<P> In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer - to - peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright - protected material without consent; after reaching a settlement, Napster became a pay - to - use service in 2003 . Metallica was the subject of the acclaimed 2004 documentary film Some Kind of Monster, which documented the troubled production of the band's eighth album, St. Anger (2003), and the internal struggles within the band at the time . In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The band wrote the screenplay for and starred in the 2013 IMAX concert film Metallica: Through the Never, in which the band performed live against a fictional thriller storyline . </P> <P> Metallica has released ten studio albums, four live albums, a cover album, five extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos . The band has won nine Grammy Awards from 23 nominations, and its last six studio albums (beginning with Metallica) have consecutively debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold over 145 million albums worldwide as of 2018 . Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone, which ranked them at no . 61 on its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list . As of 2017, Metallica is the third best - selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 66 million albums in the United States . </P> <P> Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California, in late 1981 when Danish - born drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper, The Recycler, which read, "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden ." Guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner of Leather Charm answered the advertisement . Although he had not formed a band, Ulrich asked Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel if he could record a song for the label's upcoming compilation album, Metal Massacre . Slagel accepted, and Ulrich recruited Hetfield to sing and play rhythm guitar . The band was officially formed on October 28, 1981, five months after Ulrich and Hetfield first met . </P> <P> The bandname came from Ulrich's friend Ron Quintana, who was brainstorming names for a fanzine and was considering MetalMania or Metallica . Dave Mustaine replied to an advert for a lead guitarist; Ulrich and Hetfield recruited him after seeing his expensive guitar equipment . In early 1982, Metallica recorded its first original song, "Hit the Lights", for the Metal Massacre I compilation . Hetfield played bass, and Lloyd Grant was credited with a guitar solo . Metal Massacre I was released on June 14, 1982; early pressings listed the band incorrectly as "Mettallica", angering the band . The song generated word of mouth and the band played its first live performance on March 14, 1982, at Radio City in Anaheim, California, with newly recruited bassist Ron McGovney . Their first live success came early; they were chosen to open for British heavy metal band Saxon at one gig of their 1982 US tour . This was Metallica's second gig . Metallica recorded its first demo, Power Metal, whose name was inspired by Quintana's early business cards in early 1982 . </P>

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