Metallica has been a trend-setter in the heavy-metal world and has only gone up throughout their years in music. Fans often describe them as ‘life changing’ and ‘visionaries for the rock world’ because of how they introduced their heavy metal songs to the music scene in 1981. Currently, Metallica is on their WorldWired Tour and have several dates for 2019. They start off on January 18th in Tulsa, Oklahoma and continue through several North American states. These include Arkansas, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, and Missouri, all the way until the final date on March 13th in Michigan. The European part of the tour will start on May 1st, in Lisbon (Portugal) and the band will visit Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England, Russia, Germany and numerous other countries.
Metallica Background
Metallica first formed in 1981 and had many group members come and go. The current band members are James Hetfield (guitarist and vocalist), Lars Ulrich (drummer), Kirk Hammett (guitarist), and Robert Trujillo (bassist). Other memorable group members are Cliff Burton, Dave Mustaine and Jason Newstead.
Metallica started off with producing underground music hits and built a loyal fanbase right from the start. Their album, Master of Puppets, released in 1986 was their breakthrough moment, as it was described as one of the heaviest albums in the rock world. Their fifth album, Metallica, was the one that grabbed the attention of mainstream media and got the rest of the world hooked on their once very niche music. The band was even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
Metallica’s Greatest Hits
Metallica is one of the few bands that’s won award after award, despite not being a mainstream band for long. Their song, “Until It Sleeps”, won the Best Hard Rock Music Video for MTV’s Music Awards. Other hits include “Nothing Else Matters”, “One”, “Enter Sandman” and “Master of Puppets”. They even won iHeart Radio’s award for the Best Rock Artist of the Year in 2018.
