When the censorship thing started, that was one of the songs they tried to attack. But we also got hundreds of letters from kids telling us how they related to the song and that it made them feel better.” Hetfield also spoke about the track in a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, stating that ““Fade to Black” got good and bad response.

It’s a suicide song, and we got a lot of flak for it, as if kids were killing themselves because of the song.

I was pretty depressed at the time because our gear had just been stolen, and we had been thrown out of our manager’s house for breaking shit and drinking his liquor cabinet dry. I wrote the song at a friend’s house in New Jersey. You could hear every squeak, so I had to be careful. It was pretty much our first ballad, so we knew it would freak people out… Recording that song, I learned how frustrating acoustic guitar can be. James Hetfield (lead vocalist/guitarist in Metallica) commented on the song in a interview with Guitar World in 1991: “That song was a big step for us. The tracks tell the story of a man who wants to commit suicide. “Fade to Black” was written and produced by all members of Metallica, as well as producer Flemming Rasmussen helping with the production. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us.“Fade to Black” is the fourth track from American heavy metal band Metallica and their 1984 album “Ride the Lightning”. All submitted reviews become the licensed property of Sheet Music Plus and are subject to all laws pertaining thereto.If you have any suggestions or comments on the guidelines, please email us. We cannot post your review if it violates these guidelines.Avoid disclosing contact information (email addresses, phone numbers, etc.), or including URLs, time-sensitive material or alternative ordering information.Please do not use inappropriate language, including profanity, vulgarity, or obscenity.

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