We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.
This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.
Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-26 · 30 entries checked · 10 flagged · 21 issues confirmed · 10 corrected · 11 still open
Kirk Hammett — Hammett co-founded Exodus in 1979, not 1980
Kirk Hammett — Hammett broke his arm at age five, not sprained it
Cliff Burton — The entry states Burton's final performance was 'Blitzkrieg' at Solnahallen Arena in Stockholm on September 26, 1986. The final song of that concert was actually 'Fight Fire with Fire', not 'Blitzkrieg'.
Cliff Burton — The entry says the widely accepted account is that Burton was thrown from the bus and the bus landed on top of him. The widely accepted account is that he was thrown through a window and the bus rolled over him, not that the bus simply 'landed on top of him'.
The Kill 'Em All Era — The album cover is described as a 'graphic illustration' but it is actually a photograph.
St. Anger — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims the album was released five days early (June 5 instead of June 10) due to fears of file sharing leaks, but the official release date was June 5, 2003, and there was no widely known June 10 date; this claim is a factual error.
St. Anger — The INTRO says recording resumed in May 2002, but the LORE section says work resumed in December 2001 with limited hours until April 12, 2002; the specific end date of April 12, 2002, for limited hours is not standard canon, and the timeline is inconsistent.
S&M Symphony — Michael Kamen first met the band at the 1991 Grammy Awards, not the 1992 Grammy Awards.
One Ring — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states 'The idea to combine heavy metal with a classical approach was originally Cliff Burton's concept, inspired by his love for Johann Sebastian Bach.' This is a misattribution; the S&M project originated from Michael Kamen's sugge
One Ring — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section says 'Michael Kamen suggested the orchestra collaboration in 1992 after hearing the 'Elevator version' of 'Nothing Else Matters.'' Kamen actually heard the original studio version at the 1992 Grammys, not the fan-term 'Elevator versi
Ride the Lightning Era (1984) — The entry states 'distributed by Elektra Records' for the Ride the Lightning era, but in 1984 the album was initially distributed by Megaforce Records in the US; Elektra did not distribute Metallica until Master of Puppets (1986).
Ride the Lightning Era (1984) — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims 'The track Orion was co-written by Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich, not solely by Burton,' but Orion is officially credited solely to Cliff Burton on the album's liner notes and in all established canon.
Kill 'Em All (1983) — Cliff Burton joined Metallica in February 1983, not February 1982.
Kill 'Em All (1983) — Jon Zazula is listed as producer, but the album was produced by Paul Curcio, with Zazula as executive producer.
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