I just heard an old metallica song on the radio, you know anything about them?
Yup! They're an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California.
I am trying to remember what year they formed and started playing?
Well, the band was formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich. Quite a long time ago and makes me feel old.
Yeah makes me feel old too lol I did not realize it was that far back
The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship really drew me in. What about you?
I love the aggressive music and I loved that it drove my dad nuts lol
Ha! Thats why they earned a growing fan base in the underground music. Young people loved em!
I agree all my friends liked the band and all the parents hated the music
heavy metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 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, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, "Death Magnetic" (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums.
In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer-to
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, and has been based in San Francisco, California for most of its career. The group'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 Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo