Metallica

Released: November 22, 1999

Featuring: San Francisco Symphony

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Michael Kamen Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

[Instrumental Intro]
Oi!
Huureah!

[Verse 1]
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay

[Chorus]
Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression, turn into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Damn right!
Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me
Battery
Battery

[Short Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers
Never-ending potency
Hungry violence-seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity

[Chorus]
Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression, turn into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Hell yeah!
Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me
Ooo - Battery
Battery

Are you alive?
How does it feel to be alive?
Show me!

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry
We create the battery

[Chorus]
Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery
Pounding out aggression, turn into obsession
Cannot kill the battery
Fuckin' A right!
Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me
Ooo - Battery
Battery
Battery
Battery
Huh!

Oooh yeah

Thank you, friends, yeah!

Thank for comin' out here, man
You make us feel good here

San Francisco Symphony, man
Let's hear it, baby, yeah!

Maestro Michael Kamen at the helm, yeah!

[Kirk Hammett]
Thanks a lot, guys
You made this a very special night, thanks a lot

[Jason Newsted]
Thanks a lot

[Lars Ulrich]
Same time, next year

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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