Metallica
Wins
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Nominations
22
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Biography
"I don't like to be pigeonholed, and I really like that people never really know what's going on with Metallica." — Lars Ulrich
- Members: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich
- Formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California
- Metallica broke through with their 1991 self-titled album, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. This started a chart-topping streak for the band, who notched a record five consecutive No. 1 albums through 2008's Death Magnetic, making them the first act to accomplish that feat.
- Metallica earned their first career GRAMMY nomination for 1988 for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental for … And Justice For All. The following year the band won their first career GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance for "One."
- Metallica made an animated cameo in a 2006 episode of "The Simpsons."
- James Hetfield was honored at the 2006 MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
Screaming Suicide. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
72 Seasons. Metallica
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Best Rock Album
72 Seasons. Metallica
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Best Rock Performance
Lux Æterna. Metallica
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Best Rock Album
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct. Metallica
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Best Music Film
Metallica Through The Never. Metallica
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Hard Rock Performance
The Unforgiven III. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Suicide & Redemption. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
My Apocalypse. Metallica
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Best Rock Album
Death Magnetic. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Ecstasy Of Gold. Metallica
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Hard Rock Performance
Some Kind Of Monster. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
St. Anger. Metallica
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Call Of Ktulu. Metallica, Michael Kamen
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Hard Rock Performance
Whiskey In The Jar. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
Better Than You. Metallica
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Hard Rock Performance
Fuel (Track). Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Track). Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
Metallica. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
Stone Cold Crazy. Metallica
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Best Metal Performance
One. Metallica
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental
...And Justice For All (Album). Metallica
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