Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in L… Read Full Bio ↴Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from the band, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.

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)

Cure
Metallica Lyrics

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The man takes another bullet
He keeps them all within
He must seek no matter how it hurts
So don't fool again

He thinks the answer is cold and in his hand
He takes his medicine
The man takes another bullet

Yeah, he's been fooled again

Uncross your arms
Take and throw 'em to the cure, say
I do believe
Uncross your arms now, take 'em to and say
I do believe
Yeah, I do believe

Yeah, the lies tempt her and she follows
Again she lets him in
She must believe to fill the hollow
She's been fooled again

Uncross your arms
Take and throw 'em to the cure, say
I do believe
Uncross your arms now, take 'em to and say
I do believe
Oh yeah, I do believe, yeah yeah, oh

Betting on the cure
It must get better than this
Betting on the cure
Yeah, everyone's gotta have the sickness
'Cause everyone seems to need the cure
Precious cure

Betting on the cure
'Cause it must get better than this
Betting on the cure
Yeah, everyone's got to have the sickness
'Cause everyone seems to need the cure
Yeah, precious cure

I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe
I do believe, I do believe, I do believe

Betting on the cure
Yeah, it must get better than this
Need to feel secure
Yeah, it's gotta get better than this, this, this
It must get better than this
Betting on the cure
Everyone's got to have the sickness

'Cause everyone seems to need the cure
I do believe, I do believe, I do believe

Overall Meaning

The song "Cure" by Metallica talks about the never-ending cycle of hurt, pain, and healing. The man in the song keeps taking more bullets, which of course, is a metaphor for enduring pain. These lines perfectly portray the central idea of the song: "The man takes another bullet, he keeps them all within, he must seek no matter how it hurts, so don't fool again." The man in the song has suffered so much pain that he believes that the answer and the cure to his pain are cold and within his hand, so he keeps taking the medication, but in reality, he is just being fooled again.

The song also talks about a woman whose lies tempt her, and she keeps falling for the same trap again and again. She wants to fill the void within her, but she ends up getting fooled yet again. The repeated lines "Betting on the cure, everyone's gotta have the sickness, ‘cause everyone seems to need the cure" puts the idea that even though seeking a cure for the pain is a cyclic and neverending process, but we are all betting on the cure because we need it, and we all seem to have a sickness that we need to cure.

Overall, the song "Cure" is an excellent portrayal of the everlasting cycle of pain and healing. Metallica perfectly captures the essence of how we all need the cure and the inevitable struggle to find it.

Line by Line Meaning

The man takes another bullet
The person endures yet another setback

He keeps them all within
He internalizes all of his pain

He must seek no matter how it hurts
He must continue his pursuit despite the hardship

So don't fool again
He reminds himself to avoid past mistakes

He thinks the answer is cold and in his hand
He believes that the solution is simple and under his control

He takes his medicine
He accepts the treatment he needs, no matter how unpleasant

He's been fooled again
Despite his best efforts, he has fallen victim to deception once more

Uncross your arms
Be open and receptive

Take and throw 'em to the cure, say... I do believe
Express your faith and trust in the healing process

The lies tempt her she follows
She is easily swayed by falsehoods

Again she lets him in
She allows herself to be hurt by the same person yet again