After signing a major label deal with Elektra Records in 1984, Metallica released a new album entitled Master of Puppets on February 21, 1986. On September 27, 1986, during a European leg of shows, bassist Cliff Burton died near Ljungby, Sweden when Metallica's tour bus skidded off an icy road and flipped over.  A year later, Metallica released their second Megaforce album, Ride the Lightning, adding complexity and further melodic flair to the thrash metal of their debut.  Charges of selling out would be aimed at Metallica throughout the 1990s, to which Metallica often joked that they did indeed sell out - each and every date of the tour.  In 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy nomination for the album ...And Justice for All for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrument.  In early 1982, Metallica recorded Hit the Lights for the first Metal Massacre compilation. Metallica released its first album, Kill 'Em All, in 1983 on Megaforce.  Metallica has sold just over 90 million albums, making them one of the most commercially successful heavy metal acts in history.  Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed in October 1981.  Three weeks after Burton's funeral, Jason Newsted, formerly of Flotsam and Jetsam officially joined Metallica on October 28, 1986. 

 

 

 

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