Metallica was one of the best bands of the 80s. The members of this band are Rhythm Guitarists/ Vocalist James Hetfield, Drummer Lars Ulrich, Lead guitarists Kirk Hammet, and Bassist Robert Trujillo. The band started up with just James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. The band's first album release was Kill em All which took America by surprise and  started the great legacy of Metallica. The band followed up their first album with great new one's like Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning. Metallica was easily one of the most influential band's of the 80's Metal scene. Metallica would go on to become one of the top ten band's of all time. Metallica wil always be in my opinion the greatest metal band of all time.