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The Metallica Timeline
: 1962-1980
Other Sections: 1981-1985
: 1986-1990 : 1991-1995
: 1996-1999 : 2000-Present
: All Dates
1962 / 1963
/ 1977 / 1978
/ 1979 / 1980
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February
10
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Cliff
Burton born
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November
18
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Kirk
Hammett born
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March
4
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Jason
Newsted born
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August
3
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James
Hetfield born
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December
26
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Lars
Ulrich born
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Jason's
first band Diamond with Kevin Kendrick, Todd
Smiedendorf and Tom Depoy formed in Niles, MI
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Newsted
family relocates from Niles to Kalamazoo, MI
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September
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James'
freshman year at Downey HS; befriends Ron McGovney
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James
joins his first band, Obsession with Jim Arnold,
Rich and Ron Veloz
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James'
mother passes away and he moves to La Brea,
CA.
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James
quits Obsession
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James
forms Phantom Lord with Jim Mulligan and Hugh
Tanner
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...On to 1981...
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