Fade to Black (song)

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Song From Ride the Lightning
Album by Metallica
Released	November 16, 1984
Recorded	Sweet Silence Studios Copenhagen, Denmark, 1984
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	47:47
Label	Elektra Records
Producer(s)	Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen , Mark Whitaker
Tracks
Fight Fire with Fire (4:45) Ride the Lightning (6:41) For Whom the Bell Tolls (5:09) Fade to Black (6:59) Trapped Under Ice (4:08) Escape (4:24) Creeping Death (6:35) The Call of Ktulu (8:55)

"Fade To Black" is a song by thrash metal band Metallica. The song was recorded for their second album, Ride the Lightning (1984). The lyrical theme is about a person who has decided to commit suicide. It was written after almost all of their equipment was stolen at a concert in Boston, including a very rare amplifier.

It was the first "soft" song that Metallica released. It begins with a acoustic guitar introduction and becomes progressively heavier as the song goes on but still including acoustic sections.

Since its release, "Fade To Black" has been a fan favorite and a fixture in Metallica's live performances.

The song is credited to Hetfield / Ulrich / Burton / Hammett.

See also

• Heavy metal music
• Metallica
• List of songs about suicide

 

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