Metallica: Discography (1983 - 2016) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320]

Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “Metal Massacre”. Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant. Afterwards, Ron McGovney became the band's bassist and Dave Mustaine joined the band as lead guitarist. This line-up would re-record "Hit The Lights" for subsequent re-pressings of "Metal Massacre" and would also issue several demos. In 1983, McGovney quit the group and was replaced by Cliff Burton, which also saw the band relocate to San Francisco. Metallica then traveled to New York after signing a deal with Megaforce Records. However, once in New York, the band fired Mustaine. It would mark the beginning of a long feud between Mustaine and Metallica, mostly fueled by remarks Mustaine would make to the press. Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammett of Exodus.

Metallica's debut LP, "Kill 'Em All", was released in 1983. It was followed in 1984 by "Ride The Lightning". This led to a major label deal with Elektra. In 1986, the band released "Master Of Puppets", which is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavy metal records of all time. In September of that year, while on tour in Sweden, the band was involved in a bus accident which took the life of Cliff Burton. Eventually, Jason Newsted (of Flotsam And Jetsam) was hired as the band's new bassist and he made his debut on 1987's "Garage Days Re-Revisited", an EP of cover tunes.

In 1990, Metallica hooked up with producer Bob Rock for a self-titled release that would become better known as "The Black Album", due to its cover art. Released in 1991, the black album would become one of the best-selling rock albums of all time, selling over 16 million copies in the US alone.

In 1996, the band experimented with Rock music style Alternative Rock, this could be heard on the album "Load". The following year, "Reload" appeared which had the similiar formula as ''Load''. The albums continued the band’s trend of more accessible music. In 1999, the group released an album and accompanying film called "S&M", which featured Metallica performing their songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

In 2001, as the band was preparing to begin work on a new album, Newsted quit the group, citing personal and musical reasons. Work on the new album was further complicated when Hetfield entered rehab for alcohol abuse. The album, called "St. Anger", was eventually completed in 2003 with producer Bob Rock handling the bass. Upon its release, "St. Anger" drew mostly negative reviews. Following the recording, Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, was hired as bassist. The making of the album was captured in the documentary “Some Kind Of Monster”.

In 2008, "Death Magnetic", produced by Rick Rubin, would surface and was hailed by many as Metallica's return to thrash metal. The following year, Metallica was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Former bassist Jason Newsted was present and Cliff Burton's father appeared on Cliff's behalf. Dave Mustaine, who was not inducted, was invited to the ceremony by the band but declined to attend. In 2011, Metallica collaborated with Lou Reed on the album, “Lulu”, which was largely panned by critics and ignored by consumers.

~ discogs

Tracklist VNL01 - Kill 'em All (1983):
1984 King Records Ltd., Tokyo, K25P 438

01. A1. Hit The Lights [04:17]
02. A2. The Four Horsemen [07:12]
03. A3. Motorbreath [03:08]
04. A4. Jump In The Fire [04:42]
05. A5. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth [04:16]
06. A6. Whiplash [04:10]
07. B1. Phantom Lord [05:03]
08. B2. No Remorse [06:27]
09. B3. Seek & Destroy [06:54]
10. B4. Metal Militia [05:17]



Tracklist VNL02 - Ride The Lightning (1984):
1984 King Records Ltd., Tokyo, K25P 501

01. A1. Fight Fire With Fire [04:46]
02. A2. Ride The Lightning [06:37]
03. A3. For Whom The Bell Tolls [05:10]
04. A4. Fade To Black [06:59]
05. B1. Trapped Under Ice [04:06]
06. B2. Escape [04:24]
07. B3. Creeping Death [06:36]
08. B4. The Call Of Ktulu [08:56]



Tracklist VNL03 - Master Of Puppets (1986):
1986 CBS Sony Inc., Tokyo, 28AP 3169

01. A1. Battery [05:14]
02. A2. Master Of Puppets [08:34]
03. A3. The Thing That Should Not Be [06:36]
04. A4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [06:29]
05. B1. Disposable Heroes [08:17]
06. B2. Leper Messiah [05:40]
07. B3. Orion [08:27]
08. B4. Damage Inc [05:34]



Tracklist VNL04 - … And Justice For All (1988):
2 x LP 1988 CBS Sony Inc., Tokyo, 25AP 5178

01. A1. Blackened [6:46]
02. A2. … And Justice For All [9:48]
03. B1. Eye Of The Beholder [6:27]
04. B2. One [7:29]
05. C1. The Shortest Straw [6:36]
06. C2. Harvester Of Sorrow [5:46]
07. C3. The Frayed Ends Of Sanity [7:44]
08. D1. To Live Is To Die [9:49]
09. D2. Dyers Eve [5:14]
10. D3. The Prince [4:32]



Tracklist VNL05 - Black Album (1991):
4 x 12"LP 45RPM 2008 Warner Bros. Records, 511831-1

01. A1. Enter Sandman [05:30]
02. B1. Sad But True [05:24]
03. B2. Holier Than Thou [03:48]
04. C1. The Unforgiven [06:25]
05. D1. Wherever I May Roam [06:42]
06. E1. Don't Tread On Me [04:00]
07. E2. Through The Never [04:04]
08. F1. Nothing Else Matters [06:30]
09. G1. Of Wolf And Man [04:20]
10. G2. The God That Failed [05:07]
11. H1. My Friend Of Misery [06:48]
12. H2. The Struggle Within [03:56]



Tracklist VNL06 - Garage Inc (1998):
3 x LP 1998 Warner Bros. Records, 62299-1

01. A1. Free Speech for the Dumb (Discharge cover) [2:35]
02. A2. It's Electric (Diamond Head cover) [3:34]
03. A3. Sabbra Cadabra (Black Sabbath cover) [6:20]
04. A4. Turn the Page (Bob Seger cover) [6:07]
05. B1. Die, Die My Darling (The Misfits cover) [2:30]
06. B2. Loverman (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds cover) [7:52]
07. B3. Mercyful Fate (Mercyful Fate medley) [11:06]
08. C1. Astronomy (Blue Oyster Cult cover) [6:38]
09. C2. Whiskey in the Jar (covering Thin Lizzy's rendition) [5:05]
10. C3. Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover) [9:05]
11. C4. The More I See (Discharge cover) [3:40]
12. C5. Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower) (hidden track) [1:12]
13. D1. Helpless (Diamond Head cover) [6:38]
14. D2. The Small Hours (Holocaust cover) [6:42]
15. D3. The Wait (Killing Joke cover) [4:55]
16. D4. Crash Course in Brain Surgery (Budgie cover) [3:11]
17. D5. Last Caress \ Green Hell (The Misfits covers) [3:30]
18. E1. Am I Evil? (Diamond Head cover) [7:50]
19. E2. Blitzkrieg (Blitzkrieg cover) [3:38]
20. E3. Breadfan (Budgie cover) [5:40]
21. E4. The Prince (Diamond Head cover) [4:26]
22. E5. Stone Cold Crazy (Queen cover) [2:17]
23. F1. So What (Anti-Nowhere League cover) [3:14]
24. F2. Killing Time (Sweet Savage cover) [2:58]
25. F3. Overkill (Motorhead cover) [4:05]
26. F4. Damage Case (Motorhead cover) [3:39]
27. F5. Stone Dead Forever (Motorhead cover) [4:53]
28. F6. Too Late Too Late (Motorhead cover) [3:13]



Tracklist VNL07 - St. Anger (2003):
2 x LP 2003 Vertigo/Universal Music B.V., 0602498653364

01. A1. Frantic [5:50]
02. A2. St. Anger [7:21]
03. A3. Some Kind Of Monster [8:28]
04. B1. Dirty Window [5:25]
05. B2. Invisible Kid [8:33]
06. B3. My World [5:48]
07. C1. Shoot Me Again [7:11]
08. C2. Sweet Amber [5:27]
09. C3. The Unnamed Feeling [7:10]
10. D1. Purify [5:14]
11. D2. All Within My Hands [8:50]



Tracklist VNL08 - Death Magnetic (2008):
2 x LP 2008 Warner Bros. Records, 508732-1

01. A1. That Was Just Your Life [7:08]
02. A2. The End Of The Line [7:52]
03. A3. Broken, Beat & Scarred [6:25]
04. B1. The Day That Never Comes [7:56]
05. B2. All Nightmare Long [7:57]
06. C1. Cyanide [6:40]
07. C2. The Unforgiven III [7:47]
08. C3. The Judas Kiss [8:00]
09. D1. Suicide & Redemption [9:58]
10. D2. My Apocalypse [5:04]



Tracklist VNL09 - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (2016):
2 x LP 2016 Blackened Recordings, BLCKND031-1

01. A1. Hardwired [3:10]
02. A2. Atlas, Rise! [6:29]
03. A3. Now That We're Dead [7:00]
04. B1. Moth Into Flame [5:51]
05. B2. Am I Savage [6:30]
06. B3. Halo On Fire [8:19]
07. C1. Confusion [6:42]
08. C2. Dream No More [6:30]
09. C3. ManUNkind [6:57]
10. D1. Here Comes Revenge [7:18]
11. D2. Murder One [5:47]
12. D3. Spit Out The Bone [7:10]


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