This song is what made me love the gods of metal METALLICA, Blackened is just a master piece, and love em or hate em they are the real reason why metal became so popular as well of the likes of Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Judas Priest, and so many more this is an instant classic!вЂќвЂњI used to skip over this song when I first listened to Master of Puppets, just because the intro was so long. Blackened (вЂ¦And Justice for All, 1988)Songs & Lyrics The Wait Wasting My Hate Were a Happy Family (We Are) The Road Crew We Did It Again Welcome Home (Sanitarium) When a Blind Man Cries.вЂњAs much as I love songs like suicide & redemption, fade to black, that was just your life, and a classic SPITE OUT THE BONE. Available on digital & streaming now and arriving on vinyl & CD on. The Metallica Blacklist celebrates the enduring influence of Metallica with an unprecedented 50+ artists spanning an unbelievably vast range of genres, generations, cultures, continents and more, each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album cut. I have listened to this song 330 times on my ipod and the reason why is because of the hardcore riff, bone crunching lyrics and a skull cracking solo mixed in with a very fast tempo throughout the whole songвЂ¦ THRASH 4 LIFE!вЂќ1 Album. And you only have to listen to this song to understand what I am saying.

Sad but True (Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, 1996)вЂњMy favorite Metallica song. Awesome bass from Cliff, ridiculously heavy riffs and a beautiful winding bridge.вЂќ17. Orion is an absolute masterpiece, probably the most well composed music Metallica have ever done.

The lyrics are sweet and the riffs are all epic and itвЂ™s just so well constructed, and is a clear precursor to MetallicaвЂ™s later epics to come like the titles tracks for Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets andвЂ¦And Justice For All.вЂќ14. JamesвЂ™s screamy vocals are pretty nuts, the AW YEAH YEAH is so cool, the guitar tone is raw and rips through the production, and CliffвЂ™s bass is perfectly produced so that it cuts through the rest of the production without being overpowering in volume, just as good bass production should be. The Four Horsemen (The Four Horsemen, 2002)вЂњTheir second best song ever I think, and off their first album. The fact that this one is not in any of them, and the fact that it is at least on par with their best songs on their entire discography, proves that this song deserves to be in at least top 10.вЂќ15. The Day that Never Comes (Death Magnetic 2008)вЂњI think everyone can agree that in general, the best Metallica songs are either from the first 4 albums or the black album (even this list suggests the same). The riff, the lyrics and the solo all make this song perfectВ вЂњ16.

вЂ¦And Justice for All (вЂ¦And Justice for All, 1988)вЂњThis song is really underrated. James Hetfield is a very talented alien.вЂќ13. 2 years and many dead arms later I can manage it for 1 verse. Try not to dislocate your shoulder or arm while you practice it. Proof that James Hetfield did not work out in the gym but played songs like this.

Look back what you have done so far in your life and ask yourself, is this how you wanted your life to be be. It has a complex instrumental structure, a rising atmosphere that evolves you until the end, the concept and idea in the song are masterfully worked, the solos are great, and the breakdown after the solo is just orgasmic.вЂќвЂњHis song touches your soulвЂ¦ Makes you stop. The whole and justice for all album kick ass, but this song (side to side with frayed ends of sanity) just kill any other you might think it is the best Metallica song.

Seek & Destroy (No Life вЂTil Leather, 1982)вЂњThe Kill em All version is 6:56 but the Ride the Lightning version is 6:41. Definitely one of MetallicaвЂ™s best songs and personally my favorite.вЂќ11. This song has a very deep message and killing melody which is something rare especially in nowadays music. Love itвЂ¦ Should be the top song from Metallica.

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Master of Puppets, 1986)вЂњThis song has some of the angriest lyrics Metallica ever had. This song is one of the best on Kill Em All, but upon further evaluation, the song will be on the Ride The Lightning what if album.вЂќ10. The only other version of this song was on St Anger.

Then the song just gets better from there. The acoustic guitar opens the song nicely just to forcefully kick you back in your seat with the overdriven guitar taking the place of that sweet acoustic bit. But James seems to be really angry in this song telling people to leave him вЂњAlone! вЂњвЂњProbably the best opening track on a metal album.

The name itself makes you want to jump on for a ride on the lightning. Terrifying lyrics which would horrify the toughest men on Earth. The riffs are solid the whole way through. Ride the Lightning (Ride the Lightning, 1984)вЂњThe opening is absolutely legendary. And just as this song is my favorite by Metallica, Battery has my favorite guitar solo of any Metallica song.вЂќ8.

Angels sing this work of art to the sinners in hell, one Single time, letting the sound of Silence Echo in their souls. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica, 1991)вЂњThis song is the meaning of music, the Hearts art. This should be at least in the top 5 or even 3.

Creeping Death (Ride the Lightning, 1984)вЂњThe best song on Ride The Lightning and while I donвЂ™t think it is their вЂњgreatest song,вЂќ in a way, I think it might be their most astonishing musical achievement. And that is when I realize that nothing else matters.вЂќ6. A different way of looking at people, at Distance, at the world, at life, at the spirit. The sound Touches me and I never care, and I know. This song is a lamentation, the funeral, and the birth of the trust in Proximity.

Speed sometimes lightens a metal song, makes it cartoonish, especially on bad mixing. For Whom the Bell Tolls (For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1984)вЂњEpitome of heavy metal. The solo is some of Kirks weakest material and the only thing that is redeemable about this song is the riff, which isnвЂ™t the best either.вЂќ4. If you say you listened to Metallica a whole lot and that you are their biggest fan then you would know how awful of a song this is. People are like вЂњThis is the most headbanging riff.вЂќ No! Listen to Blackened, Leper Messiah, or The Thing That Should Not Be. His solo in One doesnвЂ™t even really compare I think, itвЂ™s definitely flashy and fast as hell but it carries no emotional interest or powerful musical moments.вЂќвЂњQuite possibly being their worst song.

The way it fades away at the end, it stays true to the title. I have never heard a song so wonderfully composed to be soft and pleasant but still heavy and epic. This song is incredibly deep and should be number 1. More meaningful than One or Master and it has one of the most incredible guitar solos ever. Fade to Black (Ride the Lightning, 1984)вЂњAn incredible masterpiece.

Greatest song ever, in my opinion and Metallica should get more credit for this song than they do. It takes the best of all music and combines it into one amazing song.

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