Metallica

Released: September 12, 2008

Songwriter: Robert Trujillo Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
Need more and more, tainted misery
Bleed, battle scars, chemical affinity
Reign, legacy, innocence corrode
Stain, rot away, catatonic overload

[Verse 2]
Choke, asphyxia, snuff reality
Scorch, kill the light, incinerate celebrity
Reaper, butchery, karma amputee
Bloodline, breeding fine, death contagious deity

[Pre-Chorus]
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more

[Chorus]
New consequence machine
Burn through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, nevermind
You've reached the end of the line
The end of the line

[Verse 3]
Time, choke the clock, steal another day
Die faithfully, narcissistic fade away
Twisted, jump the rail, shout at the crowd below
Breaker, chase the ghost, the latest high to all time low

[Pre-Chorus]
Hooked into this deceiver
Need more and more
Into the endless fever
Need more and more

[Chorus]
New consequence machine
Burn through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, nevermind
You've reached the end of the line

[Bridge]
Drop the hourglass of time
Spilling sand we will not find
As we gather here today
We bid farewell, the slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master
The slave becomes the master, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
The slave becomes the master
Need more and more
Right now, and ever after
Need more and more

[Chorus]
New consequence machine
Burn through all your gasoline
Asylum overtime, never mind
Dead hour-glass of time, sand we will not ever find
We gather here today, say goodbye
Cause you've reached the end of the line

[Outro]
The end of the line
The end of the line
The end of the line
You've reached the end of the line

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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