synffFormed in Los Angeles in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Metallica pioneered thrash metal's blistering fusion of Black Sabbath's heaviness, Ramones' punk velocity, and Kirk Hammett's virtuoso shredding.
Relocating to San Francisco, they ignited the Bay Area scene alongside Anthrax and…
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Metallica; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Anthrax + 79 more
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