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of satan, the occult, or any other satanic organizations. In an interview Tom Araya (slayer bassist and vocalist) stated, “we want to scare people” when asked why they use satanic imagery. Now most metal bands in the thrash era like Megadeth and Metallica do not use satanic imagery, in countless interviews Megadeth’s frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine claims he “found god and is a hardcore christian”. The black metal community has been accused of satanism the most but black metal is really…

Musicology 123 Paper 1 Starr and Waterman stated that cover songs/cover versions in the postwar era were used to “cash in on the potential popularity of a recording by creating their own (sometimes almost indistinguishable) versions of it.” However, the reason that a musician records a cover song has drastically changed since the late 1940s. Nowadays, musicians record a cover song to pay homage to their favorite musicians and to the musicians that have inspired them. This is exactly why Foo…

The sound of the band starting, the scream of the vocals and the cheers of the audience all around. Heavy metal is a mainstay in the music industry since its start in the 60's and 70's, with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath leading the way. Since the beginning of heavy metal many critics have disapproved and wrote it off as a musical genre. Against the odds of surviving as a genre the heavy metal scene won and is still a popular genre with many from teens to to adults all over the world…

Having released six albums that consecutively develop their technical prowess and deadly delivery, Decapitated has become one of the most notorious names in death metal over the past few years. Not only has did this band rise to prominence when they were mere teenagers, not only did they continue to produce consistently strong material after the tragic passing of Witold “Vitek” Kiełtyka 10 years ago but Poland’s Decapitated are now becoming a gateway band for those wishing to enter the extreme…

PPcorn PPcorn Metallica is one of the most widely recognized and highly regarded heavy metal bands of all time. Though its members might not be as relevant as they once were, they continue to be important figures for the development of the industry. Here, we present our list of 15 things you probably didn't know about Metallica. Check out part one below, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon! Number Fifteen: Lars Ulrich Was a Tennis Prodigy. Hailing from Denmark, Ulrich was an extremely…

Shakespeare has had many large effects on literary pieces including: poems, chants, and even in song. The song King Nothing by Metallica was written about a greedy king. It relates well to Shakespeare’s play Macbeth with the lyrics and relating characters, and the tone/sound of the song. The story behind the lyrics of the song King Nothing is about a king who desires everything. Once the king eventually rises to power and gains everything he wanted, he then finds power in greed. The king…

Christian faith within a secular society. However, drawing off of the convictions of my first paper for this class, the non-Christian Platonic philosophies can also provide a good framework. Drawing off of Van Sloten’s book, secular entities like Metallica, as well as atheistic philosophies like Nietzsche’s…

When the American heavy metal band Metallica, unleashed their self-funded movie, the 2013 American IMAX thriller concert film - 'Through The Never,' it stimulated the interest of Metallica's fans, only to leave them perplexed and confused by its plot, which is extremely complex and difficult to follow. The 'Through The Never' film was such a commercial failure that the members of the Metallica band lost millions of their own money. In an interview with the Metallica's fan club magazine, the…

Never Land Nightmares “Enter Sandman” “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, is one of the most famous rock songs during 1990’s, written by Kirk Hammett, James Hatfield, and Lars Ulrich, this song talks about the fear of dark, nightmares, and death. Interestingly, it starts with a very different and unique guitar riff, which brings the feeling of dark and fear. The original theme of the song was a child dealing with darkness and death, but was changed before it got released because it…

like a T-Rex attack – hair or not. Although if they wanna grow it all back that’d be swell. 9. They Played In Antarctica 9. THEY PLAYED IN ANTARCTICA Bit nippy out. Presumably in some sort of old-style race to get there before Iron Maiden could, Metallica semi-recently decided that the new territory metal bands had…