1997

January 26	Lars marries Skylar in Las Vegas, NV
January 27	King Nothing performed at American Music Awards
January 28	Last date with Korn opening, Corrosion Of Conformity opens remaining shows
February 9	Fuel played for the first time in Chicago
May 28	Poor Touring Me ends in Edmonton, Canada
July	ReLoad recording session commences
August 17	James marries longtime girlfriend Francesca
August 22	Band breaks from studio for European Festivals, Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium
August 23	Blindman's Ball - Stuttgart, Germany
August 24	Reading Festival - England
October 10	ReLoad recording finished
October 18 - 19	Metallica plays acoustic show at Neil Young's 11th Annual Bridge benefit
October 21 - 22	The Memory Remains video shoot in Van Nuys, CA
November 10	The Memory Remains single released worldwide (except N. America)
November 11	The Memory Remains sigle released in North America; Metallica performs a free show in Philadelphia
November 13	TV appearance on BBC's Top of the Pop; Club show at London's Ministry of Sound, eight songs recorded at this show would appear as b - sides on various formats of The Unforgiven II single
November 14	ReLoad released in Japan
November 15	Club gig in Hamburg, Germany
November 16	Club gigs played in Stockholm and Copenhagen; The Memory Remains music video premieres on MTV
November 17	Worldwide release of ReLoad (except USA and Japan)
November 18	USA release of ReLoad; Club show in Paris
December 6	Band playes The Memory Remains with Marianne Faithfull and Fuel on Saturday Night Live
December 8	Billboard Music Awards, wins award for Best Hard Rock Artist
December 12	Video shoot for The Unforgiven II in Los Angeles
December 18	"Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" radio broadcast hosted by sports radio personality Scott Farrell of Farrell on the Bench; The show features an acoustic set with special guests Jim Martin, Les Claypool, Gary Rossington, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Pepper Keenan and Chris Isaak.

1998

January 26	The Unforgiven II video premieres in USA
January 31	Kirk marries Lani in Hawaii
February 23	The Unforgiven II singles are released worldwide (except N. America Australia)
March 2	The Unforgiven II released in Australia
March 17	The Unforgiven II released in North America
March 21	Metallica performs live for MTV's "ReLoad, Rehearse, Request" show
March 22	Lone Ulrich, Lars' mother passes away; First three Pacific Rim tour dates rescheduled
April 2	Pacific Rim leg of Poor Re - Touring Me begins in Newcastle, Australia
April 7	Metallica plays live for Club members on Australian TV show "Recovery"
May 7	Fuel video taped in Tokyo
May 8	Pacific Rim leg of Poor Re - Touring Me ends in Tokyo
May 21	Fuel video premieres on MTV in USA
June 13	Cali Tee Hetfield born
June 16	Fuel singles released
June 24	North American leg of Poor Re - Touring Me begins in West Palm Beach, Florida
July 6 - 11	Met Club contest winners work on tour as roadies for Metallica
August 5	Myles Ulrich born
August 8	Tour break
August 15	Jason performs with Sepultura in Brazil
August 28	Tour resumes in Irvine, CA
September 13	Last show of Poor Re - Touring Me in San Diego, CA
September 15	Metallica return to studio to record new cover songs for Garage Days re - release
October 10	MetClub's first CD-ROM, "Byte the Lightning", ships.
October 18	Metallica performs set at the Playboy Mansion.
October 23	Turn The Page video shot, directed by Jonas Akerlund in LA.
November 6	Kirk has emergency appendectomy while on promo tour in London.
November 17	Toronto, Canada first show in Garage Inc promo tour.
November 18	Metallica TV appears on MTV features premiere of Turn The Page music video.
November 19	Chicago, IL Garage Inc promo tour.
November 20	Detroit, MI Garage Inc promo tour.
November 22	Whiskey In The Jar home video shot in NY. Jonas Ackerlund returns as director.
November 22	VH-1 airs Behind the Music program dedicated to Metallica.
November 23	Philadelphia, PA Garage Inc promo tour.
November 23	Garage Inc. released outside North America.
November 24	New York, shown live on MTV Garage Inc promo tour.
November 24	Garage Inc. released in North America.
December 8	Cunning Stunts home video released on video tape and DVD, making this the first music related video shot specifically for DVD.

1999

January 7	Metallica announces plans to play two shows with the San Francisco Symphony, with Michael Kamen conducting and arranging
March 15	Jason and Ted Nugent announce Metallica's plans for New Year's Eve at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan.
April 12	Metallica's Garage Remain the Same tour begins in Hawaii.
April 14	Metallica.com's new design is unveiled!
April 21/22	The SM shows in Berkeley, California, with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Kamen conducting.
April 30	Metallica plays Mexico City with Monster Magnet and Pantera.
May 2	Garage Remains the Same tour hits South America.
May 21	Garage Remains the Same tour heads to Europe.
July 20	Garage Remains the Same Europe ends.
July 24	Metallica plays an explosive set at Woodstock '99.
August 2	Free e-mail@metallica.com e-mail service begins, allowing Metallica fan's worldwide to have their very own Metallica e-mail address.
August 31	Lars holds an online chat to help usher in website Metallica Direct.
October 5	S&M, the latest Metallica CD is announced. It will contain the symphony shows held earlier this year.
November 5	Lars appears on MTV to premiere the new S&M version of 'Hero of the Day.'
November 6	MTV airs "Metallica: S&M," part of their 'Spanking Live New Music' week. Five new music videos from SM hit the various video channels and radio.
November 16	A live version of 'Seek & Destroy' appears on the 'WCW: Mayhem' album.
November 19	S&M released in Japan. Metallica plays in Berlin with symphony.
November 22	S&M released in worldwide. No Leaf Clover to premiere on MTV.
November 23	S&M released in North America. Metallica plays in NY with symphony.
December 4-5	Back in the studio with Bob Rock and Tom Cruise recording I Disappear
December 8	'Kicking in the new MetLennium' tour starts in Las Vegas
December 14	S&M was played on the Russian eqivalent of MTV earlier this week! The CD is also available in Russia.
December 18	Metallica performs at the Billboard Awards with Michael Kamen and a Symphony, the performance was originally slated for a rooftop, but moved inside due to high winds; Metallica took home the award for Pop Catalog sales
December 30	The Inter Sandman bash is held at the Pontiac Silverdome
December 31	Metallica headlines the Pontiac Siverdome to celebrate the new MetLennium, an all star jam of Detroit Rock City commences shortly after midnight with home town boys Kid Rock and Ted Nugent