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.
Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ...And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its fifth album, Metallica (1991), was a turning point for the band that saw them transition from their thrash roots; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling more than 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. The band's eleventh and most recent album, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023.
In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright-protected material without consent, eventually reaching a settlement. Metallica was the subject of the acclaimed 2004 documentary film Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, which documented the troubled production of the band's eighth album, St. Anger (2003), and the internal struggles within the band at the time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band co-wrote the screenplay for and starred alongside Dane DeHaan in the 2013 concert film Metallica: Through the Never, in which the band performed live against a fictional thriller storyline.
Metallica has released eleven studio albums, four live albums (including two performances with the San Francisco Symphony), twelve video albums, one cover album, two extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band has won ten Grammy Awards from 26 nominations and had six consecutive studio albums – from Metallica through Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016) – debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold more than 125 million albums worldwide as of 2018. Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone, which ranked the band in 61st place on its list of 100 greatest artists of all time. As of 2017, Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling 58 million albums in the United States.
from this album in RP library
I agree those version are so much better, but to me Thin Lizzy's is the definitive version.
It's not so much a "cover" as it is a traditional song - probably over 300 years old.
I remember when the original came out in the mid-1600's. I think I still have it on cassette somewhere in a drawer in my basement.
It's not so much a "cover" as it is a traditional song - probably over 300 years old. In my opinion, Thin Lizzy's version is better than this, as well as The Dubliners' version.
Funny how that whole thing played out over time.
"...When Ulrich looked back on the entire Napster lawsuit in a 2014 Reddit AMA, he had few regrets. “I wish we had been better prepared for the s— storm that we found ourselves in,” he wrote. “I don’t regret taking on Napster, but I do find it odd how big of a part of our legacy it has become to so many people, because to me it’s more like a footnote.” However, he was still clarifying misconceptions about why Metallica filed the lawsuit, and what they hoped to accomplish."
I'm glad I did.
Mr Bill, more heavy rock please on the Rock Mix.
And everyone else, get some Budgie in ya.
That was kinda their goal with their "Garage INC" album...
One of the worst version of Whiskey in the Jar. It was like some beginning garage bad trying to keep simple while attempting to sound like Phil Lynott.
That was kinda their goal with their "Garage INC" album...
First off - the Thin Lizzy version is reasonable, catchy etc. - but by no means fantastic.
Metallica have just copied this version - left out all its melodic undertones, replaced Phil Lynott's charisma with one-dimensional cheap 'rock'.
Only those who insist in wearing black t-shirts all the time will go for this.
I prefer their older stuff, Black album and prior (Master of Puppets, Justice for All) Though I thought Death Magnetic was a bit of a comeback for them.
Baby steps. Next would be some stuff from Black, then ease into Justice For All with One then we'll be banging our head to Battery in no time. We can then come down gently with some Hem.
I prefer their older stuff, Black album and prior (Master of Puppets, Justice for All) Though I thought Death Magnetic was a bit of a comeback for them.