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   Enter Sandman

   After building again to a chorus, the song starts to fade out while the band plays the same riffs as the buildup intro in reverse order. ... "Enter Sandman" has been played in almost every Metallica live performance since its release.
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   Death Magnetic

   On April 6, Lars Ulrich revealed that the band had composed "six to seven" songs, (except for vocals), from their findings of the riff tapes recording during pre-sets of the Madly in Anger with the World Tour. ... To the surprise of fans, Metallica played "The Other New Song" once again on June 29, 2007 in Bilbao, Spain.
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   …And Justice for All (album)

   On June 28, 2007, Metallica played the title track for the first time since October 1989, in Lisbon on the first show of their Sick of the Studio '07 tour and made it a set-fixture for the remainder of that routing. ... Along with "Dyers Eve", "To Live Is to Die" is one of the most demanded songs to be played live of Metallica's catalogue, it is unknown if Metallica will play this song live, due to the song being made up of deceased bassist Cliff Burton's final riff tapes.
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   Black Sabbath

   "The Mob Rules" The opening riff and verse of The Mob Rules. ... At the awards ceremony Metallica played two Black Sabbath songs, "Hole in the Sky" and "Iron Man" in tribute to the band.
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   Master of Puppets

   To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, Metallica played the album in its entirety on their Escape from the Studio '06 tour, for the first time ever at the Rock am Ring festival on June 3, 2006. ... Former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine has long claimed to have written the riff for "Leper Messiah".
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   Heavy metal music

   Metallica, performing in 2003 ... Heavy metal riffs are frequently constructed over a persistent repeating note played on the low strings of the bass or rhythmic guitar, most usually on the E, A, and D strings.
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   Metallica (album)

   Entertainment Weekly (8/16/91) - "Rock's preeminent speed-metal cyclone...Metallica may have invented a new genre: progressive thrash." - Rating: B+
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   Kirk Hammett

   He played on Exodus' 1982 Demo. ... The bridge for "Creeping Death" was originally an Exodus riff that Hammett took with him to Metallica.
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   Battery (song)

   When performed with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999, the intro up to the thrash riff was instead played by string players in the symphony, utilizing pizzicato in the beginning (the original acoustic) then with bows for the rest. ... Metallica songs
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    For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)

    A song by The Bloodhound Gang called "Mope" features the chromatic introduction riff in the chorus of the song. ... | Metallica singles chronology |

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• Enter Sandman,
• Death Magnetic,
• …And Justice for All (album),
• Black Sabbath,
• Master of Puppets,
• Heavy metal music,
• Metallica (album),
• Kirk Hammett,
• Battery (song),
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)