One of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, when James Hetfield saw and responded to Lars Ulrich’s ad in the Recycler. Lars was only looking for people to jam with. The band’s name came when Lars Ulrich was helping his friend think up a name for a new rock fanzine. The friend came up with Metallica so Lars suggested another title so he could use the name himself. The band have received 23 Grammy nominations and are the third best selling music artists since Neilsen Soundscan began tracking sales in 1991. The band was once forced to cancel a show because James Hetfield broke his wrist skateboarding. The band’s management then included a clause in Hetfield’s contract that forbids skateboarding while the band was on tour. Metallica have sold over 80 million albums. In April 2000, Metallica made music history when they filed a lawsuit against Napster for distributing pirated music online. The suit shut Napster down.