Saugerties, NY, USA
1994
New Skulls for the Old Ceremony
1992
Nothing Else Matters
1992
Creeping Death / Jump in the Fire
1990
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Singles & EPs
47
Memory ("The Memory Remains" Take 18 - November 6th, 1995)
Single · 2026
Fixxxer (Remastered)
Single · 2026
Fuel ("Fuel for Fire" October '95 Rough Mix)
Single · 2026
Fixer ("Fixxxer" September '95 Rough Mix)
Single · 2026
The Memory Remains (Live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia - April 20th, 1998)
Single · 2026
Fixer ("Fixxxer" July '97 Rough Mix)
Single · 2026
Fuel (Unreleased Boymerang Viper Mix)
Single · 2026
Fuel (Take 2 - May 18th, 1995)
Single · 2026
Voodoo Queen ("Fixxxer" Vocal Idea)
Single · 2026
Fuel (Remastered)
Single · 2026
The Memory Remains (Remastered)
Single · 2026
Fuel (Live at Reading Festival, Reading, England - August 24th, 1997)
Single · 2026
Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
Single · 2025
Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
Single · 2025
2 x 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, England / 23rd August 1995)
Single · 2025
Hero of the Day (Remastered)
Single · 2025
If Darkness Had a Son
Single · 2023
Screaming Suicide
Single · 2023
Too Far Gone? (Live at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023)
Single · 2023
Lux Æterna
Single · 2022
Don't Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
Single · 2021
Wherever I May Roam (Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA / October 12th, 1991)
Single · 2021
The Unforgiven (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix)
Single · 2021
Enter Sandman (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia / September 28th, 1991)
Single · 2021
The Struggle Within (Remastered 2021)
Single · 2021
Of Wolf and Man (Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany / May 22nd, 1993)
Single · 2021
Holier Than Thou (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
Single · 2021
Sad But True (Take 36 - February 5th, 1991)
Single · 2021
My Friend of Misery (From Jason's Riff Tapes)
Single · 2021
Through the Never (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA / January 11th, 1992)
Single · 2021
The God That Failed (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
Single · 2021
Enter Sandman (July 12th, 1990, Demo)
Single · 2021
Nothing Else Matters (Orchestra / Clean Guitar / Vocal Mix - July 8th, 1991)
Single · 2021
All Within My Hands (Live)
Single · 2020
All Within My Hands (Live / Radio Edit)
Single · 2020
Moth Into Flame (Live)
Single · 2020
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live)
Single · 2020
Nothing Else Matters (Live / Radio Edit)
Single · 2020
Blackened 2020
Single · 2020
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Single · 2020
The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress)
Single · 2018
One (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988)
Single · 2018
The Wait (Remastered)
Single · 2018
Dyers Eve (Remastered)
Single · 2018
Eye Of The Beholder (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988)
Single · 2018
The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered)
EP · 2018
Some Kind Of Monster (Live)
EP · 2004
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Honors
2
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Grammy Awards
- 1990 · Best Metal Performance
×1
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 2009
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About
Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California. Metallica was formed in 1981 when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper. The band's current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica collaborated over a long period with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of the band's albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo.
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The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first four albums; their third album Master of Puppets (1986) was described as one of the most influential and heaviest of thrash metal albums. Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with its eponymous fifth album Metallica (1991), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction, resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience. In 2000, Metallica was among a number of artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band's copyright-protected material for free without consent from any band member. A settlement was reached and Napster became a pay-to-use service. Despite reaching number one on the Billboard 200, the release of St. Anger (2003) alienated many fans with the exclusion of guitar solos and the "steel-sounding" snare drum. A film titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording of St. Anger and the tensions within the band during that time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Metallica has released nine studio albums, four live albums, five extended plays, 26 music videos, and 37 singles. The band has won eight Grammy Awards and five of its albums have consecutively debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band's eponymous 1991 album has sold over 16 million copies in the United States, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold over 110 million records worldwide. Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone, which ranked them 61st on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. As of December 2012, Metallica is the third best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 54.26 million albums in the U.S. In 2012, Metallica formed the independent record label Blackened Recordings and took full ownership of its albums and videos. As of 2016, the band is in production of its tenth studio album, which is expected to be released later in the year.
Metallica in brief
- How many Metallica releases are on Riffiter?
- 100 releases are catalogued, spanning 1983 to 2026.
- When was Metallica formed?
- Metallica formed in 1981, in Los Angeles, USA.
- What genre is Metallica?
- Metallica is catalogued under Thrash Metal.
- What is the most recent Metallica release on Riffiter?
- Memory ("The Memory Remains" Take 18 - November 6th, 1995), released in 2026.
- What awards has Metallica won?
- Metallica has 2 award wins on record, including Grammy Awards (1×), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1×).