The Most Startling Musician Fashion Moments In History

Few bands epitomized the 1980s heavy metal look better than Metallica: denim, leather, long hair, and t-shirts emblazoned with such new wave of British heavy metal bands as Motorhead, Venom, and Diamond Head. Metallica as well as their thrash contemporaries Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer represented the opposite end of the era's heavy metal

Few bands epitomized the 1980s heavy metal look better than Metallica: denim, leather, long hair, and t-shirts emblazoned with such new wave of British heavy metal bands as Motorhead, Venom, and Diamond Head. Metallica – as well as their thrash contemporaries Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer – represented the opposite end of the era's heavy metal fashion, diametrically opposing the big hair and flashy clothing typical of the Sunset Strip scene. Metallica sported the look well into the 1990s, even after the grunge explosion practically made that particular fashion a crime, what with the shorter hairstyles and flannel. For a while, it seemed that Metallica was determined to hold onto their aggressive street style for as long as possible.

However, in 1996, heavy metal fans the world over collectively wept when Metallica debuted their newest look in the music video for "Until It Sleeps," which saw the band with short hair and outfits that appeared to have been purchased from a Hot Topic clearance sale. Gone was their rugged regalia, now replaced by something that would not have been out of place at a Stone Temple Pilots concert. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told the Chicago Tribune (via Ultimate Classic Rock), "I was surprised at how much reaction it got ... But I suppose I should have seen it coming. Metallica to a lot of people is metal, and there is a code, a lifestyle, an us-verses-them attitude that you have to observe to keep in everyone's good graces."

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