Jon Wiederhorn

The last GN'R album with Slash and Duff.

Metallica stepping way outside their comfort zone.

The second half of what was supposed to be a double album.

Their first album with Janick Gers.

On Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash.

On Sept. 7, 1988, Metallica released '...And Justice For All,' their first album without Cliff Burton.

A true metal classic.

Just when it looked like Judas Priest had been dethroned, the defenders of metal lashed back with their 12th album, 'Painkiller.'

On Aug. 11, 2011, Warrant frontman Jani Lane was found dead in a hotel in Woodland Hills, California.

How would Metallica follow up 'Kill 'Em All'? On July 27, 1984, we got 'Ride the Lightning.'