I just got into heavy metal and my favorite band is Metallica
They are my favorite heavy metal band from Los Angeles.
what year did they start?
They started in 1981 by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield.
where they boyhood friends or just happen to meet each other?
I am not sure but they added Kirt Hammett on guitar and Robert Trujillo on bass.
oh ok, i know they had different bass players, who is the one who died?
Cliff Burton
Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist for the American band Metallica from December 1982 until his death in September 1986.
Burton joined Metallica in 1982 and performed on the band's first three studio albums: "Kill 'Em All", "Ride the Lightning" and "Master of Puppets". He also received a posthumous writing credit for the song "To Live Is to Die" from
their album "The Best of Diamond Head". Upon returning to America, Ulrich placed an advert in a local classifieds newspaper looking for musicians to start a band with him. James Hetfield replied to the ad, and Metallica was formed.
Career.
Later in 1981, Ulrich met James Hetfield in Downey, California, and they formed the heavy metal band Metallica. He got the band name from a friend, Ron Quintana, who was brainstorming names for a heavy metal fanzine he was creating, and Metallica was