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“Hero of the Day” is a song by Metallica on their 1996 album Load. The song was first recorded on December 13 1995, and was the first song on Load to be recorded. The song was also Metallica’s second single release off of the album. A promotional video for the track was also filmed. It became their second consecutive number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It is one of the few Metallica songs written primarily in a major key.
The demo for the song is entitled “Mouldy” due to the main riff of this song being on a demo tape for many years. The demo was recorded on December 8, 1994, one of the earliest demo recordings for the Load sessions.
The song was played live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Michael Kamen), which is recorded on the album S&M.
The demo for the song is entitled “Mouldy” due to the main riff of this song being on a demo tape for many years. The demo was recorded on December 8, 1994, one of the earliest demo recordings for the Load sessions.
The song was played live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Michael Kamen), which is recorded on the album S&M.
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saulov8 wrote:
this one is in my top10 list, for sure!
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empjori wrote:
So 90's, but so very good!
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LeereWorte wrote:
one of their best...
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kozkon wrote:
a Perfect song. flawless
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bleakaffinity wrote:
their best post ajfa song. i really like the video for this too.
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doom777 wrote:
pretty good!
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Andificus wrote:
Favorite Metallica song by far. Always will be... especially since nothing but crap has been coming from them lately.
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vx_GASMAN wrote:
This song is pretty! I like.
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NightBeast666 wrote:
Perfect song! One of the many I just adore on Load! Hugely underrated!
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MysticEnergy wrote:
S&M version!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Song, in S&M is fantastic!!!!
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Caspiannnnn wrote:
great song on a very underrated album. Excellent vocals, build is great.. Definitely a song that deserves more praise.
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unbreakable- wrote:
I LOVE this song.
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Ferdie88 wrote:
S&M version is great, the other versions: not so
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hayquestarloco wrote:
good song, but no metallica, its suckallica
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MusicxxAddicted wrote:
everyone who says he vid sucks, look up an AMV on youtube, it's totally awesome :') love the song, and the meaning ^^
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tihsymtae wrote:
It's alright. But I agree with others: the video sucks.
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yomanhiphopper wrote:
<3
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Daddoman wrote:
I like this song... but this is not Metallica - sound!
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BingoMion wrote:
mama they try and break me.. so true
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authgoe wrote:
perfect
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