Mustaine was replaced by guitarist Kirk Hammett, who first performed in concert with Metallica in 1983. Bassist Cliff Burton was the next to join, and would remain a member until his untimely death in 1986. Guitarist Jef Warner and Bassist Ron McGovney were brief members, and Mustaine soon departed due to personal tensions with the other members. The band's first demo, "No Life Till Leather", featured Lloyd Grant on guitar Grant was soon replaced by Dave Mustaine, the guitarist and singer who later went on to form Megadeth. Ulrich's friend came up with a suggestion: "Metallica." Lars quickly suggested another and decided to use that name for the band he and James Hetfield had just started. The band got their name when drummer Lars Ulrich was helping a friend to pick out a name for the magazine he was planning to use to promote Thrash metal and the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) bands. Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 by drummer and former tennis protege Lars Ulrich, and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, who met after each had separately placed classified advertisements in the American publication The Recycler.
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