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Metallica – Trapped Under Ice (4:05)

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“Trapped Under Ice” - song by American thrash metal band Metallica which appears on their album “Ride the Lightning” from 1984.

The song is 4:03 minutes long and is the shortest on the album, its composers are James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. Inspiration to write the text of the song was the work of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The text is written in first person who talks about what horror he is going through being trapped under the ice.

This is one of the few songs from the album “Ride the Lightning” which contains rapidly changing rhythms of songs in the style of previous album by Metallica, “Kill ‘Em All”. This is also one of the rarely played songs by Metallica at concerts.

Riff, which is heard at the beginning of the song was created by Kirk Hammett, when he was still a member of Exodus. He played the riff in demo song called “Impaler” (which was later transformed and enclosed on the Exodus album, “Tempo of the Damned”).
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  • Ride the Lightning
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  • Sucking My Love
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  • Ride The Lightning (UK Version)
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  • POOlgie

    I heard that this song is about Batman & Robin the movie. Speculation?

    Thursday evening

  • Kuroishi_x

    I don't why people see this track as a filler -.-'' this song is awesome =D

    last week

  • megadave70

    This is when loving Metallica actually meant something!!

    last week

  • JHnMan

    @darkcecil13 Escape is the only song from RTL that they haven't played live, but not for long

    last month

  • vehelits

    @darkcecil13 they don't play it live because they played it live once already and put it on a disc! 8D

    March 2012

  • GolyJelen

    @darkcecil13 U sure? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuc6Q100J8g&feature=fvst

    March 2012

  • GolyJelen

    Kill em All + Ride the Lighting = pure epicness

    March 2012

  • jbbassomatic

    Such a killer track!!!

    March 2012

  • darkcecil13

    one of their bests, yet they never play it live :(

    February 2012

  • xSaladfingersx

    REAL Metallica.

    February 2012

  • GolyJelen

    The best Metallca's album

    February 2012

  • SLivik

    amazing solo!

    December 2011

  • Frankenboo

    Fav track on this album by far

    December 2011

  • KChippie1

    This Is When They THRASHED! Sold Out after Black Album

    November 2011

  • dAziks

    Appereantly Metallicas was used to be better than any thrash metal band. Too bad they decided to make crap.

    November 2011

  • Metalknight88

    thrash killer!!!

    October 2011

  • Joizo

    Austrian Death Machine made good cover from this.

    August 2011

  • lee-olphert

    Always forget the power of this track ...thrashy as fuck

    July 2011

  • Gabriel_Opeth

    Epic!

    July 2011

  • tmeriam

    My absolute favorite Metallica song (and I love Metallica). Should be Bear Grylls' theme song.

    June 2011
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