Metallica
Wins
9
Nominations
22
Category
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, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
72 Seasons
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Rock Album
72 Seasons
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Rock Performance
Lux Æterna
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Rock Album
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Music Film
Metallica Through The Never
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Nimród Antal, Adam Ellison, Charlotte Huggins
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Hard Rock Performance
The Unforgiven III
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Rock Instrumental Performance
Suicide & Redemption
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
My Apocalypse
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Rock Album
Death Magnetic
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Rock Instrumental Performance
The Ecstasy Of Gold
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Hard Rock Performance
Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
St. Anger
Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Rock Instrumental Performance Winner
The Call Of Ktulu
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, Michael Kamen, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Hard Rock Performance Winner
Whiskey In The Jar
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
Better Than You
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Hard Rock Performance
Fuel (Track)
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Track)
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
Metallica
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
Stone Cold Crazy
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Metal Performance Winner
One
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal Or Instrumental
...And Justice For All (Album)
Jason Newsted, Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
