This would be a really deep song for listeners who actually have or are considering adopting a nomadic lifestyle. As the story goes, “Wherever I May Roam” was inspired by the fact that at the time,...
“72 Seasons” is the title track from Metallica’s 11th studio album. The song itself was released on 30 Mach 2023, via Blackened Records, as the forth single from that project. It follows the following singles: “Lux...
Metallica has been around a lot longer than “72 Seasons”, which is the title of their eleventh studio album. Division indicates that “72 seasons”, with their being 4 seasons annually, comes out to 18 years, while...
In James Hetfield’s own words, the chorus of “Screaming Suicide” serves as a reference to the ubiquity of suicidal thoughts. Or as he put it, “at one point or another… most people have thought about...
We’ll start off by saying that if there’s any genre of music where an artist would be inclined to name/drop a song based on a phrase in Latin, a by and large a dead...
It is generally understood that “The Outlaw Torn” is akin to a bereavement song. That conclusion has been rationalized largely based on an alleged quote James Hetfield made in that regard. But there are two issues with that explanation. One is...
The official Genius explanation of the song puts forth that the vocalist is a portraying the role of a man who was the victim of serious child abuse and has been traumatized accordingly since. And with that...
Cthulhu is the name of a fictional creature that anyone who’s into sci-fi or comic books has probably heard before. The origin of the character dates back to early 20th century author H. P. Lovecraft, himself being...
It seems that there is actually a classification of tracks by professional musicians that one website refers to as ‘road songs’. These are tunes whose lyrics are inspired by the artist’s experiences on the road. And the...
American heavy metal and hard rock band, Metallica is best known for its aggressive and distinct music style. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield. Having inspired numerous...
