"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Cover of Ride the Lightning
Song by Metallica
from the album Ride the Lightning
Released	November 16, 1984
Recorded	Sweet Silence Studios Copenhagen, Denmark, 1984
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	5:09
Label	Elektra Records
Producer(s)	Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen , Mark Whitaker
Ride the Lightning track listing
"Fight Fire with Fire" "Ride the Lightning" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Fade to Black" "Trapped Under Ice" "Escape" "Creeping Death" "The Call of Ktulu"

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by Metallica, the third track from their second album Ride the Lightning. The song is composed by Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich. The chromatic introduction (which is usually mistaken for an electric guitar) is in fact Cliff Burton playing his bass guitar through distortion and wah-wah. After the introduction, the bass settles into a steady triplet rhythm. Metallica - Ride the Lightning cover. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... For the album by Marshmallow Coast, see Ride the Lightning. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the name of the capital in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish   IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)), at present made up of 16 municipalities. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... Flemming Razz Rasmussen (born in Denmark in 1958) was the engineer and producer of heavy metal act Metallicas albums Ride The Lightning (1984), Master Of Puppets (1986) and . ... Mark Whitaker is the editor of Newsweek since November 1998. ... For the album by Marshmallow Coast, see Ride the Lightning. ... Ride the Lightning is Metallicas second album, released November 16, 1984 on Elektra Records // Impact and Acclaim Though often overshadowed by its groundbreaking predecessor Kill Em All and classic follow-up Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning was the vital bridge between these two albums, pushing the thrash metal... Ride the Lightning is the title track of the 1984 album by heavy metal band Metallica. ... Fade To Black is a song by thrash metal band Metallica. ... Trapped Under Ice is a song by heavy metal band Metallica. ... Creeping Death is a song by Metallica and is the seventh track on their album Ride the Lightning. ... The Call of Ktulu is an instrumental song by the metal band Metallica, inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, particularly The Call of Cthulhu. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... For the album by Marshmallow Coast, see Ride the Lightning. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ...

The song is about a section of the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, where five republican soldiers of the Spanish Civil War attempt to escape the fascists with their stolen horses and are killed by enemy aircraft on a hill on which they were surrounded. For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway. ... Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ... Combatants Spanish Republic CNT-FAI UGT POUM Soviet Union International Brigades Spanish State Falangists Carlists Fascist Italy Nazi Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Casualties Civilians killed/wounded = hundreds of thousands The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April...

The main riff was lifted from Angel Witch's "Angel of Death", where the title of that song is sung in the same rhythm Metallica uses to sing the line "Time marches on". Angel Witch is a British heavy metal band which was assembled in 1977. ...

It also appeared on Metallica's live 1999 Album "S&M" Live, in which Metallica performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Logo. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The live versions of For Whom The Bell Tolls are traditionally started off with a bass solo in memory of Metallica's second bassist Cliff Burton. Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... In music, solo means to play or sing alone. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... Paul Chambers, acclaimed jazz bassist A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

A remix by DJ Spooky appears on the Spawn soundtrack. DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul Miller, 1970), is a Washington DC-born illbient and trip hop musician, turntablist and producer. ... Spawn is a movie adaptation of Todd McFarlanes creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. ...

A song by W.A.S.P. which appears as a bonus track on "The Headless Children" also shares the same name. This article is about the band. ... The Headless Children is the fourth album by W.A.S.P., released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). ...

A song by The Bloodhound Gang called "Mope" features the chromatic introduction riff in a part of the song. The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock/hip-hop band with a punk-influenced sound. ...

The same riff is also used in another song by Bloodhound Gang the song is titled "packman on crack" The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock/hip-hop band with a punk-influenced sound. ...

The song is played on third down when the opposing team has the ball at Rutgers Stadium, home of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Dronesters Sunn O))) recorded a loose cover of the song on their album Flight of the Behemoth, entitled "F.W.T.B.T (I Dream of Lars Ulrich Being Thrown Through the Bus Window Instead of My Mystikal Master Kliff Burton).", the spelling of "Kliff" is a reference to the metal term Kvlt. Sunn O))) (pronounced simply sun) is an American drone metal band, in its broadest sense; however, it incorporates elements of the dark ambient, metal and drone doom genres as well. ... Flight of the Behemoth is the third album by Sunn O))). The band began taking a more experimental approach with this album, collaborating with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, who remixed tracks 3 and 4, and using drums and vocals on FWTBT. FWTBT is actually a cover of Metallicas For... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ...

The intro is played at Dolphins Stadium when the Florida Marlins introduce the staring players before the game. Dolphin Stadium (originally named Dolphin Stadium, later named Joe Robbie Stadium and then briefly Pro Player Park before becoming Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium and now back to the orginal name as Dolphin Stadium) is an American football and baseball stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (a suburb of Miami... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5 42 (neither for a Marlins player) Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) also known as Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006) also known as Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) also known as...