Metallica

Released: February 1, 2019

Songwriter: Pete Agnew Manny Charlton Darrell Sweet Dan McCafferty

Producer: Greg Fidelman

[Spoken]
Okay. Okay, let's try this. This is uh, this is from the song - this is from the song... from a band that made a song. It’s crazy, crazy. This is, uh, from Nazareth

[Verse 1]
Please don't Judas me
Treat me as you'd like to be treated
Please don’t blacklist me
Leave me as you'd wish to find me
Don't analyze me, sacrifice me
Please don't Judas me
Please don't chastise me
Show me just one shred of kindness
Try to help me see
Guide me in my eyes of blindness
Don't despise me, criticize me
Please don't Judas me

[Chorus]
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don’t Judas me

[Verse 2]
Please don’t headshrink me
Don't disguise your innuendo
Give no lies to me
I cannot see which way the wind blows
Don’t deface me, annihilate me
Please don't Judas me
Please don't number me
Don't betray my trust and promise
Please don’t anger me
I find it hard to bear no malice
Don't frustrate me
Manipulate me
Please don't Judas me

[Chorus]
No, don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me
No, please don't Judas me, no

[Spoken]
Ah. Please don't Judas me. Sounds super different. Alright, here we go. Ah. It's only awkward for me, it's okay. Ah. Hey, we got some other friends up here, helping us out. And they've given their time and their talents to the cause here, we really appreciate that. Our friend Avi right there, who's telling someone to do some - Avi. He's been with us quite awhile working in the studio. And we got Dave here on the pedal steel. Beautiful, I'm super jealous, I wish I could play it. And Cody, back here, on percussion, thank you. And Henry, with the awesome hair, and that big, big sound. Alright

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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