Metallica first found commercial success with the release of its third album, Master of Puppets (1986), which is cited as one of the heaviest metal albums and the band's best work. The band's next album, ...And Justice for All (1988), gave Metallica its first Grammy Award nomination. Its self-titled fifth album, Metallica (1991), was the band's first not to root predominantly in thrash metal; it appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date, making it the best-selling album of the SoundScan era. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, Metallica returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums. This was followed by the band's 10th studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016), with its 11th album, 72 Seasons, releasing in 2023.
In 2000, Metallica led the case against the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright-protected material without consent, eventually reaching a settlement. Metallica was the subject of the acclaimed 2004 documentary film Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, which documented the troubled production of the band's eighth album, St. Anger (2003), and the internal struggles within the band at the time. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band co-wrote the screenplay for and starred alongside Dane DeHaan in the 2013 concert film Metallica: Through the Never, in which the band performed live against a fictional thriller storyline.
Metallica has released 10 studio albums, four live albums (including two performances with the San Francisco Symphony), 12 video albums, a cover album, two extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band has won nine Grammy Awards from 23 nominations, and its last six studio albums (beginning with Metallica) have consecutively debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold over 125 million albums worldwide as of 2018. Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as Rolling Stone, which ranked the band No. 61 on its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. As of 2017, Metallica is the third-best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 58 million albums in the United States.
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Studio albums
Kill 'Em All (1983)
Ride the Lightning (1984)
Master of Puppets (1986)
...And Justice for All (1988)
Metallica (1991)
Load (1996)
Reload (1997)
St. Anger (2003)
Death Magnetic (2008)
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
72 Seasons (2023)
Am I Evil?
Metallica Lyrics
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My mother was a witch, she was burned alive.
Thankless little bitch, for the tears I cried.
Take her down now, don't want to see her face
Blistered and burnt, can't hide my disgrace.
Twenty-seven, everyone was nice.
See their bodies out on the ice.
Take my time.
Am I evil? Yes I am. (what is it man?)
(Am I evil? yes I am.)
As I watched my mother die, I lost my head.
Revenge now I sought, to break with my bread.
Taking no chances, you come with me.
I'll split you to the bone, (yeah yeah) help set you free.
Twenty-seven, everyone was nice.
Gotta see 'em pay the price.
See their bodies out on the ice.
Take my time.
Am I evil? yes I am. (come on)
(Am I evil? yes I am.)
ohh yea betcha man
The lyrics to Metallica's song "Am I Evil?" tell the story of someone seeking revenge for the burning of their mother, who was accused of being a witch. The first verse describes the singer's anger towards their mother for the pain and tears she caused them. The second verse describes the singer's desire for revenge on those who burned their mother alive. The chorus, "Am I evil? Yes I am," represents the singer's internal struggle with their own morality and whether seeking vengeance makes them a bad person. The final verse describes the singer's willingness to take extreme measures to get their revenge, including killing those who wronged them.
Line by Line Meaning
Bet you guys didn't know we wrote that
Making a surprise revelation that the song was written by them
My mother was a witch, she was burned alive.
The singer's mother was accused of being a witch by society, and was punished by being burned alive
Thankless little bitch, for the tears I cried.
The singer blames his mother for not protecting him and causing him emotional pain
Take her down now, don't want to see her face
Blistered and burnt, can't hide my disgrace.
The artist wants to remove the sight of his mother's burnt face, as it reminds him of his shame and embarrassment
Twenty-seven, everyone was nice.
Gotta see 'em pay the price.
See their bodies out on the ice.
Take my time.
The artist has murderous intentions towards a group of people who were kind to him in the past, and plans to kill them slowly and deliberately
Am I evil? Yes I am. (what is it man?)
(Am I evil? yes I am.)
The singer acknowledges and accepts his own evil nature
As I watched my mother die, I lost my head.
Revenge now I sought, to break with my bread.
Taking no chances, you come with me.
I'll split you to the bone, (yeah yeah) help set you free.
The singer became emotionally unstable after his mother's death and is seeking revenge by luring someone else to their death as a form of twisted mercy
ohh yea betcha man
An expression of self-assurance and confidence
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brian Andrew Tatler, Sean Lyndon Harris
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Nino Amora
on No Remorse
im a dieharn fan of metalica