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CyanideMetallica

Released: September 12, 2008

Songwriter: Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Sleep, and dream of this
Death angel's kiss
Brings final bliss
Come believe me

[Pre-Chorus]
Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name
Oh, call your name

[Chorus]
Suicide, I've already died
You're just the funeral I've been waiting for
Cyanide, living dead inside
Break this empty shell forevermore

[Verse 2]
Wait, wait patiently
Your death-black wings
Unfolding sleep
Spreading o'er me

[Pre-Chorus]
Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name
Oh, call your name

[Chorus]
Suicide, I've already died
It's just the funeral I've been waiting for
Cyanide, living dead inside
Break this empty shell forevermore

[Verse 3]
Say, is that rain or are they tears
That stained your concrete face for years?
The crying, weeping, shedding strife
Year after year, life after life

An air of freshly broken ground
A concrete angel laid right down
Upon the grave which swallows fast
It's peace at last
O peace at last

[Pre-Chorus]
Empty they say
Death, won't you let me stay
Empty they say
Death, hear me call your name
Call your name

[Chorus]
Suicide, I've already died
You're just the funeral I've been waiting for
Cyanide, living dead inside
Break this empty shell forevermore

[Outro]
Forevermore
Forevermore
It's just the funeral I've been waiting for

Metallica

Like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden before, Metallica has managed to transcend the genre from which it was originated. To their metal fanbase they are considered one of the Big Four bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer; however Metallica is also one of the most commercially successful bands in all of rock music, having sold 110 million records including the 16x platinum Metallica, which stands as both the highest selling metal album of all time and most successful album of the past 25 years.

Metallica was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles after drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advert in the classifieds newspaper The Recycler, which was answered by singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth after being kicked out of the band because of his substance and alchohol abuse, and bassist Ron McGovney, a childhood friend of Hetfield. These two early members were replaced with Cliff Burton (who relocated the band to San Francisco) and ex-Exodus lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett to form the band’s classic line-up.

The band released three albums, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All, 1984’s Ride The Lightning and 1986’s Master of Puppets before the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton on September 27th, 1986.

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