Fade To Black
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"Fade To Black" is the fourth track on the 1984 album Ride The Lightning. It was the first "ballad" by Metallica. The song begins with clean acoustic guitar, soon joined by melodic guitar solo and progressively becoming heavier.
The lyrics deal with suicide and were inspired by feelings of sadness and depression when Metallica's gear was stolen after a gig in Boston in the early 1984.
Jason Newsted, the long time bassist, played "Fade To Black" during his very last performance as a member of Metallica at My VH-1 Music Awards in November 2000.
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