Metallica has just been voted the most influential rock group of the past 30 years, in a poll by rock magazine Kerrang!
This American band founded in 1981 defeated many famous names in the rock music industry such as My Chemical Romance, Slipknot, Green Day and Foo Fighters … to win the honor. This poll is one of the activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of rock magazine Kerrang!
Metallica 40th Anniversary 1981-2021, Thank You For The Memories T Shirt.
When Ride The Lightning caught the attention of major record labels, Metallica signed with Elektra Records. The first release with Elektra was Master of Puppets in 1986, the album that marked the band’s leap. Although there is no single released from the album, some tracks are still broadcast from the tracks “Master of Puppets” and “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”. The band was even better known when asked to play the opening act for Ozzy Osbourne, and the Master of Puppets climbed to number 29 on the Billboard Top Album Charts chart. To this day, some critics still consider this album as one of the best metal albums of all time.