Metallica

Released: September 9, 1996

Songwriter: Phil Taylor Eddie Clarke Lemmy

Producer: Bob Rock

[Intro]
You think you see me in the glass
You think you hear me better listen fast
I think I see you gone to seed
Think your reason is your guilt and greed

[Verse 1]
You are out there on your own
Your face turned to stone
What ever happened to your life
Stone dead forever
All right

[Chorus]
You are a financial wizard
Top tycoon
You are Sweet long lizard
With a silver spoon
You know you have never had it
Quite so good
And you didn't know
That you even could

[Verse 2]
Your time has come to own
Your touch turned to gold
What ever happened to your life?
Stone dead forever
All right

[Bridge]
It's been a long time
It's been a long long wait
And you caught your fingers
In the pearly gates
You better leave your number
And we will call you
You know your problem
That's not exactly new

[Verse 3]
Your time has come today
Your face has turned to hey
What ever happened to your life?
Stone dead forever
That's right

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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