1st Annotated Bibliography

Marilyn Duran
WRT 109
Instructor: Lamont Rouse
10/04/2022
 Metallica, one of the biggest bands over time, was making such an impact on the name of

heavy rock. When they turned 40 they explained how it took time for them to be as successful as

they are now. Their growth of fame took time rather than happening quickly which makes them

more memorable and since they have been more interactive with their fans it grew to be such a

strong fan base. Which in this day has stuck with them and still is very Based on this I believe

that Metallica is still very big to this day and will still probably be around for generations to

come

After the death of Metallica's founding bassist, Cliff Burton, Metallica had to find a new

bass player, although they did find a player, they did not do well when it came to them adding

the new bass player to their track . . . And Justice for All explains how even though they didn't

mean this, they made this with them not moving on from the death of their bass player and made

a new album excluding the new bassist, which for them became one of their most unique and

successful albums and states. and that album is what got them on the mainstream in the first

place.

Although Metallica was and is one of the biggest bands, the fame over time didn't feel as

important as they thought it was at the beginning of his career, and over time these achievements

for them have just become more numerous and trying to be more diverse to everyone which

makes them more humble .how even though with the large fame that they now have they are

still humble and try to open up to everyone's tastes, to broaden them to others which in my
opinion is one of the main reasons they are as big as they are cause they try to stay connected to

their roots while still trying to open up to new generations with their music

As they are described by many people in the music industry. They are one of the biggest

bands in the world of metal rock, in the article, they discuss how they became a success and even

through their hardest times, like the death of their former member, divorce, addiction. They still

stayed humble and dedicated to their music, they also do a lot of charity work for people in need

which is what a lot of people look to in general. Especially because not a lot of big names

celebrities or companies would go out of their way for charity, this explains to me that even

before and with time they are growing and doing well and still managing to help others.

Metallica and their biggest album, Black but also known as Metallica was very big in

many people's lives, especially to this one writer who wrote about how they felt about the album

altogether. Although he did agree that it wouldn't be everyone's taste to listen to heavy rock, this

one writer talks about how when he was younger this was a big part of his life and talks more

deeply about each song and what it meant to his in the end as someone who grew up with

Metallica, he describes it like an escape from his faith and something he can generally enjoy, to

me it shows how their music has impacted so many people in so many different communities.

Stranger Things was such a big Netflix show this year, and in season 4 their 1986 song

Master of Puppets was used for one of the scenes. Which got their song in the UK top 40 list for

a while, while others were happy about this because it's a success, fans of theirs are saying how

these aren't people who have been listening to their music, only people who just like a show,

which they have to respond to say that even if it is the cause of the show they welcome any fan

who wants to listen to their music. Even if it's because of a show on Netflix. this shows me that
the impact of their music in the show opened them up to a lot of opportunities and people who

may have not known about their music

Their history is a pretty long one even if it meant a lot of rejections from a lot of people

who didn't believe in them. They talk about the beginning of Metallica and how they are now.

The process they had with finding what type of metal they wanted to play changed a lot

throughout the years since they have been around for a long time, and they also talk about how

even when they are the most successful heavy metal band they still take a lot of time and practice

and are still willing to learn more and improve on their skill,
WORK CITED
"When Metallica Became Global Superstars." CNN, Cable News Network,
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/12/entertainment/metallica-black-album-cnnphotos/.
Petrusich, Amanda. "Solving the Riddle of Metallica." The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2018,
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/solving-the-riddle-of-metallica.
Fricke, David. "Metallica: From Metal to Main Street." Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 25 June
2018, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metallica-from-metal-to-main-street-
99742/.
Harrington, Jim. "Looking Back at How Metallica Became 'The Biggest Band in the World'."
The Mercury News, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2021,
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/12/16/looking-back-at-how-metallica-became-the-biggest-
band-in-the-world/.
Petiprin, Andrew. "'Metallica' and The Journey of My Youthful Heart." Word on Fire, 6 Jan.
2022, https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/metallica-and-the-journey-of-my-youthful-
heart/.
"Metallica's Master of Puppets Conjures UK Top 40 Hit Thanks to Stranger Things." The
Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 15 July 2022,
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/15/metallicas-master-of-puppets-conjures-uk-top-
40-hit-thanks-to-stranger-things.
"I Confronted Metallica on Their Terms!" TeachRock, 14 Apr. 2017,
https://teachrock.org/article/i-confronted-metallica-on-their-own-terms/.