It was an instant hit on MTV upon its release in 1989. Interspersing footage from the 1971 film Johnny Got His Gun with shots of the band performing, the song (and video) is about a war veteran waking up in a hospital and realizing he’s a paraplegic. A big reason was its video, the first the band ever made. Taken from …And Justice For All, this was the Metallica song that catapulted the band into the mainstream. Metallica – “Creeping Death,” Ride the Lightning While 1983’s Kill ‘em All is regarded as one of the first thrash albums ever, this ninth track on the album draws more from the New Wave of British heavy metal bands that inspired them, and it proved the band could take their foot off the gas a bit and write a straight-ahead headbanger.ĥ. If you’ve seen Metallica live recently, they probably ended their set with this, the first song they ever recorded. Metallica – “Seek and Destroy,” Kill ’em All With its instantly familiar chromatic descending riff that the band would revisit on “Master of Puppets,” and reminder that time marches on, it was Ride the Lightning’s first straight-ahead rock song after the opening one-two thrash combo of “Fight Fire with Fire” and “Ride the Lightning.”Ħ. Metallica – “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” Ride the Lightningīeginning with the literal tolling of bells and based on the Ernest Hemingway novel, this battle cry of a doomed soldier is another one of the band’s most-performed songs. Metallica's 'Black Album': Happy 25th Birthday, Here's What You Have in Common with Shania Twainħ. It’s their seventh most-performed song ever, according to setlist.fm.Ĩ. For better or for worse, Kid Rock used the main riff for his song “American Bad Ass” in 2000, and it’s a great example of the band slowing down a bit, but not selling out. The song’s got a stoner-rock swagger to it, and unlike most of their songs, was written in D, a key lower than normal for them. This is as close to Black Sabbath worship as Metallica got without actually covering the band - which it did on Garage Inc. Metallica – “Sad But True,” The Black Album It even made its way to a Dodge commercial recently.ĩ. It’s a little cheesy, but all the more fun for it. “Fuel,” which kicks off Reload, is a driving rock song about, well, driving. Neither album was a fan favorite, but songs like “King Nothing,” “Until It Sleeps” and “The Memory Remains” were huge rock radio hits and songs worth mentioning if this were a best-of post- Black Album list. Coming off the massive success of The Black Album, the band became even more mainstream (“They cut their hair, man!”) than after their breakthrough album. Metallica found itself in a weird place over the one-two punch of Load and Reload. Garry Maloney, Kevin Morris, Peter Purtill, Roy Wainwrightĭisc 2 The $5.98 E.P.We’ll get this out of the way quickly. Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins Tuesday's Gone (with Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Jim Martin, John Popper, Gary Rossington, and Les Claypool) (Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover) Traditional arranged by Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman A Corpse Without Soul (Mercyful Fate Cover) Curse of the Pharaohs (Mercyful Fate Cover)ģ. Loverman (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Cover)Ģ. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward Garry Maloney, Kevin Morris, Tony Roberts, Roy Wainwright Track 10 recorded on 17th December 1997 at KSJO Studios in San Jose, The United Statesįree Speech for the Dumb (Discharge Cover).Tracks 1-9 and 11 recorded in September 1998 - October 1998 at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, The United States.29) - "Those who still relate to the adolescent angst of the 'Metallicas' earliest days will find plenty to like on Garage Inc."
is an intermittently exhilarating joyride." - Rating: B. Still, all things considered, Garage Inc. 84) - "We'll have to wait until Metallica's next 'proper' album to find out if this trip to the garage recharges their batteries. 122) - 4 Stars (out of 5) -"Gloriously hard as the album is, you can't miss Metallica's good natured side coming through."
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