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Metallica

thrash metal, heavy metal, metal, hard rock

Busiest years

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Per yearReleases per year

19872 things · the busiest year; click any year above to look elsewhere

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re‐Revisited

Aug 20, 1987

Creeping Death / Jump in the Fire

Nov 23, 1987

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On record

1982–2026

45 years, 616 releases, 227 events

Busiest year

2004

60 things happened

Release season

June

70 of 489 releases with a known month

Longest album gap

8.2 years

2008 → 2016

34 undated items can't be placed on the lanes.