Metallica

Released: August 28, 1988

Songwriter: Ray Phillips Tony Bourge Burke Shelley

Producer: Lars Ulrich Bob Rock James Hetfield

[Verse 1]
Breadfan, open up your mind, open up your purse
Open up your bones, never, never gonna lose it
Breadfan, take it all away, never give an inch
Got to make a mint, got to make me a million
Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's
Going to lose it in the end, who is a fool
Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man
Stay a ghost, stay what you want to be

[Verse 2]
Loser, give it all away, never stay with the winner
With the man with all the filthy money
Come on, keep it on the side, with a ride on a record
On the top if you're gonna be a bad boy
Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's
Going to lose it in the end, who is a fool
Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man
Stay a ghost, stay what you want to be

Breadfan, open up your mind, open up your purse
Open up your bones, never, never going to lose it
Breadfan, take it all away, never give an inch
Got to make a mint, got to make me a million
Breadfan, you got it wrong, some long time friend's
Going to lose it in the end, who is a fool
Seagull, give it all away, stay a bird, stay a man
Stay a ghost, stay what you want to be

Mommy, where's fluffy?

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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