Metallica!! \m/

Metallica!! \m/

For anyone who is a huge fan of Metallica. Rock on!!

  • Founder: Metallica...
  • Number of Members: 82
  • Number of Blingees: 36
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Metallica's biographies:


James Hetfield (Vocals and rhythm guitar):

Full Name- James Alan Hetfield
Birthday- August 3rd, 1963
Height- 6’1”
Born in- Downey, California
Skilled hunter
3 children. Girl- Cali Tee Hetfield (born on June 13th, 1998), Girl- Marcella Francesca Hetfield (born on January 17th, 2002). Boy- Castor Virgil Hetfield (born on May 18th, 2000)\
He originally wrote the song “Nothing Else Matters” for his girlfriend in 1991, but Lars convinced him to use it for a Metallica song, which he did.
“The God That Failed” which was based on James’ mother’s death as a child.
“Enter Sandman” was based on nightmares James had when he was a child.
His wife, Francesca, is from Argentina and is a former costumer for Metallica.
Musical Inspirations- Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Venom, Nick Cave, Rocket From The Crypt, The Misfits, and Black Sabbath. 
Main songwriter in Metallica
Suffered second-degree burns through a stage pyrotechnic accident while touring in Montreal, Canada, 8 August 1992. 
Weighs- 180 pounds
Describes himself as- Rugged, honest, stubborn 
Sports teams- Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks, D.C. United 
First concert- Aerosmith & AC/DC, 1978, Long Beach, California 


Kirk Hammett (Lead guitar and backing vocals):

Full Name- Kirk Lee Hammett
Born- November 18th, 1962, in Saint Luke’s hospital in San Francisco, California, on a Sunday at approximately 3:00 in the morning…
Has his birth date and place tattooed on his stomach
In a 1998 issue of Guitar Legends: The Top 100 Guitar solos, Kirk is credited with 3 songs: "One" (Number 7), "Fade To Black (Number 24), and "Master of Puppets" (Number 51).
Pets- One dog, Darla
Vegetarian
Avid Surfer
Took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani, before he was famous
Attempted piano and age 11, quit because he hated the teacher
Took up guitar at age 15
Joined Metallica at age 21, on April 3rd, 1983
Spouse- Lani Hammett. Married on January 13th, 1998, one child, son, Angel Ray Keala Hammett (born on October 6th, 2006) Was married to Rebecca Hammett from December 3rd, 1987-1991, divorced because the recording of The Black Album consumed almost a year of the band mate’s lives.
Former band- Exodus 
Musical Influences- Led Zeppelin, UFO, and Jimi Hendrix.
Known for his custom made guitars with horror film graphics
Replaced Dave Mustaine as permanent guitarist for Metallica in 1983.
In November 6, 1998 he suffered from appendicitis when Metallica was on tour in England. He went to a London hospital, recovered, and couple of weeks later flew back to San Francisco.
He had a stuffed two-headed sheep
Currently lives in San Francisco
Describes himself as- Smelly, Ugly, Obsessive, Progressive, Happy, Curious
Listens to: Jimi Hendrix, UFO, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, John Coltrane, Gout, Mule, Chet Baker, Prez Prado, AIC, David Bowie, U2, King Crimson, Robert Johnson, and Radiohead
Sports team- None (“I hate sports!”) YAY!!!!! Me too!!!! ^_^
Favorite foods- Sushi, Mexican food, pasta, Indian food, Thai food
Likes- Mountain biking, tattoos, piercing, collecting old horror-movie stuff, cigars, philosophy, H.P. Lovecraft, Taxidermy, Pinball
Height- 5’8”
Weight- 134 pounds
First album with Metallica was Kill ‘Em All
First concert- Day on the Green with the Eagles, Steve Miller, Heart, and Foreigner


Lars Ulrich (Drums):

Birthday- December 26th, 1963
Height- 5’7”
His fear of death is the subject of the Metallica song “Frantic”
Was a tennis player as a child
Weighs- 130 pounds
Favorite foods- French food, tuna, sushi, frozen yogurt
Sports teams- San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Describes himself as- Anticipating, stubborn, spontaneous, sarcastic, talkative, silly, squeaky
First concert-  Deep Purple, 1973, Copenhagen


Robert Trujillo (Bass guitar and backing vocals):

Full Name- Roberto Agustin Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz
Height- 5’9”
Grew up in- Venice, California
Birthday- October 23rd, 1964
Born in- Santa Monica, California
Has a son named Tai Orion
Bands- Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, and now, Metallica.
Joined Metallica- On February 24th, 2003
First album with Metallica was St. Anger


Metallica's albums:

Kill 'Em All- released July 1983
Tracks: Hit The Lights, The Four Horsemen, Motorbreath, Jump In The Fire, (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth, Whiplash, Phantom Lord, No Remorse, Seek And Destroy, Metal Militia

Ride The Lightning- released August 1984
Tracks: Fight Fire With Fire, Ride The Lightning, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fade To Black, Trapped Under Ice, Escape, Creeping Death, The Call Of Ktulu

Master Of Puppets- released February 21st, 1986
Tracks: Battery, Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heroes, Leper Messiah, Orion, Damage Inc.

...And Justice For All- released August 25th, 1988
Tracks: Blackened, ...And Justice For All, Eye Of The Beholder, One, The Shortest Straw, Harvester Of Sorrow, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity, To Live Is To Die, Dyers Eve

Blackened- released August 13th, 1991
Tracks: Enter Sandman, Sad But True, Holier Than Thou, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Don't Tread On Me, Through The Never, Nothing Else Matters, Of Wolf And Man, The God That Failed, My Friend Of Misery, The Struggle Within

Load- released June 4th, 1996
Tracks: Ain't My Bi***, 2x4, The House Jack Built, Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, Hero Of The Day, Bleeding Me, Cure, Poor Twisted Me, Wasting My Hate, Mama Said, Thorn Within, Ronnie, The Outlaw Torn

Reload- released November 18th, 1997 (Kirk's birthday!! ^_^)
Tracks: Fuel, The Memory Remains, Devil's Dance, The Unforgiven II, Better Than You, Slither, Carpe Diem Baby, Bad Seed, Where The Wild Things Are, Prince Charming, Low Man's Lyric, Attitude, Fixxxer

Garage Inc.- released Novemberr 24th, 1998
Tracks: DISC ONE- Free Speech For The Dumb, It's Electric, Sabbra Cadabra, Turn The Page, Die Die My Darling, Loverman, Mercyful Fate, Astronomy, Whiskey In A Jar, Tuesday's Gone, The More I See
DISC TWO- Helpless, The Small Hours, The Wait, Crash Course In Brain, Surgery, Last Caress/ Green Hell, Am I Evil? Blitzkreig, Breadfan, Stone Cold Crazy, So What, Killing Time, Overkill, Damage Case, Stone Dead Forever, Too Late Too Late

S & M (Symphony and Metallica)- released November 23rd, 1999
Tracks: DISC ONE- The Ecstasy Of Gold, The Call Of Ktulu, Master of Puppets, Of Wolf And Man, The Thing That Should Not Be, The Memory Remains, No Leaf Clover, Hero Of The Day, Devil's Dance, Bleeding Me
DISC TWO- Nothing Else Matters, Until It Sleeps, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Human, Wherever I May Roam, The Outlaw Torn, Sad But True, One, Enter Sandman, Battery

St. Anger- released June 5th, 2003
Tracks: Frantic, St. Anger, Come Kind Of Monster, Dirty Window, Invisible Kid, My World, Shoot Me Again, Sweet Amber, The Unnamed Feeling, Purify, All Within My Hands

Death Magnetic- released September 12th, 2008
Tracks: That Was Just Your Life, The End Of The Line, Broken Beat & Scarred, The Day That Never Comes, All Nightmare Long, Cyanide, The Unforgiven III, The Judas Kiss, Suicide And Redemption, My Apocalypse
 

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