Metallica

Released: November 24, 1998

Songwriter: Hank Shermann King Diamond

Producer: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

[Verse 1: "Satan's Fall"]
They're walking by the night
The moon has frozen blue
Long black coats as shelter for the rain
Their load must get through
Now bats are leaving their trees
They're joining the call
Seven satanic Hell preachers
Heading for the hall
Bringing the blood of a newborn child, yeah
Got to succeed, if not, it's Satan's fall

[Verse 2: "Curse of the Pharaohs"]
Way out in Egypt in the valley of kings
Where the mummified pharaohs
Pretend dead in their sleep, yeah
Don't touch, never ever steal
Unless you're in for the kill
Or you've been hit by the curse of the pharaohs
Yes, you've been hit, and the curse is on you

[Guitar solo]

Ooo, the curse of the pharaohs can be so deadly
Just destroying your future
Making it all shady, yeah yeah
Don't touch, never ever steal
Unless you're in for the kill (in for the kill)
Or you'll be hit by the curse of the pharaohs
Yes, you'll be hit, and the curse is on you

[Verse 3: "A Corpse Without Soul"]
Listen, yeah, I'm a corpse, I'm a corpse
I'm a corpse without soul
Satan, yeah, he has taken, he has taken
He has taken his toll
He took it on me
I, yeah, I'm trapped, I'm trapped
I'm trapped in his spell
Tonight, yeah, I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to Hell, inside his spell

[Verse 4: "Into the Coven"]
Howl like a wolf
And a witch will open the door
Follow me and meet our high priestess
Yeah, come, come into my coven
Yeah, and become Lucifer's child

[Guitar solo]

Undress until you are naked
And put on this white coat
Take this white cross and go to the center of the ring
Yeah, come, come into my coven
Yeah, and become Lucifer's child

[Verse 5: "Evil"]
I was born in the cemetery
Under the sign of the moon
Raised from my grave by the dead
And I was made a mercenary
In the legions of Hell
Now I'm king of pain, I'm insane, yeah
You know my only pleasure
Is to hear you cry
I love to hear you cry
I love to see you die
And I'll be the first
To watch your funeral
And I'll be the last to leave
I love to hear you cry

[Guitar solo]

And when you're down beyond the ground
I'll dig up your body again
And make love to shame
Oh lady cry, and say goodbye (goodbye)
Oh lady cry, and say goodbye
Yeah, you got to say goodbye
Yeah. 'cause I will eat your mind!

[Guitar solo]

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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