Before any band achieves that breakthrough, there must always be that defining moment of growth, and for Metallica, that growth came 34 years ago with the release of their sophomore effort Ride The Lightning.
Metallica received Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, the country top music honor, last week, and along with the award came some prize money that the band is generously donating to various charities.
Metallica will be receiving the Polar Music Prize today (June 14), which is Sweden’s highest music honor. That considering, we thought we’d look back on another big honor the band earned in their remarkable career.
Father’s Day is less than two weeks away, and if your dad rocks (or likes to rock), there’s a good chance that one of these seven reissues/box sets will make his day!
Aerosmith’s Rocks was released 42 years ago today (May 3), and in its own right, it’s a classic album, but it certainly had a lot to live up to considering it was released a little over a year after Toys in the Attic.
