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Metallica's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine co-wrote a number of the band's early songs. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1986, performed on four studio albums and co-wrote three songs. Producer Bob Rock performed bass on St. Anger and was co-credited for writing on all the album's songs. 2008's Death Magnetic was credited to the whole ...
"King Nothing" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their 1996 album Load, released on January 7, 1997. The song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett. The song starts on a bass riff which develops into the main riff of the song. A single of "King Nothing" was released in the United States.
The song was first performed live in a "jam" version on July 2, 1996. [2] British singer Marianne Faithfull was featured on backing vocals, as Hetfield felt her "weathered, smellin'-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD voice" fit what he described as "the whole eeriness of the Sunset Boulevard -feel of the song", given the lyrics tell the story of a faded ...
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. [4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. [3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. [5]
Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on September 12, 2008, through Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Vertigo Records elsewhere.
It is Metallica's most widely circulated demo tape. All of the tracks are early recordings of songs that would later appear on the band's debut album Kill 'Em All. The only songs on Kill 'Em All that aren’t on the tape are Cliff Burton's bass solo "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth", "Whiplash", "No Remorse" and "The Four Horsemen" (See notes above ...
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.
This song is also featured on the second Nativity in Black tribute album. Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids covered the song on their 1990 demos, albeit with the lyrics altered to make reference to the Son of Sam murders. Metallica covered the song when Black Sabbath was introduced in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. [13]