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)
The More I See
Metallica Lyrics
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Pain suffering and misery
The more I see the more I see
The less the less I believe
From where I stand I see
Hate violence and war
The less the less I believe
The more I see the more I see
The less the less I believe
(I believe)
(From where I stand I see
Pain, suffer, and misery)
The more I see (the more I see)
The less the less I believe
The more I see
The more I see
The more I see, yeah
The more I see, yeah
The more I see, yeah
The less, the less I believe
Thank You
The lyrics of "The More I See" by Metallica are a powerful commentary on the state of the world today. The song describes the singer's perspective from where he stands, where he sees pain, suffering, misery, hate, violence, and war. The more he sees, the less he believes.
The opening line, "From where I stand I see" conveys the idea that the singer's perspective is limited, both physically and metaphorically. He can only see what is within his line of sight, but he is also confined by his own beliefs and biases. The repetition of "The more I see, the less I believe" emphasizes the growing sense of despair and hopelessness that the singer feels as he witnesses the world's suffering.
The line "The more I see, the less I believe" suggests that the singer is losing faith in humanity as he continues to witness the world's problems. War, violence and hate are not new concepts to humanity, but seeing these things on a daily basis can cause one to feel overwhelmed and powerless.
Overall, "The More I See" is a stark reminder that the human experience is not always uplifting, and that the world can be a dark and difficult place. Metallica's lyrics encourage the listener to confront these harsh realities, rather than turning away.
Line by Line Meaning
From where I stand I see
Observing the world from my viewpoint, I witness
Pain suffering and misery
The agony, anguish and distress that exist
The more I see the more I see
As I observe more, I witness more
The less the less I believe
My trust in humanity dwindles with increased exposure
Hate violence and war
Acts of malice, brutality and conflict
The more I see
With further observation
The more I see
Upon continued contemplation
The more I see, yeah
My perception is ever increasing
The more I see, yeah
My observations accumulate
The more I see, yeah
My perspective expands
The less, the less I believe
My reasoning and reliance on humanity fades
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Nino Amora
on No Remorse
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