They won't they're retired
Sept. 12 2008
their new album, which will probably come out in 2013 or 2012.
The new album name is "LuLu"
April or May of 2011
Metallica's Death Magnetic album came out on September 12th of 2008.
They will start making a new album in April or may of 2011. Lars ( Ulrich: Drummer ) said that they will be making a new album then.
No one knows of a future Metallica album currently.
Ride the Lightning came out in 1984.
Metallica, Metallica
I think your referring to The Black Album. Metallica's Black album was really called Metallica but everybody knows it as the black album.
I think it was 1991 or 1992. acutally the album is called ...And Justice For All and the album was released in 1988
Metallica released their first album, "Kill 'Em All" in 1982