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Metallica was formed in Downey,
California, in 1981 by Lars Ulrich, drummer and son of
tennis prodigy Torben Ulrich, along with guitarist and
vocalist James Hetfield whom he met after each had placed
classified advertisements in the publication The Recycler.
Hetfield, who had been influenced by the New Wave of British
Heavy Metal or NWOBHM, tried to start his own band before
contacting Ulrich but was unsuccessful. Bassist Ron McGovney
was an original member, and the band used a few transient
guitar players, such as Brad Parker and Jeff Warner. At
their first session, in Lars Ulrich's garage, there were
only three members, Ulri
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