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Metallica – Turn the Page
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A cover of the song originally by Bob Seger, about the difficulties of life on the road as a rock musician.
Lars Ulrich discovered the track when he was driving, and felt it fit
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Metallica – I Disappear
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Formally releasing on May 9th, 2000 (and later on June 2nd as a single), “I Disappear” was a single by Metallica written for the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack, the last song by
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Metallica – Enter Sandman
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The lead single from Metallica’s commercially successful self-titled album, “Enter Sandman” was certified platinum, selling over 1 million copies. The song was Metallica’s biggest
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Metallica – One
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The fourth track on Metallica’s …And Justice for All, is based on the novel Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. There, Joe Bonham, a soldier in World War I, is hit by a landmine
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Metallica – Fade to Black
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“Fade to Black” is a powerful ballad about a man that wants to commit suicide, and eventually does it. The depressive lyrics regarding someone with suicidal desires were inspired
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Metallica – Battery
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The opening track on “Master of Puppets,” widely regarded as the apex of the thrash genre, “Battery” begins with a menacing, ascending classical guitar riff. It escalates from
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Metallica – Creeping Death
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Based on the story of the first Passover from the Book of Exodus, “Creeping Death” is a brutal retelling of the story of the Angel Of Death. When the Pharaoh refused to release the
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Metallica – Screaming Suicide
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[Verse 1] / Welcome to this life / Born into the fight / Here to claim your dream / Look you in the eye / Patch the broken sky / Craving dopamine / Then my voice appears / Teaching
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Metallica – Fight Fire with Fire
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“Fight Fire with Fire” is the first track on Metallica’s 1984 album Ride the Lightning. It talks about the world’s impending apocalypse caused by nuclear warfare and bloodshed. It
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I hate sex (Ft. Chad Fougere) – One by Metallica
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[Verse 1: Nicole Boychuk] / Empty wall / Shadows in the hall / Ghosts in the window / Chills in the home, though you left the candle burning / Wolves scratching at the back door
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Metallica – Escape
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This song from the Metallica’s second album was one that largely went unnoticed.
This is James Hetfield’s single most hated Metallica song, because the record company had forced
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Metallica – All Nightmare Long
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“All Nightmare Long” was released as Metallica’s fifth single from Death Magnetic. The single was released on December 15, 2008.
It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best
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Korn – One (Live from "MTV ICON: Metallica")
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“One” is a Metallica cover that Korn played live (and continues to now) at MTV’s Icon: Metallica, which featured many current rock acts covering classic Metallica songs
Though “
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Metallica (Ft. Marianne Faithfull) – The Memory Remains
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This song was ReLoad’s first single, released on November 11, 1997. It was very successful, hitting #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song features singer Marianne Faithfull doing
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Metallica – Trapped Under Ice
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“Trapped Under Ice” is the fifth song on Metallica’s second album Ride the Lightning, released in 1984. Its lyrics tell the tale of someone who was cryogenically frozen and woke up
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Metallica – Confusion
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A very “Thrashy” song by Metallica, it explores the concept of PTSD. The narrator is a soldier who suffers from it and describes how it affects their life, preventing them from
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Metallica – Astronomy
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Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult in 1974 on the “Secret Treaties” album.
“Astronomy” has never been performed live
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Metallica – Cure
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Lesser known among the Metallica repertoire, “Cure” is often forgotten since it has never been played live. It is also notable for having the only known instance of slap bass. The
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Metallica – Disposable Heroes
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This song from Metallica’s third album is an anti-war song. It is one of the most intense songs Metallica has ever written, with certain sections performed at 220 beats per minute.
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Black Sheep Wall – Metallica
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Slower than life itself, Jon opened his eyes / And Karen beamed back with the same fake optimism / She'd had since Bible study / When she was nine / "Rise and shine, love" / Jon
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Metallica – Through the Never
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A reflection upon the universe and how mankind has taken its place in it, along with its never ending appetite when it comes to thinking about the unknown and seeking knowledge and
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Metallica – Leper Messiah
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This song is a blistering take on corruption in religion. The preacher, the Leper Messiah, uses the tactics of a carnival barker to draw in crowds, and uses their money to feed his
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Metallica – Seek & Destroy
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The ninth track in Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All album. The song represents someone looking for victims, hence “Seek & Destroy.” The song creates some good beats and good tempo. It
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Metallica – The Struggle Within
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Based on the the melancholy lyrics, it seems the narrator of the song has “A Struggle Within” himself that has consumed him and his mind, consisting of a feeling: probably anxiety
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Metallica – Bleeding Me
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This song is a song from Metallica’s 6th album, Load, and was a promotional single for radio stations in the late ‘90s.
Its lyricist, singer-guitarist James Hetfield, sums up its
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Metallica – Harvester of Sorrow
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This song is about a man who suffers abuse during his childhood, something that has traumatised him throughout his adulthood. The aforementioned trauma descends him into madness
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Metallica – Of Wolf and Man
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The ninth track on Metallica’s fifth studio album “Metallica”, or, dubbed by fans, “The Black Album”.
“Of Wolf and Man” follows a human shapeshifting into a wolf at full moon
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Metallica – Mama Said
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This song is written by James Hetfield for his mother who died of cancer in 1979 when he was 16 years old. It’s notable for having quite a bit of country influence in its
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Metallica – The Day That Never Comes
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The fourth song on Metallica’s 2008 album, Death Magnetic, is accompanied by quite the music video. The song starts off clean and then builds up in tempo and heaviness, much like
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Metallica – Murder One
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A tribute to the Motörhead frontman Lemmy, named after his guitar amplifier “Murder One” and featuring many Motorhead titles and phrases in the lyrics.
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Metallica – Low Man's Lyric
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[Intro] / One, two, three, one / [Verse 1] / My eyes seek reality / My fingers seek my veins / There's a dog at your back step / He must come in from the rain / I fall 'cause I let
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Metallica – 72 Seasons
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[Verse 1] / Feeding on the wrath of man / Shot down, traumatic / Time haunted by the past / Long gone, dogmatic / Although the die is cast / Shot down, volcanic / But what is gone
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Metallica – Am I Savage?
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A more blues-inspired song, while still retaining the heavy Metallica feel, this song goes back to the lycanthropia seen in “Of Wolf and Man”, only this time it’s about the
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Metallica – St. Anger
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“St. Anger” is about someone who’s been living with anger all their life and that person’s wish to be set free from its grasp.
It is the lead single and the second track on
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Metallica – The Thing That Should Not Be
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This song references H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, something Metallica has done a number of times.
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Metallica – The Frayed Ends of Sanity
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This song is about a singer who is becoming increasingly paranoid and therefore on the brink of losing his mind.
The song is famous for the band’s long-lasting refusal to ever
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Metallica – Jump in the Fire
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“Jump in the Fire” is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second and final single from their debut album, Kill ‘Em All. The single was accompanied
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