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)
Creeping Death
Metallica Lyrics
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You ready my friends
Creeping death!
Come on man
Slaves, Hebrews born to serve, to the pharaoh
Heed, to his every word, live in fear
Wait, something must be done, four hundred years
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one (sing it man)
(So let it be written)
(So let it be done)
(To kill the first born pharaoh son)
I'm creeping death
Now, let my people go, land of Goshen
Go, I will be with thee, bush of fire
Blood, Running red and strong, down the Nile
Plague, Darkness three days long, hail to fire
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one (it's your turn)
(So let it be written)
(So let it be done)
(To kill the first born pharaoh son)
I'm creeping death
Yeah you ought to know by now motherfucker
Yeah friends. We've got ourselves a long noisy night in front of us.
You might as well start making noise now. You're singing
Die, die, die, die
(die, die, die)
Yeah, that's you man, come on!
(Die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die)
Keep it up my friends!
Die by my hand
I creep across the land
Killing first born man (motherfucker)
Die by my hand
I creep across the land
Killing first born man
I, rule the midnight air the destroyer
Born, I shall soon be there, deadly mass
I, creep the steps and floor final darkness
Blood, lambs blood painted door, I shall pass (motherfucker)
So let it be written
So let it be done
I'm sent here by the chosen one
So let it be written
So let it be done
To kill the first born pharaoh son
I'm creeping death
The song "Creeping Death" by the heavy metal band Metallica is based on the biblical story of the Exodus, particularly the part in which God sends ten plagues upon Egypt to force Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. The lyrics describe the events including the Hebrew slaves being forced by the pharaoh to serve him with fear and faith in the unknown deliverer. The chorus repeats the phrase "So let it be written, so let it be done," as the singer is sent by the chosen one to kill the firstborn pharaoh son. The bridge of the song is a call to action for the listeners to join in and sing "die, die, die" before the song's narrator, the "creeping death," ends the firstborns' lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Fuck yeah we're ready
We are excited and eager to proceed.
Slaves, Hebrews born to serve, to the pharaoh
The Hebrew people are enslaved to the pharaoh of Egypt.
Heed, to his every word, live in fear
The Hebrew slaves are forced to obey the pharaoh's every command and live in constant fear.
Faith, of the unknown one, the deliverer
The Hebrews believe in a deliverer who will save them from bondage, even though they do not know who this deliverer is.
Wait, something must be done, four hundred years
The Hebrews have been enslaved for four centuries and something must be done to end their suffering.
So let it be written
Let it be recorded and documented.
So let it be done
Let it be executed and carried out.
I'm sent here by the chosen one (sing it man)
I have been chosen to carry out a mission.
To kill the first born pharaoh son
The mission is to kill the first born son of the pharaoh.
Now, let my people go, land of Goshen
Moses demands that the pharaoh release the Hebrew slaves from bondage and let them go to the land of Goshen.
Go, I will be with thee, bush of fire
God assures Moses that he will be with him and guide him through a burning bush.
Blood, Running red and strong, down the Nile
God sends a plague that turns the Nile river into blood.
Plague, Darkness three days long, hail to fire
God sends multiple plagues to Egypt, including darkness and hail, in order to convince the pharaoh to let Moses and the Hebrews go.
Yeah you ought to know by now motherfucker
The singer is taunting the person he is addressing, implying that they should already understand what is happening.
Die, die, die, die
The singer is encouraging the audience to chant along with him about death.
Keep it up my friends!
The singer likes the audience's response and wants them to continue.
Die by my hand, I creep across the land, Killing first born man (motherfucker)
The singer is personifying the Angel of Death described in the Bible, who kills the first born sons of the Egyptians.
I rule the midnight air the destroyer
The Angel of Death has power over the night.
Born, I shall soon be there, deadly mass
The Angel of Death is coming soon and will bring deadly consequences.
I, creep the steps and floor final darkness
The Angel of Death moves silently and ominously through the darkness.
Blood, lambs blood painted door, I shall pass (motherfucker)
The Angel of Death will pass over the houses of the Hebrews who have painted their doors with lamb's blood, but will kill the first born sons of the Egyptians.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Clifford Lee Burton, James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L. Hammett, Lars Ulrich
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