Metallica is one of the greatest, and most unique and influential bands of all time. Although you can argue after over 100 songs their songs do sound similar, they have so many unique songs, the main ones created by the self taught singer, guitarist songwriter James Hetfield. These songs include: Sad But True, The Unforgiven, One, Fade To Black, Master of Puppets, Mama Said, Welcome Home and heaps more. They have changed their style dramatically, from thrash metal to metal, to heavy metal, to hard rock, and at the moment back to heavy metal, however judging by the songs on the new album their new hgenre will be Hard Rock and Metal Punk, sort of like their favourite bandf the Misfits. They have lost a considerable amount of originality, as teh songs on St. Anger could easily be from another heavy metal band, however their timeless albums like Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning, The Black ALbum, Master of Puppets, and ...And Justice for All are Metallica at their peak. James HEtfield the main songwriter is surprisingly self taught, so is drummer Lars Ulrich, but not Kirk Hammett, who is taught by Joe Satriani, and Cliff Burton outgrew all his teacher, and then taught himself, and Jason Newsted wasn't self taught, and neither was Robert Trujilo. They are a great band, and deserve all the recognition tehy recieve as the best Metal band of all time. They also are great people, and have tryed their hardest to get off drugs and alcohol, which they have done successfully, and are now obviously heaps different, but better people. Their newest album comes out in the summer of 2007, which I am sure will be another great album from the best Hard Rock/Metal band of all time. Rock On!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P. Cliff
by Markkk December 05, 2006
by lovetehglock March 24, 2006
Easily the greatest band of all time
Current band members are: James Hetfield - vocals/rythym guitar, Kirk Hammet - lead guitar, Lars Ulrich - drums, and Robert Trujillo - bass.
Current band members are: James Hetfield - vocals/rythym guitar, Kirk Hammet - lead guitar, Lars Ulrich - drums, and Robert Trujillo - bass.
by irishmoron May 31, 2005
Act of selling out.
Guy 1- Yeah dude i just cut my hair and stopped listening to metal.
Guy 2- Dude, you totally pulled a Metallica.
Guy 2- Dude, you totally pulled a Metallica.
by Lich King July 15, 2008
Poser Kid: "Metallica PWNS!!!!"
Me: "No. Cliff Burton."
Poser listening to Metallica's Fuel: "This is the SHIT!"
Me: "Metallica is nothing without Burton."
Poser: "Who the FUCK is that?"
*Punches poser in the face and destroys all the post Master of Puppets cds*
Me: "No. Cliff Burton."
Poser listening to Metallica's Fuel: "This is the SHIT!"
Me: "Metallica is nothing without Burton."
Poser: "Who the FUCK is that?"
*Punches poser in the face and destroys all the post Master of Puppets cds*
by Whisper_Revolution August 26, 2006
A band of ego bloated, arrogant rock stars who have become too drunk with fame and mass popularity to remember the musical roots and attitude which moved them into the scene in the first place.
They were for a time in the 1980's, a group of highly skilled and good heavy metal songwriters but ran low of that ability towards the end of the decade and this coincided with the tragic death of Cliff Burton and drummer, Lars Ulrich taking more of a leading role over the other members and using his hunger for the rock star world and apathy towards the heavy metal music and lifestyle which was the core of the band.
This band has no regard for the current heavy metal scene, this is evident with the mallcore bands they toured with after St Anger and they will never release anything of any worth to that scene again whilst bands that came before them like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest continue to release quality, honest, pure Heavy Metal.
Metallica have become everything they used to laugh at.
They were for a time in the 1980's, a group of highly skilled and good heavy metal songwriters but ran low of that ability towards the end of the decade and this coincided with the tragic death of Cliff Burton and drummer, Lars Ulrich taking more of a leading role over the other members and using his hunger for the rock star world and apathy towards the heavy metal music and lifestyle which was the core of the band.
This band has no regard for the current heavy metal scene, this is evident with the mallcore bands they toured with after St Anger and they will never release anything of any worth to that scene again whilst bands that came before them like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest continue to release quality, honest, pure Heavy Metal.
Metallica have become everything they used to laugh at.
Jimmy: "Hey have you heard metallica's new album, St Anger? It's got no solos and "Shoot me Again" sounds like it could have been written by Disturbed!"
Pete: "Sponging off the current trends in heavy rock whilst claiming they've written a great metal album to boost their egos even more?....yep, that's Metallica for ya"
Pete: "Sponging off the current trends in heavy rock whilst claiming they've written a great metal album to boost their egos even more?....yep, that's Metallica for ya"
by Helstar October 07, 2007
by metalupyerarse August 13, 2008