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Life is for my own to live my own way

"Escape" is the sixth track off of Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning. The song is notorious for being one of the band's most hated songs, because the record company had forced them to write something more radio friendly. Metallica refused to ever play it live, until 2012 at Orion Music Festival, when they were playing the album in its entirety. Drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about the song in an issue of Metal Hammer, stating: "It’s become this folklore that I hate “Escape.” It’s not true! It was the last song that was written for the Ride the L… read more
"Escape" is the sixth track off of Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning. The song is notorious for being one of the ban… read more
"Escape" is the sixth track off of Metallica's second studio album, Ride the Lightning. The song is notorious for being one of the band's most hated songs, because th… read more

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Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and later based primarily in San Francisco. The band is regarded as one of the leading acts in thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Its core lineup has long consisted of Hetfield, Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. Former members include Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth, and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, and Jason Newsted. The band achieved early commercial success with its third albu… read more
Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and later based primarily in San Francisco. The ban… read more
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