Metallica - iTunes Discography (1983-2023) AAC

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band'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 and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.

Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ...And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its fifth album, Metallica (1991), was the band's first not to root predominantly in thrash metal; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling more than 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, Metallica 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. The band's eleventh and most recent album, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023.

Studio Albums
1983 - Kill 'Em All
1984 - Ride The Lightning
1986 - Master of Puppets
1988 - ...And Justice for All
1991 - Metallica
1996 - Load
1997 - Reload
1998 - Garage Inc.
2003 - St. Anger
2008 - Death Magnetic
2016 - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
2016 - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (Deluxe)
2023 - 72 Seasons

Live
1993 - Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge (Live In Mexico City)
1999 - S&M (Live)
2013 - Metallica Through the Never (Music from the Motion Picture)
2019 - Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic At The Masonic
2020 - S&M2 (Live)

Singles and EP's
2000 - I Disappear - Single
2004 - Some Kind of Monster - EP
2007 - Live from Live Earth - EP
2008 - The Day That Never Comes - Single
2009 - Broken, Beat & Scarred (Live) - EP
2011 - Beyond Magnetic - EP
2014 - Lords of Summer (First Pass Version) - Single
2014 - One (Awards Show Rehearsal Version)[with Lang Lang] - Single

Remastered and Deluxe
1983 - Kill 'Em All (Remastered)
1983 - Kill 'Em All (Deluxe / Remastered)
1984 - Ride the Lightning (Remastered)
1984 - Ride the Lightning (Deluxe / Remastered)
1986 - Master of Puppets (Remastered)
1986 - Master of Puppets (Expanded Edition)
1986 - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
1987 - The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered)
1988 - ...And Justice for All (Remastered)
1988 - ...And Justice for All (Remastered Expanded Edition)
1991 - Metallica (Remastered)
1991 - Metallica (Expanded Edition)

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