Metallica

Released: November 23, 1993

Songwriter: Chris Exall Clive Blake Nick Kulmer Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: James Hetfield Lars Ulrich

"Drunk Blues Ditty":

Ooh yeah, baby, h'oh-h'oh...
Oh, what was these words right here...
When I get you in my guts...
It makes me play, way too fuckin' good, yeah...
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So What?:

"So fucking what?!"...
Well, I've been to Hastings and I've been to Brighton
I've been to Eastbourne too...
So what?! So what?!

And I've been here... I've been there
I've been every fucking where...
So what?! So what?!
So what?! So what?! You boring little cunt!

Well, who cares?! Who cares what you do?!
Yeah, who cares?!
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you?!

Well, I've fucked a Queen... I've fucked Bach
I've even sucked an old man's cock...
So what?! So what?!

And I've fucked a sheep... I've fucked a goat
I rammed my cock right down its throat!
So what?! So what?!
So what?! So what?! You boring little fuck!

Well, who cares?! Who cares what you do?!
And who cares?!
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you?!

And I've drunk that... I've drunk this
I've spewed up on a pint of piss...
So what?! So what?!

I've had scag... I've had speed
I've jacked up until I bleed...
So what?! So what?!
So what?! So what?! You boring little cunt!

Well, who cares?! Who cares what you do?!
Yeah, who cares?!
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you?!

Hey, I've had crabs... I've had lice
I've had the clap and that ain't nice...
So what?! So what?!

I've fucked this... I've fucked that
I've even fucked a school girl's twat...
So what?! So what?!
So what?! So what?! You boring little fuck!

Well, who cares?! Who cares what you do?!
Yeah, who cares?!
Who cares about you, you, you, you, you, you?!
So fucking what! Yeah!
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Battery:

Lashing out the action - Returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me - Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression - Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery - Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me... Battery... Battery

Crushing all deceivers - Mashing non-believers
Never ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me - Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression - Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery - Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me... Battery... Battery

Circle of Destruction - Hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry
We create the Battery

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me - Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression - Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the battery - Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me...
Battery... Battery... Battery... Battery

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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