While the song is laid back in terms of the music, the lyrical content has caused some controversy over the years. Sign In/Out My Music My Account My Favorites My Cart.
Written at a time when Hetfield and the gang were obsessing over death, the lyrics portray a man contemplating suicide, before eventually ending his life. Quick Search Song Title Musician/Artist/Composer Product Number. Many parents and critics chided Metallica for tackling such a subject in one of their songs, but the band fired back that they had received countless fan letters saying that the song helped people deal with difficult times in their lives. Regardless, the song was a lightning rod for criticism, one that would brand Metallica as the bad boys of late ‘80s metal. The song also caused a riot in Montreal during the 1992 Guns n Roses/Metallica tour. During the song, Hetfield missed his stage cue and stepped right into the path of a giant flame, causing him serious pain and burns over most of his arm. On this page you will find the Guitar Pro tab for the song Fade To Black by Metallica, which has been downloaded 87,590 times. After the incident, Guns n Roses refused to play, inciting a riot that spilled out into the streets of Montreal, where several cars were overturned and burned, and police arrested dozens of concert goers turned rioters.
