Released: November 18, 2016

Songwriter: James Hetfield Lars Ulrich

Producer: Greg Fidelman

[Verse 1]
Come unto me and you will feel perfection
Come unto me and dedicate
Come unto me, you'll never feel rejection
Come unto me and terminate
Remove your heart, it's only good for bleeding
Bleeding through your fragile skin
Remove your thought, 'cause it's only for deceiving
Deceiving thoughts destroy within

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Disappear like man was never here

[Chorus]
Long live machine
The future supreme
Man overthrown
Spit out the bone

[Verse 2]
Plug into me, I guarantee devotion
Plug into me and dedicate
Plug into me and I'll save you from emotion
Plug into me and terminate
Accelerate, Utopian solution
Finally cure the Earth of man
Exterminate, speeding up the evolution
Set on course a master plan

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Reinvent the earth inhabitant

[Chorus]
Long live machine
The future supreme
Man overthrown
Spit out the bone

[Bass Solo]

[Bridge]
The flesh betrays the flesh
Your man has had his time
We lay him down to rest
Machined the new divine

[Guitar Solo]

Stop breathing and dedicate to me
Stop dreaming and terminate for me
All meaning you dedicate to me
All feelings you terminate for me

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Disappear like man was never here

[Chorus]
Long live machine
Our future supreme
Your man overthrown
Spit out the bone, yeah

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.