Fade to Black (song)

"Fade To Black" is a controversial song by heavy metal band Metallica. The song was recorded for their second album, Ride the Lightning (1984). It is about a person who has decided to commit suicide. This is clarified in the lyrics "Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye," and "I have lost the will to live simply nothing more to give." It was written after almost all of their equipment was stolen at a concert in Boston.

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Heavy metal - Metallica - Ride the Lightning

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It was regarded as the first "soft" song that Metallica released. It begins with an acoustic guitar part and ends somewhat heavy. This (along with "Fight Fire with Fire" and "The Call of Ktulu", which both begin "clean") essentially counters the rest of the album, as the overall feel is more of a "hard and fast" metal (Ride the Lightning and Trapped Under Ice demonstrate this).

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Acoustic guitar - "Fight Fire with Fire" - "The Call of Ktulu"

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