Metallica - Timeline
| Year | Albums | Lineup | Style |
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1981 | Lars Ulrich - drums David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals | Bay Area Thrash metal | |
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1982 | Power Metal Demo [Demo] | Lars Ulrich - drums David Scott "Dave" Mustaine - guitars James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Ronald "Ron" McGovney - bass | |
| No Life 'Til Leather [Demo] | |||
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1983 | Kill 'Em All | James Alan Hetfield - vocals, guitars
Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Lars Ulrich - drums Clifford Lee Burton - bass, backing vocals | |
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1984 | Ride The Lightning | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Clifford Lee Burton - bass | |
| Creeping Death [EP] | |||
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1986 | Master Of Puppets | James Alan Hetfield - vocals, guitars Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Lars Ulrich - drums Clifford Lee Burton - bass, backing vocals | |
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1987 | The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited [EP] | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Jason Newsted - bass | |
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1988 | ...And Justice For All | ||
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1989 | |||
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1990 | |||
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1991 | Metallica | Heavy metal | |
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1992 | |||
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1993 | |||
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1994 | |||
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1995 | |||
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1996 | Load | ||
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1997 | Re-Load | James Alan Hetfield - vocals, guitars Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Lars Ulrich - drums Jason Newsted - bass, backing vocals | |
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1998 | Garage Inc. | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Jason Newsted - bass | |
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2001 | |||
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2002 | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals | ||
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2003 | St. Anger | James Alan Hetfield - vocals, guitars Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Lars Ulrich - drums | |
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2004 | The Unnamed Feeling [EP] | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Robert Trujillo - bass, backing vocals | |
| Some Kind Of Monster [EP] | |||
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2005 | |||
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2006 | |||
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2007 | Live From Live Earth [EP] | ||
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2008 | Death Magnetic | ||
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2009 | |||
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2010 | Six Feet Down Under [EP] | ||
| Six Feet Down Under Part II [EP] | |||
| Live At Grimey's [EP] | |||
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2011 | Lulu [Collaboration] | James Hetfield - vocals, rhythm guitar Kirk Hammett - lead guitar, backing vocals Lars Ulrich - drums Robert Trujillo - bass, backing vocals | |
| Beyond Magnetic [EP] | |||
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2012 | Lars Ulrich - drums James Alan Hetfield - guitars, vocals Kirk Hammett - guitars, backing vocals Robert Trujillo - bass, backing vocals | ||
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2013 | |||
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2014 | |||
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2015 | |||
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2016 | Hardwired... To Self-Destruct | ||
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2017 | |||
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2018 | |||
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2019 | |||
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2020 | |||
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2021 | Disappear (Leaked And Live) [Demo] | ||
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2022 | |||
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2023 | 72 Seasons | ||
| The Amsterdam Sessions [EP] | |||
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2024 |