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Hit the Lights is the first track off of both No Life 'til Leather and Kill 'Em All.
About[]
The first Metallica song ever written, James Hetfield originally wrote the song with his old band Leather Charm, and later, when he formed Metallica with Lars Ulrich, the two worked on the song and arranged it into what eventually became the album version of the song. The song, rather than the darker lyrics of later Metallica songs, has a more positive edge to it. It is about life on the road and living "metal".
Lloyd Grant[]
Lloyd Grant was a Jamaican guitarist that played the second lead on the demo version of "Hit the Lights".
Live[]
- "Hit the Lights" has been performed live 200 times.
- The song was first played live on March 14, 1982, in Anaheim, CA, United States.
- This song was part of their '83 Kill Em' All For One Tour. It was part of their Kill/Ride Medley in '95-'97. It was played on their '02-'03 tour. It has been played on their World Magnetic Tour.
- It was last performed on November 5, 2016, in San José, Costa Rica.
- It is the only song that has been played by each member who has been to Metallica. Apart from James and Lars, it has been played by guitarists Lloyd Grant, Dave Mustaine, and Kirk Hammett and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, Jason Newsted, and Robert Trujillo.
Trivia[]
TBA
Lyrics[]
No life 'til leather
We're gonna kick some ass tonight
We got the metal madness
When our fans start screaming
It's right, well alright
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
We know our fans are insane
We're gonna blow this place away
With volume higher
Than anything today, the only way
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
With all out screaming
We're gonna rip right through your brain
We got the lethal power
It's causing you sweet pain, oh sweet pain
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
Hit the lights
References[]
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Kill 'Em All |
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| Songs | Hit the Lights • The Four Horsemen • Motorbreath • Jump in the Fire • (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth • Whiplash • Phantom Lord • No Remorse • Seek & Destroy • Metal Militia |
| Bonus Tracks | Am I Evil? • Blitzkrieg |
| Members | James Hetfield • Lars Ulrich • Kirk Hammett • Cliff Burton |
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Guitar Hero Metallica |
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| Songs | For Whom the Bell Tolls • The Unforgiven • Nothing Else Matters • Enter Sandman • King Nothing • Sad But True • No Leaf Clover • Orion • Fade to Black • The Memory Remains • Wherever I May Roam • Welcome Home (Sanitarium) • Fuel • Frantic • One • All Nightmare Long • Hit the Lights • Mercyful Fate • Seek & Destroy • Creeping Death • Master of Puppets • Battery • The Shortest Straw • Whiplash • Dyers Eve • Disposable Heroes • Fight Fire with Fire • The Thing That Should Not Be • Broken, Beat & Scarred • Cyanide • My Apocalypse |
| Featured Band Songs | Turn the Page • Tuesday's Gone • Am I Evil? • Stone Cold Crazy |
