Bands like Metallicafrom the other side of the world
Metallica is from United States, tagged "thrash metal", "heavy metal", "metal" and "hard rock" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with Metallica's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.
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1. Jamaica · North America
Cutty Ranks
reggae, dancehall
Nothing like Metallica
Limb By Limb · Reggae Gold 1993 (1993)
2. Argentina · South America
Roberto Goyeneche
tango singer, tango
Nothing like Metallica
Balada Para un Loco · Astor Piazzolla/ Roberto Goyeneche (1990)
3. Mali · Africa
Habib Koité
world
Nothing like Metallica
Africa · Afriki (2007)
4. United Kingdom · Europe
Subhumans
punk, anarcho-punk
Nothing like Metallica
Mickey Mouse Is Dead · The Day the Country Died (1983)
5. Germany · Europe
Mathias Grassow
ambient, electronic
Nothing like Metallica
A Bed of Clouds · Dämmerung (2012)
6. Italy · Europe
Quartetto Cetra
italian
Nothing like Metallica
Dimmi un Po’ Si Sinatra · I Successi del Quartetto Cetra (1945)
7. Turkey · Europe
Selçuk Alagöz
turkish, pop
Nothing like Metallica
Deliyim Seviyorum · Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş (2002)
8. India · Asia
Shruti Sadolikar
hindustani classical, khyal
Nothing like Metallica
Shankara Jeevan · The Best Bhajan Collection: 83 Tracks For Divinity (1991)
9. Australia · Oceania
Violent Soho
alternative rock
Shares a little alternative rock with Metallica, from far away
Saramona Said · Hungry Ghost (2013)
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