formed in Los Angeles in late 1981

It was in late 1981, in Los Angeles that Metallica was formed by Danish drummer Lars Ulrich who put an ad in the local paper The Recycler . The ad gave an idea of the kind of band Metallica wanted to be – “drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden”. And that’s just how it turned out – Guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner of Leather Charm happened to answer the ad.

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