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Metallica Does the Tenth Plague

April 1, 2019 by James Young 1 Comment

Heavy metal, as a genre, often gets a bad rap for being nothing but screaming and guitar riffs.  As I’ve alluded to when discussing several other bands, there’s often a lot of higher concept work involved.  As one of the undisputed “Masters of Metal,” it’s pretty much unsurprising that Metallica has quite a few songs that deal with particular topics, covering everything from the ravages of war (“One”) to suicide (“Fade to Black”).  However, one of their classics stems from when Metallica got a little Biblical…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAOMEqMXiXI?start=41&w=560&h=315]

Filed Under: Music Monday Tagged With: Music to Write By

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  1. Exodus and Metal… – Colfax Den says:
    September 2, 2019 at 5:35 am

    […] So fans of the blog may remember I’ve mentioned how heavy metal lends itself well to certain historical events.  You know, things like Biblical Plagues. […]

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