These are five different songs that opened Metallica up to different audiences. Metallica has so many fans, of so many different groups, and these groups discovered Metallica through these songs:

5 ” Dyers Eve ” - And Justice for All…

This is a intensely fast song that played to the thrash and speed metal fans. This song is so intense that Metallica has a hard time trying to play it today like they did when they first released it. This song is very seldom played life but it has been played a few times on select tours. This song, known for its powerful chords, opened up Metallica’s first fans (heavy metal, speed metal fans) to Metallica’s ability and level of expertise.

4 ” Hero of the Day ” - Load

Metallica’s first slow paced song appeared in the Load album. It picks up tempo in the middle it (at 2:33), the song was quickly rejected, along with the whole album, by Metallica’s fan-base for being too alternative rock. The Load album was Metallica’s very first of alternative rock experiment and a lot of fans did not enjoy what Metallica had created. However, it is obvious now that many alternative rock fans loved this song, it is now known as one of Metallica’s most loved songs.

3 ” Until it Sleeps ” - Load

James pours his heart out about his beliefs in God and religion. The song was written when James was dealing with intense religious beliefs bias’ his family. James mom was under the belief that God would come to save her, which made her refuse the life-saving medication that doctors had prescribed her. James’ lyrics characterize the competing beliefs in science and religion, asking the listeners to think hard about their ideas. Atheists and intellectuals in the world found this song to be an interesting song that dealt with their debate, something most songs stay clear of.

2 ” No Leaf Clover ” S & M

Over the years leading up to Metallica’s performance with the San Fransisco orchestra, James was playing around with a few new riffs he hadn’t fit into a song yet. When the album S & M started recording and Metallica was accompanied by a full orchestra, James new riffs found a home in No Leaf Clover. This song was created for the orchestra album and show. It helped showcase Metallica as not only metal-heads, but as intelligent artists who knew how to create brilliant songs.

1 ” Master of Puppets ” - Master of Puppets

A truly amazing masterpiece of metal banging performance. This 8 minute song is one of the most popular in the bands history and helped bring Metallica to fame when it was released. Who couldn’t love the powerful riff, the clever lyrics, or the interesting middle section. The song topped charts and brought Metallica out in the open for the world to see.

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