"Sad but True" is a heavy metal song recorded by Metallica for their fifth studio album Metallica. The song was released as the album's fifth single in mid-1992. Its lyrical theme is based on the film Magic (1978).
"Sad but True" is one of five songs released as a single off Metallica. The song was included on Metallica's live collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Michael Kamen), entitled S&M.
The Ecstasy of Gold" is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is played while Tuco (Eli Wallach) is frantically searching a graveyard for the grave that holds $200,000 in gold coins.
Frantic" is the opening track and second single by heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. Anger. This song, like many others on St. Anger, is about the band's past struggles with addictions, particularly lead singer James Hetfield's alcohol problem, for which he spent many months in rehab. The lyrics also draw on zen axioms, most notably the Buddhist concept of dukkha brought up by Kirk Hammett: "Birth is pain. Life is pain. Death is pain." During the 2003 live show in Orlando James Hetfield said about Frantic: "This song's about life. Like right fucking now." This show is available for free download on livemetallica.com. In the DVD "Some Kind of Monster" Lars reveals he wanted to name the album St Anger, as Frantic.
The song has also become an internet meme due to how the lyrics "TICK" are repeated many times.
The song was played live at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, and debuted in May of that year at the MTV Icon ceremony.
"Frantic" is the only song from St. Anger that has been played live since the St. Anger tour.
"King Nothing" is a song by Metallica in their 1996 album Load. The lyrics refer to people who devote their whole lives to earning money, until one day they realize ("Then it all crashes down") that all the money has gotten them nothing worthwhile. A second meaning may refer to people who have spent their lives wishing ("Wish I might/Wish I may/You wish your life away") rather than earning the things they desire.
The song is an obvious change from Metallica's thrash metal style, switching into a more hard rock/metal style. The song starts on a bass riff which develops into the main riff of the song. A single of "King Nothing" was released in the United States. It included a live version of the song "Ain't My Bitch", which is also on the album Load. A music video also accompanied the song.
The Memory Remains" is a song by Metallica from their 1997 album ReLoad. It was first performed live in a "jam" version on July 2, 1996.[1] The song is about a once-great, now forgotten celebrity who is desperate to regain her fame but is driven half-mad with her obscurity. It may be a reference to the film Sunset Boulevard.
The song was the first single from the album. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and featured British singer/actress Marianne Faithfull as a guest vocalist. When played live, the band encourages the fans to sing Marianne's parts.
"Until It Sleeps" is the 4th song from Metallica's 1996 album Load. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
The song was performed with orchestral accompaniment the album S&M. It was the band's first number one song on the US Mainstream Rock charts, as well as their first and only song to hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 10.
An early demo version of this song was entitled "Fell on Black Days", because the demo reminded the band members of the Soundgarden song "Fell on Black Days".
“Battery” is the opening track of Metallica’s 1986 album Master of Puppets. As with the opening track from Ride the Lightning, Battery begins with a slow, clean guitar part. In this case, as many as five acoustic guitars are layered harmonically before the drums and bass come in with distorted guitars playing a more melodic version of the acoustic part. This lasts until 1:06, when the guitars cut into a very fast minimalist thrash metal riff that is the basis for the rest of the song.
