#METALLICA 1985

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INEXTRICABLY INTERTWINED IN THE '80s UNDERGROUND -- AMERICAN HARDCORE PUNK & THRASH METAL.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on lead guitarist of American thrash metal band METALLICA, Kirk Hammett, rocking a MISFITS "Earth A.D./Wolf's Blood" T-shirt, photographed during a "Ride the Lightning" record signing at Chris' Warped Records, Lakewood, Ohio, USA, on February 2, 1985.

"ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HELL"!!

Source: Facebook (lifted the Hammett pics from an old post of mine), Reddit, Pinterest, & X (formerly known as Twitter).

[music-is-my-life-man]

James Hetfield, 1985

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Cliff, Rebecca (Kirk’s Ex-wife), and Kirk in 1984-1985 at the Kabuki theater. Kirk was wasted and knocked over King Bones mic stand.

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2023 // 1985

Metallica at Donington now and then. It's wild to think how much they've accomplished and been through between Ross capturing these two photos.

Pics by Ross Halfin

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Happy Heavenly Birthday Cliff!!!!!!!

Pheeeeeeew Cliff's hair 😍

⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️⬅️↖️↕️↔️↩️↪️⤴️⤵️🔃🔄

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Cliff Burton backstage Monsters of Rock, Donington UK August 17, 1985

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MOVING UP THE RANKS OF '80s THRASH METAL-MANIA -- RECORD SIGNINGS FOR ONLY THE TRUEST BELIEVERS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on American thrash metal band METALLICA, photographed during a "Ride the Lightning" record signing at Chris' Warped Records, Lakewood, Ohio, USA, on February 2, 1985.

NOTE: The band signed to major label Elektra Records in the fall of 1984, and re-released "Ride the Lightning" on said label in the fall of the same year, hence why the band was still promoting the album into early 1985. Moving up in the world indeed.

Sources: www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/i5gmzu & Pinterest (mostly on Pinterest).

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Still the same James 😭🤍

1985 to 2023 <3

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James Hetfield and Dimebag Darrell, 1985

📸 Stuart Taylor

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Babies.

Day on the Green, August 31 1985, Oakland, CA

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© Harald Oimoen, 1985 at a Metal Church Show at Ruthie’s Inn

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UK PUNK'S THIRD WAVE INJECTS A LITTLE MORE HUMOR INTO ITS SCENE THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO COMBINED.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the late, great Pete Hurley (19??-2014), co-founder/guitarist of UK hardcore/ crust punk/crustgrind band EXTREME NOISE TERROR, c. 1985. 📸: Jenny Plaits.

Note the CHAOS U.K. "Burning Britain" sticker on Pete's guitar. Awesome.

Rest in Noise, Pete & Phil Vane of O.G. ENT, more legends lost.

Source: www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/gallery/17722/17/what-we-wore-hardcore.

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James' pretty era

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Metallica at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium as the opening act for Y&T, December 29, 1985.

📸by Aidan Mullen

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METALLICA 1985.

image from japanese music magazine 〝BURRN!〟Mar/1996. calendar poster.

Photo by andre csillag-relay Photos/imperial press. www.andrecsillag.com

◆Image design by Shinsui_f_works.