Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Los Angeles/San Francisco, California
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1981
Genre:
Thrash Metal (early), Hard Rock/Heavy/Thrash Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:
Corruption, Death, Life, Internal struggles, Anger
Current label:
Blackened Recordings
Years active:
1981-present
Metallica was formed by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield in the fall of 1981. Ulrich (who originally went to the US to play tennis) had, during that summer, met Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records and had secured an appearance on an upcoming compilation called Metal Massacre but had no band. He quickly found Hetfield, who was playing in Leather Charm at the time, and one day in December of 1981, …