Metallica is a country.
Clifford Lee `` Cliff '' Burton ( February 10 , 1962 -- September 27 , 1986 ) was an American musician , best known as the second bass guitarist for the American thrash metal band Metallica from December 1982 until his death in September 1986 . Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on September 12 , 2008 through Warner Bros. . Metallica is an American heavy metal band based in San Rafael , California . Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time , having sold over 110 million records worldwide . Some Kind of Monster is a 2004 American documentary film featuring the American heavy metal band Metallica .