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The Thing That Should No Be is the third track off Metallica’s 1986 album Master of Puppets.
The song, keeping the general control theme of the album, discusses the story of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft, with Cthulhu being the focus of the song and documenting his control over his follows. The song also takes lyrical inspiration from lines in Lovecraft’s book Necronomicon. Musically the song is a marked contrast from the rest of the songs on the album, being slower and having a subdued intensity.
The song, keeping the general control theme of the album, discusses the story of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft, with Cthulhu being the focus of the song and documenting his control over his follows. The song also takes lyrical inspiration from lines in Lovecraft’s book Necronomicon. Musically the song is a marked contrast from the rest of the songs on the album, being slower and having a subdued intensity.
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CsemTam wrote:
Eeeeeevil!
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VIsForViking wrote:
@BFD says the one with the Blind Guardian avatar
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Nazyl wrote:
I think S&M is very great Better than studio's songs ;) Nazyl wave you dude ! :D
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BFD31095 wrote:
This is boring. Very boring. Insanely boring. I think this is boring. Very boring. Like, very boring. It just doesn't get more boring than this. And very repetitive too. Boring and repetitive. Very boring and repetitive. Insanely boring and repetitive. How come no one thinks this is boring? And repetitive? I mean, this is so boring. And repetitive.
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hammerstrikebg wrote:
S&M version is even more epic than studio. [2]
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alskiyevski wrote:
Hybrid children watch the sea / pray for father roaming free. My favourite Metallica song, and the song that got me into Lovecraft. Love it. Lovecraft'd headbang to this.
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kirczek wrote:
Genius solo...
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PvtShinjiIkari wrote:
S&M version is even more epic than studio.
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MinaseTaki wrote:
The guitar solo reminds me of Candlemass very much. The whole song does, actually. Just not as good...in fact, it's quite boring overall.
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Pfoali wrote:
love it
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henry_hudson wrote:
les rocks this song.
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MustaineSixx wrote:
Not dead which eternal lies
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acmilan1 wrote:
IMMORTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!
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ilovemusix wrote:
Dark Deception Kills The Light!
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greatezalor wrote:
BEAST !
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Matheus_Satch wrote:
what kind of mesa/boogie they used in master of puppets album
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EviLHeRo191 wrote:
Love this song! My dancing Rick Astely dances quite well to this song!
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Timitzi wrote:
Amazing song, their heaviest and really evil atmosphere
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JimKnopf- wrote:
lol @DarkDesertEagle. This song's solo kicks ass BIGTIME.
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Lemminkainenf wrote:
Totally agreed !!!!!!!!!!!!! S&M version rules as hell !!!!!!!!
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