Metallica is one of my all time favorite bands. They are an American heavy metal band from L.A. 
I really like Metallica.  There was a album where Metallica played with a symphony.  It was my favorite.
They have been around since 1981 formed by Lars Ulrich.
That guy is the best!  Who are some of the other band mates?
Their current lineup includes James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, and Kirk Hammet.
Is metallica still touring?
I'm not sure but their fast tempos, aggressive musicianship and instrumentals made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal with Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth.
How many albums have they sold over the years?
. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.
Metallica earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first five albums. The band's third album, "Master of Puppets" (1986), was described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums; its eponymous fifth album, "Metallica" (1991), the band's first to root predominantly in
owe it [his guitar playing speed] all to Y&T. Dave Meniketti is my god."
In the movie Anvil! The Story of Anvil, in the bonus feature interview Lars Ulrich of Metallica talks at length about seeing one of his favorite bands Y&T for the first time at a club in Hollywood in December 1980. Lars Ulrich credits Y&T as the reason he decided to become a musician, saying: "That was the turning point for me wanting to play music...You could tell that they loved what they were