Metallica

Released: November 18, 1997

Songwriter: Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

[Intro]
Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah
Ooooohhhh
Bad

[Verse 1]
Yeah
Come clean, confess up
Tell all, spill gut
Off the veil, stand revealed
Show the cards
Bring it on
Break the seal

(Ladies and Gentleman, step right up and
See the man who told the truth)

[Chorus]
Swing the noose again
Pierce the apple skin
You bit more than you need
Now you're choking
On a bad seed
On a bad seed
Ahh choking

[Verse 2]
Let on, load off
Confess, cast off
At the mercy, the cat is out
Drop the disguise
Spit it up
Spit it out

(And now, what you've all been waiting for
I give you He Who Suffers The Truth)

[Chorus]
Swing the noose again
Pierce the apple skin
You bit more than you need
Now you're choking
On a bad seed
Choking on a bad seed

[Bridge]
Off the veil
Stand revealed
Bring it on
Break the Seal
At the mercy
Cat is out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it out now!

[Guitar Solo]

At the mercy

(Swing the noose again, Pierce the apple skin, you bit more than you need, choking on the seed)

[Chorus]
Swing the noose again
Pierce the apple skin
You bit more than you need
Now you're choking
On a
Choking, choking, choking on a bad seed

[Outro]
Off the veil
Stand revealed
Bring it on
Break the Seal
At the mercy
Cat is out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it up
Spit it out
Spit it out now!

Choking on a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, seed

[Echoed Cough]

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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