Metallica

Released: November 23, 1999

Featuring: San Francisco Symphony

Songwriter: Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett James Hetfield

Producer: Michael Kamen Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

[Intro]
Give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire
Ooh!

[Verse 1]
Turn on, I see red
Adrenaline crash, crack my head
Nitro junkie, paint me dead
And I see red

One hundred plus through black and white, ha ha
War horse, warhead
Fuck 'em man, white knuckles tight
Through black and white

[Chorus 1]
Ohh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose and clean

[Chorus 2]
And I burn
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

[Chorus 3]
So give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire, hey
Yeah!

[Verse 2]
Yeah, turn on beyond the bone
Swallow future, spit out home
Burn your face upon the chrome

Yeah!

Take the corner, join the crash
Headlights, headlines
Another junkie lives too fast
Lives way too fast, fast, fast, oohh oohh

[Chorus 1]
Ohh, and I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose and clean

[Chorus 2]
Oooh, and I burn
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

[Chorus 3]
So give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire, ooo-ah
Yeah!

Hey, hey, hey, hey...
Feel it baby

[Guitar solo]

Burn motherfucker, burn

[Instrumental bridge]

[Chorus 1]
Ohh, on I burn
Fuel is pumping engines
Burning hard, loose and clean

[Chorus 2]
Oooh, on I burn
Churning my direction
Quench my thirst with gasoline

[Chorus 3]
Give me fuel
Give me fire
Give me that which I desire, yeah
Yeah! Burn!
Yeah

That felt pretty good

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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