Leather Charm

American hard rock band

Leather Charm

Origin| Downey, California, U.S.
Genres|

* Hard rock[1]
* heavy metal

Years active| 1981
Spinoffs| Metallica
Past members|

* James Hetfield
* Ron McGovney
* Hugh Tanner
* Troy James
* Jim Mulligan

Leather Charm was an American heavy metal band from Downey, California, noteworthy as a forerunner to Metallica. The group rehearsed new wave of British heavy metal covers and original material for a period of months in 1981.

## History

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Leather Charm was formed in June 1981 following the demise of Phantom Lord, a garage band featuring James Hetfield and guitarist Hugh Tanner. At the time, Hetfield was living with an older half-brother in Brea, California and attending Brea Olinda High School after the unforeseen death of his mother.[2] In the new band, Hetfield and Tanner were joined by Hetfield's childhood friend and roommate Ron McGovney, and later drummer Jim Mulligan. While Hetfield had played guitar in Phantom Lord, he acted solely as lead vocalist in Leather Charm. Tanner was replaced several months later by guitarist Troy James.

The group was influenced by the new wave of British heavy metal and practiced covers of songs by such bands of the period, including Diamond Head and Sweet Savage. They were also influenced by Iron Maiden and covered their songs "Remember Tomorrow" and "Wrathchild".

When Mulligan left the group in late 1981, Leather Charm disbanded and Hetfield began working with drummer Lars Ulrich on a new band, Metallica. Early the next year, McGovney and guitarist Dave Mustaine completed Metallica's first gigging lineup. The Leather Charm song "Hit the Lights" was integrated into the band's set among the first original compositions in the band's repertoire, and eventually became the opening track on their debut album, Kill 'Em All.

## References

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1. ^ Gulla, Bob (2009). Guitar Gods: The 25 Players who Made Rock History. ABC-CLIO. p. 100\. ISBN 978-0-313-35806-7.
2. ^ "Ron McGovney Interview". Metallica World. 1997. Archived from the original on November 7, 2003. Retrieved January 23, 2013.

## Sources

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* Doughton, K.J. Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography. First Edition. Time-Warner Books, 1993. Pages 16–17

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Metallica

* James Hetfield
* Lars Ulrich
* Kirk Hammett
* Robert Trujillo

* Dave Mustaine
* Ron McGovney
* Cliff Burton
* Jason Newsted

Studio albums|

* Kill 'Em All
* Ride the Lightning
* Master of Puppets
* ...And Justice for All
* Metallica
* Load
* Reload
* St. Anger
* Death Magnetic
* Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
* 72 Seasons

Cover albums|

* Garage Inc.

Extended plays|

* The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited
* Beyond Magnetic

Collaboration projects|

* S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony)
* The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer)
* Lulu (with Lou Reed)
* S&M2 (with the San Francisco Symphony)

Live albums|

* Live Shit: Binge & Purge
* S&M
* Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
* Six Feet Down Under
* Six Feet Down Under Part II
* Live at Grimey's
* Freeze 'Em All
* Through the Never
* S&M2

Box sets|

* The Good, the Bad & the Live
* Live Shit: Binge & Purge
* Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set
* The Metallica Collection

Video albums|

* Cliff 'Em All
* 2 of One
* A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
* Cunning Stunts
* S&M
* The Videos 1989–2004
* Français Pour une Nuit
* Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
* The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
* Quebec Magnetic
* Metallica: Through the Never
* S&M2

Tours|

* Damage, Inc. Tour
* Damaged Justice
* Wherever We May Roam Tour
* Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour
* Shit Hits the Sheds Tour
* Summer Sanitarium Tour
* Madly in Anger with the World Tour
* Sick of the Studio '07
* World Magnetic Tour
* 2012 European Black Album Tour
* Metallica By Request Tour
* Lords of Summer Tour
* WorldWired Tour
* 2021–2022 tours
* M72 World Tour

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