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< The militia, circa 1982 with future Megadeth's dave mustaine

since 1982, they have taken the heavy metal ambassadorship to a new level

recently lars ulrich, james hetfield, kirk hammett, rob trujillo, jason newsted and (the late) cliff burton, current and past members of a small time band called Metallica, were inducted into 2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, following the footsteps of past inductess Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith , Ramones etc

Rob trujillo,cliff burton's dad ray, kirk hammett, jason newsted, lars ulrich, james hetfield

The band was inducted by Red Hot Chilli Peppers's Flea, who recalled: 

"the first time I heard Metallica, in 1984 while on tour with the Peppers.

                It was 3 in the morning, we were tired, crammed into a van and sick
                of being on the road, and this music comes on the radio, and I

   couldn't believe that it f**king existed. I didn't know what it was; 

   the only thing I knew for sure was that it was a mighty thing,"

 he said of "Fight Fire with Fire", the opener to 1984 classic Ride The Lightning

                                        Cliff burton (1962-1986) >

watch opening acceptance speech by cliff burton's dad Ray, followed by thoughts from all the band members preceeded by a live performance of 'Master of Puppets' and 'Enter Sandman' (first time ever Metallica played as a 5-piece, with current and former bassist rob and jason onstage).

Metallica also led a 'surprise jam' to end the nite with RCHP's Flea, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Jeff Beck (watch clip below) 

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                                                      15 years In Memoriam

Kurt (1967-1994)

hate your enemies
save your friends
find your place
speak the truth

(from 'radio friendly unit shifter'-IN UTERO)