
The result was a double-album of new covers, along with a clutch of hard-to-come-by B-sides and EP tracks, with Disc One representing the band Metallica had become, and Disc Two getting to the heart of the group. There was just a renewed interest in f_king with some other stuff.” Just shake that off a little bit and come back to something a little looser and a little kind of sillier. But we just did the two Load albums more or less back to back, so it just seemed like a good time to do some, from both a time point of view and a creative point of view. As Lars Ulrich explained to Metal Hammer, “We haven’t really f_ked with cover songs for a while. Artists I've Seen Live (from collection).“There was an interest in f_king with some other stuff”.Great music, Weird Music, Important Music.Top 120 Favourite Live Acts of All Time.Legends Of US Thrash, Speed & Crossover.Turbottski's 100 favourite recording artists (ranked in order).Artists Played On “The Jim Florentine Show”.“METAL MANIACS” Presents: “History Of Metal” (The First 25 Years).“Hard & Heavy” Artists With 🔟 (Or More) Full-Length Studio Albums In Their Discography.In 2011, Metallica collaborated with Lou Reed on the album, “Lulu”, which was largely panned by critics and ignored by consumers. Dave Mustaine, who was not inducted, was invited to the ceremony by the band but declined to attend. Former bassist Jason Newsted was present and Cliff Burton's father appeared on Cliff's behalf. The following year, Metallica was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, "Death Magnetic", produced by Rick Rubin, would surface and was hailed by many as Metallica's return to thrash metal. The making of the album was captured in the documentary “Some Kind Of Monster”. Following the recording, Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, was hired as bassist. Anger", was eventually completed in 2003 with producer Bob Rock handling the bass. Work on the new album was further complicated when Hetfield entered rehab for alcohol abuse.

In 2001, as the band was preparing to begin work on a new album, Newsted quit the group, citing personal and musical reasons. In 1999, the group released an album and accompanying film called "S&M", which featured Metallica performing their songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The albums continued the band’s trend of more accessible music. The following year, "Reload" appeared which had the similiar formula as ''Load''. In 1996, the band experimented with Rock music style Alternative Rock, this could be heard on the album "Load". Released in 1991, the black album would become one of the best-selling rock albums of all time, selling over 16 million copies in the US alone. In 1990, Metallica hooked up with producer Bob Rock for a self-titled release that would become better known as "The Black Album", due to its cover art. The full-length ".And Justice For All" followed in 1988, featuring the track "One" which was chosen as the subject for their first promotional music video. Eventually, Jason Newsted (of Flotsam And Jetsam) was hired as the band's new bassist and he made his debut on 1987's "Garage Days Re-Revisited", an EP of cover tunes. In September of that year, while on tour in Sweden, the band was involved in a bus accident which took the life of Cliff Burton. In 1986, the band released "Master Of Puppets", which is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavy metal records of all time. This led to a major label deal with Elektra. It was followed in 1984 by "Ride The Lightning". Metallica's debut LP, "Kill 'Em All", was released in 1983. Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammett of Exodus (6). It would mark the beginning of a long feud between Mustaine and Metallica, mostly fueled by remarks Mustaine would make to the press. However, once in New York, the band fired Mustaine. Metallica then traveled to New York after signing a deal with Megaforce Records. In 1983, McGovney quit the group and was replaced by Cliff Burton, which also saw the band relocate to San Francisco.

This line-up would re-record "Hit The Lights" for subsequent re-pressings of "Metal Massacre" and would also issue several demos. Afterwards, Ron McGovney became the band's bassist and Dave Mustaine joined the band as lead guitarist.

Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “ Metal Massacre”. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. Thrash Metal (Heavy Metal) band from Los Angeles, California (USA).
