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Metallica Timeline of
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| 1962 |
February 10 |
Cliff Burton
born |
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November 18 |
Kirk Hammett
born |
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| 1963 |
March 4
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Jason Newsted
born
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August 3
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James Hetfield
born
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December 26
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Lars Ulrich
born
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| 1977 |
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Jason's first
band Diamond with Kevin Kendrick, Todd Smiedendorf and Tom Depoy formed
in Niles, MI
Newsted family relocates from Niles to Kalamazoo, MI
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September
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James' freshman
year at Downey HS; befriends Ron McGovney
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| 1978 |
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James joins his
first band, Obsession with Jim Arnold, Rich and Ron Veloz
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| 1979 - 80 |
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James' mother
passes away and he moves to La Brea, CA.
James quits Obsession
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| 1980 - 81 |
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James forms
Phantom Lord with Jim Mulligan and Hugh Tanner
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1981
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May 9
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Lars and James
meet for the first time in Newport Beach, CA.
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June
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Ron McGovney
joins Phantom Lord and renames to Leather Charm; band falls apart when
drummer and guitarist leave
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October 15
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METALLICA
FORMED
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October 31
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Jason Newsted
and Tom Hamlin relocate to Phoenix, AZ from Kalamazoo, MI
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1982
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January
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First demo of
Hit The Lights recorded, Lloyd Grant overdubs guitar solo
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March
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Band records 3
song demo; one original song: Hit The Lights; and two covers: Killing
Time and Let It Loose this leads to gig opening for Saxon
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March 14
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First Metallica
gig at Radio City, Anaheim, CA
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March 28
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Second gig,
supporting Saxon at Whiskey - A - Go - Go, Hollywood, CA
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April
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Band records
"Power Metal" 4 - track demo of Hit The Lights, The Mechanix,
Jump In The Fire & Motorbreath
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April 23
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Only appearance
as 5 - piece w/Damien Philips (aka Jeff Warner) in Costa Mesa, CA
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May 25
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James' first
gig on rhythm guitar at Backbay (Lars') High School, Costa Mesa, CA
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June 14
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Metal Massacre
LP released, first appearance of Metallica on record
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July 6
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Recording
session for No Life Til Leather demo tape, songs: Hit the Lights, Seek
& Destroy, Motorbreath, The Mechanix, Jump In The Fire, Metal
Militia and Phantom Lord; financed by High Velocity records
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September 18
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First San
Francisco gig at The Keystone
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November 11
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Band plays at
The Woodstock in LA, supporting Y&T
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November 29
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First
headlining gig in SF, Kirk Hammett's Exodus opens
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November 30
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Last show with
Ron McGovney at San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens
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December 10
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Ron McGovney
and Metallica part
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December 28
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Cliff Burton
joins Metallica
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1983
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February 11 -
15
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Metallica moves
from from Los Angeles to San Francisco
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March 5
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Cliff's first
Metallica show at The Stone in SF; Exodus opens
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April 1
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Kirk Hammett
asked to join Metallica.
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April 9
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Dave Mustaine's
last show
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April 11
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Dave given bus
ticket back to Californa, requested to leave Metallica
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April 16
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Kirk's first
show with Metallica in Dover, NJ
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May 3
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Metallica signs
with John Zazula's Megaforce Records
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May 10 - 27
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Kill Em All
recording sessions in Rochester, NY
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July 27 -
September 3
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First tour:
"Kill Em All For One" with Raven
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September 24
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Ride The
Lightning demos recorded, "live" track of Phantom Lord and
Seek & Destroy recorded
Jason Newsted forms Dogz with Kelly David - Smith
Eric AK joins Dogz, Dogz becomes Flotsam & Jetsam
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1984
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January 19
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Bands equipment
stolen in Boston MA, this event inspires 'Fade To Black'
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January 20
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Jump In The
Fire 12" released in Europe
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February 3
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First European
tour begins with Venom in Zurich, Switzerland
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February 20
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Ride The
Lightning recording begins at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen,
Denmark
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March 26
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First
appearance in England at London's Marquee Club
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June 6
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Second European
tour starts in Holland with Twisted Sister
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August 1
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First meeting
with future co - manager Cliff Burnstein of Q Prime
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August 2
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First Manager
Megaforce (John Zazula) released
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September 12
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Metallica signs
with Elektra Records in USA
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November 16
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Elektra re -
releases Ride The Lightning
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November 17 -
18
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Trapped Under
Ice played live for FIRST time in Paris.
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November 18
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Paris; First
major European Tour begins Tank is the support act.
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November 23
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Creeping Death
12" released in Europe
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December 20
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First London
headlining gig at Lyceum, end of first European tour.
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1985
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January 109
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USA co -
headline tour begins in Nova Scotia
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February 9
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First
performance of Fade To Black in Chicago
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March 9
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Ride The
Lightning peaks at #100 on USA charts
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March 18
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Ride The
Lightning tour ends in Portland, OR
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August 17
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Metallica
performs Monsters Of Rock Festival at Castle Donington for the first
time
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September 2
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Master Of
Puppets recording sessions begin in Denmark
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September 14
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Band plays the
Metal Hammer festival in England, performs Disposable Heroes for first
time
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September 30
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Metallica
performs at Day On The Green Festival in Oakland, CA
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December 27
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Recording of
Master Of Puppets completed
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December 31
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Metallica plays
the SF's Civic Center, with Megadeth, Exodus and Metal Church
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1986
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February 21
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Master Of
Puppets is released in USA
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March 27
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USA tour
supporting Ozzy Osbourne starts in Wichita, KS
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May 11
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Master Of
Puppets peaks at #29 in USA
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July 26
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James breaks
arm while skateboarding in Evansville, IN
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July 27
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John Marshall
plays rhythm guitar as James recovers
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Aug 3
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Last USA
appearance with Cliff
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September 10
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European leg of
Damage Inc. tour starts in Cardiff, Wales
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September 26
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Last gig with
Cliff Burton in Stockholm, Sweden; James' arm healed, plays rhythm
guitar
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September 27
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Cliff Burton
dies in bus accident in Sweden
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October 7
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Cliff's
funeral, Castro Valley, CA
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October 28
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Jason Newsted
joins Metallica
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October 31
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Jason's last
show with Flotsam & Jetsam
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November 4
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Master Of
Puppets certified Gold in USA
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November 8
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Jason's first
gig with Metallica at Country Club in Reseda, CA
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November 20
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First Japanese
tour ends at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo
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1987
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February 8
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Damage Inc.
Tour world tour ends in Zwolle, Holland
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February 13
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Metallica plays
Aardschock festival in Gothenburg Sweden with Anthrax and Metal Church;
Scrap Metal opens, consisting of roadies of the various roadies,
including Metallica's Eddie Kercer and Fleming Larsen
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March 23
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James re -
breaks arm in 2nd skateboarding accident
Band scheduled to appear on NBC TV's Saturday Night Live cancelled due
to James' broken arm
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July 8
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Recording
session for Garage Days Re - revisited begins in Los Angeles
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Aug 8
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Master Of
Puppets ends 72 week run on USA Charts
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August 21
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Garage Days Re
- revisited released in USA
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August 22
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Metallica plays
Castle Donington festival
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October 10
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Garage Days Re
- revisited peaks at #28 on USA Charts
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November 5
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Ride The
Lightning certified Gold in USA
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December 4
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Cliff 'Em All
home video released in USA
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December 7
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Garage Days Re
- revisited certified Gold in USA
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1988
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January 15
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Kill Em All
re-released in USA by Elektra with Am I Evil? and Blitzkrieg as bonus
tracks
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January 29
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Recording
sessions for ...And Justice For All begins in Los Angeles
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February 4
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Cliff 'Em All
home video certified gold and platinum in USA
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May 27
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Monsters Of
Rock tour starts in Troy, WI with 40,000 people featuring Van Halen,
Metallica, Scorpions and Kingdom Come
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July 28
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Master Of
Puppets certified double platinum in USA
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Aug 19
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Harvester Of
Sorrow 12" single released in UK
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August 25
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...And Justice
For All released in USA
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September 11
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First show of
Damaged Justice tour in Budapest, Hungary
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October 9
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...And Justice
For All peaks at #6 in USA
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October 30
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Eye Of the
Beholder single is released in USA
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October 31
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...And Justice
For All certified Gold and platinum in USA
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November 15
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USA leg of
Damaged Justice tour starts in Toledo, OH
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December 6
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Footage for One
music video shot
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1989
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January 9
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One single
released in USA
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February 5
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Live radio
broadcast of concert in Dallas, TX on Z - Rock radio network
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February 22
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Metallica
performs One on worldwide broadcast of Grammy Awards
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April 5
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Cliff 'Em All
certified triple platinum in USA
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April 8
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One single
peaks at #35 in USA
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April 21
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Last show with
Queensryche opening, The Cult new support act
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May 1
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First show in
New Zealand in Auckland
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May 3
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First show in
Australia in Adelaide
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May 16
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Kill Em All
certified gold & RTL certified platinum in USA
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June 20
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2 Of One Home
video released in USA
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July 20
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...And Justice
For All certified double platinum in USA
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August 18
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2 Of One
certified platinum in USA
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September 23
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Last USA gig on
Damaged Justice tour at Laguna Hills, CA
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October 8
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Last show of
Damaged Justice tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1990
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January
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Band records
Stone Cold Crazy for release on Elektra 40th Anniversary album "Rubaiyat"
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May
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Metallica plays
several European festivals; including surprise shows at Hippodrome and
Marquee in London
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August 13
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James and Lars
record 3 demo's for new album
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October 6
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Recording of
self - titled Metallica album commences at One On One Studio in
California
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October 14
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Records demo
for The Unforgiven at Bayview Studios, CA
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1991
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April 29 - May
4
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James, Lars and
Bob Rock do minor recording at Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver
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June 10
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Mixing and
minor recording starts at A & M Studios in Hollywood
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July 7
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Band leaves
A&M Studios, recording and remixing of Metallica ends
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July 8 - 10
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Mastering of
Metallica at Sterling Sound in New York
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August 3
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Listening party
for Metallica at Madison Square Garden
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August 12
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Self - titled
Metallica album released, debuts at #1 on USA charts
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August 17
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Band performs
at Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock
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September 28
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Metallica
performs in Moscow at the Tushino Airfield
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October 12
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Wherever I May
Roam tour begins
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1992
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February 25
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Enter Sandman
performed at Grammy Awards, wins Best Heavy Metal award for Metallica
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April 20
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Band performs
at Tribute To Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium; this 3 song set
appears on the live Nothing Else Matters CD single that features the
Scary Guy, James performs Stone Cold Crazy with Queen and Tony Iommi
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July 17
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Co - headline
tour with Guns N Roses begins at RFK Stadium, Washington DC
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August 8
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James burned by
pyro mishap at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada; Riot ensues when
Guns N Roses frontman leaves stage
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1993
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July 4
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Last show of
Wherever I May Roam tour
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November 23
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Binge &
Purge box set released
Metallica Club formed
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1994
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May 30
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Summer tour
begins in Buffalo, NY. Kill/Ride Medley and The God that Failed played
live for the first time
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July 3
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Danzig's last
gig opening for Metallica, Glenn performs Misfit's classics London
Dungeon, Last Caress and Green Hell with Metallica; Suicidal Tendencies
joins Metallica on So What
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August 21
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Last show on
Summer tour; Rob Halford joins Metallica on Rapid Fire
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1995
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February 15
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James and Lars
join Long Beach/Los Angeles area radio station KNAC for its last few
hours of broadcasting; Kirk does an AOL Online chat
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May
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Band begins
recording sessions for next album(s)
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August 17
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Rehearsal
attended by Club members
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August 23
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Bands performs
Club Member only gig at London Astoria 2
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August 26
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Bands
interrupts recording session to play Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock
show
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September
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Band plays gig
at Tuktoyatuk, Canada with Hole, Veruca Salt and Moist
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1996
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February 13
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James gets his
hair cut
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May 21
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Until It Sleeps
single released in USA
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May 23
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Premiere of
Until It Sleeps video on MTV
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June 1
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Load is
released in Japan
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June 3
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Load is
released in non - Japan/North America areas
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June 4
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Load is
released in North America; Metallica plays 2 short sets on flatbed
trucks at Tower Records in San Jose and Sacramento
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June 9 - 10
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Band plays Club
members only gig in San Francisco, show appears on Internet and Fan Can
2
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June 23
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Band plays Club
members only gig in Toronto, Canada
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June 27
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Lollapalooza
Festival tour begins
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August 3
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Lemmy of
Motorhead joins band onstage in Irvine, CA for Overkill
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August 4
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Last
Lollapalooza show in Irvine, CA; Lemmy joins sits in on Overkill, Jerry
Cantrell joins for For Whom the Bell Tolls; Live recordings of 5 songs
from this show appeared as b - sides
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September 4
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Metallic |
