Editing Metallica (section)

===Timeline===
{{#tag:timeline|
ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:25
PlotArea = left:90 bottom:80 top:10 right:10
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:10/28/1981 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}}
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3
ScaleMajor = increment:4 start:1982
ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1982

Colors =
 id:vocals value:red    legend:Lead_vocals,_rhythm_guitar
 id:guitar value:green  legend:Lead_guitar,_backing_vocals
 id:bass   value:blue   legend:Bass,_backing_vocals
 id:drums  value:orange legend:Drums
 id:studio value:black  legend:Studio_album

LineData =
 layer:back color:studio
 at:07/25/1983
 at:07/27/1984
 at:03/03/1986
 at:08/25/1988
 at:08/13/1991
 at:06/04/1996
 at:11/18/1997
 at:06/05/2003
 at:09/12/2008
 at:11/18/2016
 at:04/14/2023

BarData =
 bar:Hetfield text:"James Hetfield"
 bar:Mustaine text:"Dave Mustaine"
 bar:Hammett  text:"Kirk Hammett"
 bar:McGovney text:"Ron McGovney"
 bar:Burton   text:"Cliff Burton"
 bar:Newsted  text:"Jason Newsted"
 bar:Trujillo text:"Robert Trujillo"
 bar:Ulrich   text:"Lars Ulrich"

PlotData =
 width:11
 bar:Hetfield from:start      till:end        color:vocals
 bar:Mustaine from:start      till:04/11/1983 color:guitar
 bar:Hammett  from:04/11/1983 till:end        color:guitar
 bar:McGovney from:start till:12/10/1982      color:bass
 bar:Burton   from:12/10/1982 till:09/27/1986 color:bass
 bar:Newsted  from:11/08/1986 till:01/17/2001 color:bass
 bar:Trujillo from:02/24/2003 till:end        color:bass
 bar:Ulrich   from:start      till:end        color:drums
}}