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[[:Template:Infobox SingBold textle]] "Battery" is the opening track of Metallica's 1986 album Master of Puppets. As with the opening track from Ride the Lightning, Battery begins with a slow, clean guitar part. In this case, as many as four acoustic guitars are layered harmonically before the drums and bass come in with distorted guitars playing a more melodic version of the acoustic part. This lasts until 1:06, when the guitars cut into a very fast minimalist thrash metal riff that is the basis for the rest of the song. In live concerts, the beginning is not played by the band but instead the actual recording is used (recently dropped 1/2 step in key, since the band tunes 1/2 step down). Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...
See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ...
For the Metallica song of the same name, see Master of Puppets (song). ...
For the album by Marshmallow Coast, see Ride the Lightning (Marshmallow Coast album). ...
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by the high speed and aggression. ...
In keeping with the general "control" theme of Master of Puppets, the lyrics of "Battery" discuss the control that anger can have over one's behavior. The title refers to "battery" in the sense of "assault and battery", as shown by these lyrics: "Smashing through the boundaries / Lunacy has found me / Cannot stop the battery". The song is an indirect tribute to the Old Waldorf Club in San Francisco on Battery street.[1] This article is about the emotion. ...
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Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (actual physical violence). ...
A lunatic (colloquially: loony) is a pejorative term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable. ...
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"Battery" is still an almost constant part of the band's live set list, frequently as the opening or closing song. In some cases, it is also used as a song before the intermission. When played, the song may stop before the interlude, and James asks the crowd "Are you alive?... How does it feel to be alive?" and followed by the solo played by Kirk Hammett. Set List by The Frames was recorded live in Dublin in November 2002. ...
James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ...
Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the band Metallica. ...
In the live version of the song played on the Live Shit: Binge & Purge album, intros to the songs "No Remorse", "Ride the Lightning", and "So What?" are played in the song. When performed with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999, the intro up to the thrash riff was instead played by string players in the symphony, utilizing pizzicato in the beginning (the original acoustic) then with bows for the rest. Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993) is Metallicas live album containing 3 CDs and 2 VHS tapes (new version: 2 DVDs) from concerts in Mexico City, Seattle and San Diego. ...
No Remorse is the eighth track on Metallicas 1983 album Kill Em All. ...
Ride the Lightning is the title track of the 1984 album by heavy metal band Metallica. ...
So What is the third album by Joe Walsh, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) is a leading orchestra based in San Francisco, California. ...
Jazz bass is played almost exclusively in pizzicato. ...
Covers
- This song was covered by the band Machine Head for Kerrang!'s Master of Puppets: Remastered, and is also included as a bonus track on some versions of their album The Blackening.
- The song was also covered by the a cappella metal band Van Canto on their debut album "A Storm To Come".
- On "Animetal Rebirth Heroes", Animetal uses the riff for "Battery" throughout the entire song "Touch" with some changes in between.
- This song was covered by the band Ensiferum for EvIL Ultimate Metal Covers No. 55. It was also featured on the single Tale of Revenge.
- This song was covered by Eric AK (Flotsam & Jetsam), Dave Lombardo, Mike Clark, and Robert Trujillo for Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica. Dave Lombardo would play the song with Metallica on stage when Lars Ulrich missed the 2004 Download Festival, and Robert Trujillo would become a member of Metallica in 2003.
- Has also been covered by metal band BLAKK TOTEMMegadeth (incorrectly thought to have been done by Pete Blakk`s bandBlakk Totem)Pete Blakk formerly guitarist of King Diamond.
- The song "The Bitter End" from Sum 41 is very close to the song, having similar chord patterns and the same song structure, specifically the first guitar solo after the first verse and chorus, as well as the slower riffs leading up to the second solo.
// In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...
This article is about the band. ...
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The Blackening is the sixth studio album from Oakland-based thrash metal band Machine Head. ...
This article is about the vocal technique. ...
Van Canto is an a cappella metal band from Germany. ...
Animetal ) is a Japanese novelty heavy metal band who specialize in metal covers of the theme songs of classic and modern Japanese anime and tokusatsu television series. ...
// In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...
Ensiferum (Latin ensÄfÄ•rum (neuter adjective) meaning sword bearing) is a Viking / Folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. ...
Tale of Revenge is a single release by the folk metal band Ensiferum. ...
// In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...
Dave Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a heavy metal drummer born in Havana, Cuba. ...
Mike Clark is an American heavy metal and punk rock guitarist. ...
Roberto Trujillo [Pronounced Troo-Hee-Yoh] (born on October 24, 1962[1]) is a bassist who played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbournes band before joining Metallica in 2003. ...
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ...
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. ...
References - ^ "Battery" song info at Encyclopedia Metallica
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