Metallica in the media

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Since gaining popularity in the late 1980s, members of Metallica, or their music, has made appearances or been referenced in many forms of media.

1 Television
2 Film
3 Talk radio
4 Video Games
5 Sporting events
6 Notes and references

[edit] Television

The Metallica fan resembling Beavis, on Step by Step

Beavis (of Beavis and Butt-Head) wears a Metallica t-shirt every day (although he wears a Slayer shirt in the episode "Blood Drive"). When Butt-Head criticized the band and the videos, Beavis went ballistic and said he would kick Butt-Head's ass if he insulted Metallica again. A character meant to parody Beavis on the show Step by Step also wears a Metallica shirt (though it is white instead of blue).
In the Seinfeld episode "The Lip Reader" Elaine buys her driver Metallica tickets to apologize for pretending to be deaf.
Metallica was the musical guest in a 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live.
"Seek and Destroy" was used in a 2002 television ad for Vans Shoes featuring Tony Trujillo (no relation to Robert Trujillo).
Am I Evil and Creeping Death can be heard on 2 different occasions in episodes of Jackass.
King Nothing, The Memory Remains, and The Small Hours are featured in three episodes of The Sopranos.
Fuel was the main theme for NBC and TNT’s NASCAR coverage from 2001 until 2003.
"St. Anger" was the official theme song of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s SummerSlam pay-per-view event in August 2003.
Metallica (in this case voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone) appear in the South Park episode Christian Rock Hard.
Metallica recorded their voice parts for their appearance in an episode of The Simpsons. The episode was named The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer and it was the first of Season 18, being aired in the United States on September 10, 2006.^[1]
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have recorded guest voices for Adult Swim's new show "Metalocalypse"^[2].
On March 13, 2006 Metallica inducted Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and played "Iron Man" and "Hole in the Sky". The ceremony was aired on VH1, March 21, 2006.^[3]
In the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Interfection", Master Shake searches for "teeth and plaque conspiracy...and Metallica" on the Internet.
In the Japanese comics/animation series Bastard!!, the kingdom that the main characters operate out of is named Metallicana in the original Japanese, in homage to one of the creator's favorite bands.
In My Name Is Earl, Earl and Joy went to a Metallica concert in the episode Bounty Hunter. Joy (who is pregnant) has her belly signed by Lars Ulrich ("Look, Lars signed my bump!").
On the television series "Supernatural", the brothers often listen to Metallica, thus giving their 1967 Chevy Impala the name "The Metallicar."
In the music video Seize The Day by Avenged Sevenfold, one member is wearing a Metallica T-Shirt.
On the eyecatch on episode 15 of Pani Poni Dash!, Becky is dressed like former Metallica bassist, Cliff Burton.
In the cartoon Osmosis Jones, the writers parody Metallica with its bodily equivalent 'Metabollica'

[edit] Film

Altered versions (most likely covers) of Sad But True, Holier Than Thou, and Wherever I May Roam appeared in the theatrical trailer for Army Of Darkness.
James Hetfield lent his voice for the song "Hell Isn't Good" in the movie "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut".
Metallica made an appearance in the independent film The Darwin Awards and played at its Sundance Film Festival private party premiere on January 25, 2006.^[4]
In The Big Lebowski, The Dude says he's an ex-Metallica roadie on the fictional Speed of Sound tour and refers band members as a "bunch of assholes".^[5]
The Finnish classical cello trio, Apocalyptica, has their versions of Enter Sandman, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and "Wherever I May Roam" in the 1998 Ben Stiller film Your Friends and Neighbors.
A shortened version of"Master of Puppets" is featured in the movie Old School.
"Motorbreath" is featured in the movie Any Given Sunday.
"Fight Fire With Fire" is featured in the movie American Movie.
"The Wait" is featured in School of Rock'.
One of The Olsen Twins wears a Metallica shirt in the film New York Minute.
In the 2006 movie Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Dave Grohl's character plays a guitar that is decorated with the artwork from the Ride The Lightning album cover. There is also a Metallica logo seen in the movies fictional "Rock n' Roll History Museum".
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", Orion, and The Call of Ktulu are prominently featured in the documentary film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, marking the first significant use of their music in feature films. The follow up film Paradise Lost 2: Revelations also uses the song Fixxxer.
Dax Shepard has a Master of Puppets shirt in Let's Go to Prison.

[edit] Talk radio

Master of Puppets and The Shortest Straw open the radio show "The Savage Nation," hosted by Michael Savage. He also uses various other Metallica songs in regular bumper music rotations.
"Enter Sandman" opens Tom Leykis's radio show.
"Fuel" opens financial commentator Jim Cramer’s radio show and podcast.

[edit] Video Games

"Seek & Destroy" was featured in the PlayStation game WCW Backstage Assault.
”Fuel” opens the video games Test Drive Off Road: Wide Open and PlayStation’s “Hot Wheels Turbo Racing”.
Whiplash is featured in Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
The fighting game series Guilty Gear makes extensive references to Metallica, as well as other metal and rock bands. Many moves are named after Metallica songs, such as Testament's "Master of Puppets" trap and Ky Kiske's "Ride The Lighting" Overdrive.
One of the skills in ArenaNet's MMORPG Guild Wars is called "Ride the Lightning".
In the World of Warcraft expansion pack, The Burning Crusade, the gnome outpost in the Blades Edge Mountains has a quest called "Ride the Lightning" in which you must get struck by 25 lightning bolts.

[edit] Sporting events

"Enter Sandman" opens home games for the Kansas Jayhawks and WCHA Wisconsin Badgers, along with Virginia Tech Hokies football games. It is also the entrance music for New York Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera and New York Mets’ closer Billy Wagner.
"Enter Sandman", as covered by Motörhead, was used as entrance music for Extreme Championship Wrestling's Sandman.
Harvester of Sorrow has been played as Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko comes up to bat.
Houston Astros players Jeff Bagwell and Mike Lamb exclusively use Metallica tracks for their at-bat music. Bagwell has even been quoted as emulating the "James Hetfield look" in "Sixty Seconds with Jeff Bagwell", an in-game segment.
"Seek & Destroy" was Professional wrestler Sting's theme song in World Championship Wrestling.
For Whom The Bell Tolls is played at Soldier Field each time the Chicago Bears score a touchdown, and at intermission of Montreal Canadiens games.
"Fuel" is played during face-off breaks at Belfast Giants games.