This Day In History: Metallica performs a show in Antarctica on this day in 2013, making them the first band to perform on all 7 continents.
Their music is also played in Afghanistan to repel the Taliban.
Their song Creeping Death is a tale about the Egyptian Plague.
They are often praised by non-rock musicians for the sheer difficulty of playing their music. One of their most difficult songs, Master of Puppets, which is 8 straight minutes at 210 BPM, with singing at the same time. The song features time signature changes (4/4, 5/4,2/4,5/8) while most songs have a single time signature — often 4/4. The rhythm section requires traveling the fretboard in a way that a simple song doesn't.
Most who try to replicate their music complain of wrist and arm fatigue. Master of Puppets is the first metal recording to be preserved in the National Recording Registry by the United States Library of Congress.
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