Metallica conflicts over the years: May 1983 to present

In May 1983, Metallica traveled to NY to record Metal Up Your Ass. They ejected Mustaine from the band because of his drug and alcohol abuse, and violent behavior just before the recording sessions on 4-11-83. Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett replaced Mustaine the same afternoon.
Because of conflicts with its record label and the distributors' refusal to release an album titled Metal Up Your Ass, the album was renamed Kill 'Em All.
On September 27, 1986, during the European leg of Metallica's Damage, Inc. Tour, members drew cards to determine which bunks on the tour bus they would sleep in. Burton won and chose to sleep in Hammett's bunk. At around sunrise near Dörarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control and skidded, which caused the bus to overturn several times. Ulrich, Hammett, and Hetfield sustained no serious injuries; Burton was pinned under the bus and died.
In 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy Award nomination for ...And Justice for All. Metallica was the favorite to win but the award was given to Jethro Tull for "Crest of a Knave". The award was controversial with fans and the press:Jethro Tull had been advised by its manager not to attend the ceremony because he was expecting Metallica to win. They released on MTV the music video "One", performed in an abandoned warehouse remixed with the film Johnny Got His Gun. In October 1990, Metallica entered One on One Recording's studio in North Hollywood—The Black Album—was remixed three times, cost US$1 million, and ended three marriages. It debuted at number one in ten countries, selling 650,000 units in the U.S. during its first week.
April 1992, Metallica appeared at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and performed a three-song set. Hetfield later performed "Stone Cold Crazy" with the remaining members of Queen and Tony Iommi. On 8-8-92, Hetfield suffered second and third degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs walking into a 12-foot flame during "Fade to Black". Hetfield's skin was "bubbling like on The Toxic Avenger".