History Music / METALLICA

* BadDreams: "All Nightmare Long".

* FanRemake: A rare music example. There exists a fan remake of ''St. Anger'' on Youtube that attempts to correct many of the complaints people had with the official release. It has ''vastly'' improved production, partially streamlined songs[[note]]some of the more notorious parts of the album, like the bridge in "Invisible Kid", were removed altogether, while some of the extended jams were shortened to give the songs more focus[[/note]], and the notorious snare of the original is ditched in favor of more standard drum tuning/mixing. On the other hand, guitar solos are still absent, and a number of {{Narm}}-tastic lines like "Fran-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tok!" were kept in. Nevertheless, despite being essentially a cover album with no involvement from the band itself, a number of fans have agreed that it's probably better to just listen to this instead of the official St. Anger album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99nhdNnfm8

* LicensedPinballTable: In addition to the [[Pinball/{{Metallica}} 2013 pinball from Stern,]] artist "Dirty" Donny Gillies had previously rethemed an ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'' table with a Metallica theme. That later led him to do the artwork for the Stern game.

* FanRemake: There exists a fan remake of ''St. Anger'' on Youtube with vastly improved production, streamlined songs, and (best of all) drumming that doesn't sound like somebody banging on trashcans with a wooden spoon (although solos are still absent). Thus, despite being essentially a cover album with no involvement from the band itself, a number of fans have agreed that it's probably better to just listen to this instead of the official St. Anger album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99nhdNnfm8

* FanRemake: There exists a fan remake of St. Anger on Youtube with vastly improved production, streamlined songs, and (best of all) drumming that doesn't sound like somebody banging on trashcans with a wooden spoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99nhdNnfm8

* 1996 - ''Load''
* 1997 - ''[=ReLoad=]''

** During the ending of "The Memory Remains", along with the "ladadada-dada", Creator/MarianneFaithfull also says a quote from ''Film/TheMisfits'' that certainly fits a forgotten star ("Say yes, or at least say hello").

** During the ending of "The Memory Remains", along with the "ladadada-dada", the female singer also says a quote from ''Film/TheMisfits'' that certainly fits a forgotten star ("Say yes, or at least say hello").

** Ray Burton, Cliff Burton's father. He's over 80 and still sometimes appears in Metallica things, and appears remarkably cheery despite his often depressing life (he's outlived his two sons and his wife).

* VillainSong: A few are told from the point of view of people such as [[WarIsHell soldiers slaughtering others]] ("Disposable Heroes"), [[SanitySlippageSong people who snap out and murder]] ("Harvester of Sorrow") and [[RockMeAsmodeus Satan]] ("Jump in the Fire").

[[DescribeTopicHere Exit light! Enter night! Take my hand! Describe Metallica here!]]

In the heady days of TheEighties, they forged their way from being the supporting act at tiny club gigs to opening for and headlining stadium tours, with next to no support from radio. Their '86 album ''Music/MasterOfPuppets'' was hailed by critics as a metal masterpiece, but on the subsequent tour, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Choosing to continue on in spite of their grief, they auditioned and hired Music/JasonNewsted, an intense young musician who became the perennial "New Guy" and the butt of 14 long years of hazing, with the bass being almost non-existent in the ''...And Justice For All'' album being seen as the first major instance. It was with this album that the band first started getting accusations of "selling out", after they put out a music video for the song "One", something fans claimed they had promised in the past they'd never do.

* TheMovie: ''Metallica: Through the Never'' is a feature-length film by the band that follows the story of Trip, a young Metallica roadie who embarks upon a surreal adventure while on an urgent mission for the band. The film also features concert footage from Metallica concerts held in August of 2012. The film is described as being inspired by the Music/LedZeppelin movie ''Film/TheSongRemainsTheSame.''

* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''Metallica'', aka the "Black Album".

* TextlessAlbumCover: ''St. Anger''.

** Lars has a tendency to strip down during shows, especially hot ones, until he is down to his tighty-whiteys with sweat flying everywhere.

* ContemplateOurNavels: Started with [[TropesAreNotBad "Dyers Eve"]] from ''...And Justice for All''. Increased on the Black Album and the ''Load'' and ''[=ReLoad=]'' years, reaching its peak on ''[[CreatorBreakdown St. Anger]]'' [[CreatorBreakdown and]] ''[[CreatorBreakdown Some Kind of Monster]]''.

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** Lars has a tendency to strip down during shows, especially hot ones, until he is down to his tighty whiteys with sweat flying everywhere.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Played straight with "Slither," subverted with "Don't Tread on Me," as the reptile's fearsome qualities are meant to be associated with strength and honour.

* CoverVersion: ''Lots''. They covered "Remember Tomorrow" by Music/IronMaiden for the ''Maiden Heaven'' tribute album. They also did a cover of "Ecstasy of Gold", one of the songs Ennio Morricone did for ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', and usually open their concerts with the original piece. There's also a heavier version of "Stone Cold Crazy" by Music/{{Queen}}, which they even played at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. It was one of the earliest metal songs, and numerous metal bands have played covers as a way of tribute.