
Artist
Metallica
Metallica is a thrash metal artist from Los Angeles, USA formed in 1981. 89 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Thrash Metal · Los Angeles, USA · Best thrash metal albums
- 89
- Releases
- 1983–2026
- Active years
- 1981
- Formed

Artist
Metallica is a thrash metal artist from Los Angeles, USA formed in 1981. 89 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Thrash Metal · Los Angeles, USA · Best thrash metal albums

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Master of Puppets
1986

Death Magnetic
2008

S&M
1999

Reload
1997

Hardwired… to Self‐Destruct
2016

St. Anger
2003

Garage Inc.
1998

S&M2
2020

Ride the Lightning
1984

Kill 'em All
1983

Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at the Masonic
2019

Beyond Magnetic
2011

I Disappear
2000

…and Justice for All
1988

72 Seasons
2023

Metallica
1991

Lulu
2011

Some Kind of Monster
2003

Load
1996

Enter Sandman
1991

Live Shit: Binge & Purge
1993

The Metallica Blacklist
2021

WorldWired In Europe: 2017/2018
2018

Live At House Of Vans, London, 18.11.16
2017

Lords of Summer
2014

Shanghai, China - August 14, 2013
2013

Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge (Live In Mexico City)
2013

Through the Never
2013

Freeze 'Em All
2013

Freeze 'Em All Documentary
2013

Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013

Quebec Magnetic
2012

Six Feet Down Under EP
2010

Six Feet Down Under EP, Part II
2010

Français pour une nuit: Live aux arènes de Nîmes 2009
2009

Orgullo, pasión, y gloria: Tres noches en La Ciudad de México
2009

Greatest Hits
2008

2008-08-09: Ozzfest, Dallas, TX, USA
2008

2007-06-28: Super Rock Super Bock Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
2007

The Videos: 1989–2004
2006

The Unnamed Feeling E.P.
2004

Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set
2004

Plays the Ramones
2003

No Leaf Clover
2000

Very Best '98
1998

Acoustic Metal
1997

The Complete Garage Days...
1997

1994-08-13: Enter Mudman: Woodstock '94, Saugerties, NY, USA
1994

Nothing Else Matters
1992

New Skulls for the Old Ceremony
1992

Creeping Death / Jump in the Fire
1990

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
1987

The $9.98 C.D. Garage Days Re-Revisited + B Side & Demos
1987

Fuel (Remastered)
Single · 2026

The Memory Remains (Remastered)
Single · 2026

2 x 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, England / 23rd August 1995)
Single · 2025

Hero of the Day (Remastered)
Single · 2025

Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
Single · 2025

Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
Single · 2025

Too Far Gone? (Live at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ – August 6, 2023)
Single · 2023

Screaming Suicide
Single · 2023

If Darkness Had a Son
Single · 2023

Lux Æterna
Single · 2022

The Struggle Within (Remastered 2021)
Single · 2021

Through the Never (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA / January 11th, 1992)
Single · 2021

Of Wolf and Man (Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany / May 22nd, 1993)
Single · 2021

Holier Than Thou (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
Single · 2021

Nothing Else Matters (Orchestra / Clean Guitar / Vocal Mix - July 8th, 1991)
Single · 2021

Don't Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
Single · 2021

Wherever I May Roam (Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA / October 12th, 1991)
Single · 2021

The Unforgiven (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix)
Single · 2021

Sad But True (Take 36 - February 5th, 1991)
Single · 2021

Enter Sandman (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia / September 28th, 1991)
Single · 2021

Enter Sandman (July 12th, 1990, Demo)
Single · 2021

My Friend of Misery (From Jason's Riff Tapes)
Single · 2021

The God That Failed (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
Single · 2021

Nothing Else Matters (Live / Radio Edit)
Single · 2020

For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live)
Single · 2020

Blackened 2020
Single · 2020

All Within My Hands (Live)
Single · 2020

Moth Into Flame (Live)
Single · 2020

All Within My Hands (Live / Radio Edit)
Single · 2020

Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Single · 2020

The Wait (Remastered)
Single · 2018

The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered)
EP · 2018

The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress)
Single · 2018

Dyers Eve (Remastered)
Single · 2018

One (Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988)
Single · 2018

Eye Of The Beholder (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / October 10th, 1988)
Single · 2018
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Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California. Metallica was formed in 1981 when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper. The band's current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. Metallica collaborated over a long period with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of the band's albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first four albums; their third album Master of Puppets (1986) was described as one of the most influential and heaviest of thrash metal albums. Metallica achieved substantial commercial success with its eponymous fi…