List of songs recorded by Metallica

[1] The band released its debut album Kill 'Em All in 1983, which credited songwriting between frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Dave Mustaine, who had left before the album was recorded (bassist Cliff Burton was credited for the bass solo "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth").

[2] On the 1984 follow-up Ride the Lightning, Burton received more songwriting credits and Mustaine's replacement Kirk Hammett was also co-credited on four songs.

- Garage Days Re-Revisited in 1987, which featured cover versions of songs by Diamond Head, Holocaust, Killing Joke, Budgie and Misfits.

[5] The band's first studio album with Newsted, ...And Justice for All, was released the following year; the bassist was credited on one song only, opener "Blackened".

[14] The band's tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, was released in November 2016; it was written almost entirely by Hetfield and Ulrich, with Trujillo being co-credited on one song ("ManUNkind") and Hammett receiving no writing credits.

Metallica performing live in 2017. From left to right: Lars Ulrich , James Hetfield , Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo .
Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett was credited with songwriting on every Metallica album from Ride the Lightning to Death Magnetic .
Metallica's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine co-wrote a number of the band's early songs.
Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1986, performed on four studio albums and co-wrote three songs.
Producer Bob Rock performed bass on St. Anger and was co-credited for writing on all the album's songs.
2008's Death Magnetic was credited to the whole band, including recent addition Robert Trujillo .
Metallica collaborated with Lou Reed for the concept album Lulu , which was released in 2011.
Metallica have recorded cover versions of a number of songs by English group Diamond Head .
" Die, Die My Darling " and " Last Caress/Green Hell " are Misfits covers originally written by Glenn Danzig .
" Creeping Death " contains a cover of "Blitzkrieg", originally recorded by the band of the same name .
The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited contains a recording of the Killing Joke song "The Wait".
Metallica released covers of four Motörhead songs in 1996.
A cover of Anti-Nowhere League 's " So What? " has been included on a number of Metallica releases.
The " St. Anger " single contained cover versions of five songs by punk rock band Ramones .
Metallica contributed " The Ecstasy of Gold " by Ennio Morricone to We All Love Ennio Morricone .
Metallica contributed a cover of Iron Maiden 's "Remember Tomorrow" to the tribute album Maiden Heaven .
Ray Davies featured Metallica on a recording of " You Really Got Me " included on See My Friends .
The band recorded a cover of " When a Blind Man Cries " for a Deep Purple tribute album released in 2012.
"Ronnie Rising Medley" is a medley of Rainbow songs recorded in tribute to vocalist Ronnie James Dio .