Description
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career.The band’s fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding “big four” bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica’s current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.
Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band’s best work. The band’s next album, …And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its fifth album, Metallica (1991), was a turning point for the band that saw them transition from their thrash roots; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling more than 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band’s earlier albums. The band’s eleventh and most recent album, 72 Seasons, was released in 2023.
here is a wonderful collection of my Amplitube 5 tones for Metallica
here is what is in this pack! 17 presets! With lots of research online and a lot of listening and tweaking along the way!
One (clean)
One (rhythm)
One (solo)
Enter Sandman (drive rhythm)
Enter Sandman (solo)
Fade To Black (clean)
Fade to Black (drive)
Fade To Black (solo)
Welcome Home Sanitarium (clean)
Welcome Home Sanitarium (drive)
Welcome Home Sanitarium (solo)
Seek And Destroy (rhythm and solo)
The Unforgiven (clean)
The Unforgiven (rhythm)
The Unforgiven (solo)
Nothing Else Matters (clean)
Nothing Else Matters (rhythm and solo)
listen to samples of my these tones on my dedicated Amplitube playlist here! recorded totally direct with no extra mastering so you can hear just how they sound
You will need Amplitube 5 to receive and import the tones we provide. All the tones are full range with amp and speaker emulation, and may contain amps and effects you may need to purchase from the Custom Shop (you can try gear from there too)
Gear used in this collection is..
Amps
Jazz Amp 120, Dual Rectifier, 65 Super Reverb, Brit Silver, Brit 8000,65 Twin Reverb
Effects Pedals
Chorus 1, 7 Band EQ. Overscream, Slash Gate, Delay , Overdrive, Wah, Acoustic Sim, Chorus, 10 Band EQ MXR, Slash Delay, Tape Echo
Rack Units
Room Reverb, Digital Reverb, Hall Reverb, Digital Delay, Analog Rack Chorus
Supplied via instant download link upon purchase so you can drop into your Amplitube 5 rig and enjoy!
DISCLAIMER, i don’t own any of the music i mimic here, just a cover version by me showing the style of tone and how it sounds compared to the originals. Music from Metallica is available to buy and stream from all the best retailers and music services. The track and album names and images are the property of the band, these are just my tones made to play along.