Its been more than four decades for these loud, fast, angry, and introspective heavy metal iconoclasts.
Here are the best songs from Metallica’s raucous career.
“We’ll never stop, we’ll never quit, ‘cause we’re Metallica!”
With its shout-along chorus “Searching!”
Hetfield screams, and the black T-shirted faithful respond with “Seek and destroy!”
It’s not like “Master” needed the throwback Netflix hit to be successful, though.
“Orion” is steeped in melancholy, for sure.
But when they relented, it was among the most harrowing things to be seen on MTV.
The song explores the story of a soldier gravely wounded during the Great War.
Despite its heavy-duty subject matter, “One” and its video helped score Metallica their first charting hit.
“Enter Sandman” hits on its central memorable riff and keeps at it relentlessly.
“I’m your eyes while you’re away/I’m your pain while you repay!”
“Nothing Else Matters” (1991)
A power ballad?
But hey, they came around.
(The disease is the ominous “It” of the song’s title.)
“Give me fuel, give me fire/Give me that which I desire, uhh!”
