My five - Debanjan Dutta

Metallica For Whom The Bell Tolls The third track from Metallica’s second album Ride the Lightning. Composed by Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich, the lyrics are based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel of the same name. The chromatic introduction, often mistaken for an electric guitar, is in fact Cliff Burton playing his bass guitar through distortion and wah-wah. The intro was written by Burton before joining Metallica; Burton first played it in a 12-minute jam at a battle of the bands with his first band Agents of Misfortune. The guitars and bass in the song are tuned slightly sharper than standard on this performance (and sharper than the other tracks on the album). Iron Maiden Rime of the Ancient Mariner This song is from the hit album Powerslave released in 1984, which also features other hits like Aces High and... [read full story]                    

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