Metallica's Legendary Seek and Destroy Performance

"Seek & Destroy" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica and the ninth track from their debut studio album, Kill 'Em All (1983). It was also featured on the demo No Life 'Til Leather. It was the first song the band recorded in a studio. "Seek & Destroy" has been frequently performed at the group's concerts since its live debut in 1982 and had been Metallica's closing song from the Madly in Anger with the World Tour to the Metallica By Request Tour. It is the third-most performed song in the band's history, having been played 1,525 times as of October 2019, behind only "Creeping Death" (1,533) and "Master of Puppets" (1,670).
During the 2004 documentary film about Metallica, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, the song is used when footage of the band down the years is shown highlighting the progression in the group's appearance and sound over time. In AOL Radio's list of the 10 Best Metallica Songs, "Seek & Destroy" was ranked at number 4, and Allmusic's Steve Huey chose the song as an AMG Track Pick from Kill 'Em All.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel.
The song is about feeling the urge to kill, but not literally doing it. During the Kill 'Em All for One Tour, Hetfield would jokingly say that it was about hunting. It is said to be heavily influenced by the Diamond Head song "Dead Reckoning". The first three mini-solos are derived from the song "Princess of the Night" by Saxon. Metallica added the final solo. Since the song's debut on Kill 'Em All, Hammett has apologized for the unusual pitch of the string bend which occurs at 3:47 to 3:48, during the solo. It is, in fact, a mistake or "bum note"
The song has become a fan favorite and has been played at virtually every Metallica concert since the band's inception. It is usually played as a closing number for its live performances since the Madly in Anger with the World tour, with Hetfield often asking the audience to sing along with him; he shouts "Searching," and they shout "Seek and destroy!" During the Wherever We May Roam Tour, "Seek & Destroy" was played with Jason Newsted singing vocals; however, at the end of the song, the band would commence in a jam for nearly seven minutes until Hetfield took the microphone and continually had the audience sing the lines "Seek and destroy!".He also went to the edge of the barriers holding off the crowd and got them to sing the lines individually. The song length went from an average of seven minutes to an average of 16 to 20 minutes for the elongated concert version of the Black Album tour.
During the Shit Hits the Sheds Tour in 1994, the song would be introduced as a new song that Newsted wrote and would include an extended jam, that would include one of the main riffs of "The Outlaw Torn". From 2004 to 2015, it became a regular closing song at the end of the band's set. From 1983 to 1994, the song was played in E standard tuning. From 1995 to 2000 and for two shows in 2002 and 2013, respectively, it was played in E flat tuning. It was played in D standard tuning from 2000 to 2015. Starting again in 2015, it was played in E flat tuning. When played live, Hetfield (in the past also Newsted) often changes the beginning lyrics "in the city tonight" by replacing "the city" with the name of the town in which they are performing.[
Since 2004, bassist Robert Trujillo has done a spinning technique with his bass guitar after the guitar solo of the song before the last verse.
Notably, Seek & Destroy was the last song ever played at Nürburgring before the location of the Rock am Ring festival was moved elsewhere.
James Hetfield - vocals, rhythm guitar
Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
Cliff Burton - bass
Lars Ulrich - drums
Seek and Destroy (с англ. - «Ищи и уничтожай») - песня метал-группы Metallica, девятая в их дебютном альбоме Kill 'Em All. Она одна из самых исполняемых песен группы. На декабрь 2018 года она была сыграна 1530 раз в ходе их концертов.
В списке лучших песен группы, созданном AOL Radio, Seek and Destroy заняла четвёртое место[2], а Allmusic выбрали её как AMG Track Pick на альбоме Kill 'Em All.
Песня об ощущении желания убить, но не делая этого. В ходе тура Kill 'Em All for One Джеймс Хэтфилд шутливо сказал, что она об охоте. Песня создана под сильным влиянием композиции Dead Reckoning группы Diamond Head. Первые три мини-соло образованы под впечатлением Princess of the Night группы Saxon. Metallica добавила последнее соло. На живых выступлениях перед последним соло вставку играет Хэтфилд. Со времени дебюта песни на Kill 'Em All, Хэмметт извиняется за необычную высокую ноту на моменте с 3:47 до 3:48 в ходе соло. Это действительно ошибка.
На живых выступлениях 1992-1993 годов вокальные партии вместо Хэтфилда исполнял Джейсон Ньюстед.
Участники записи
Джеймс Хэтфилд: гитара, вокал
Ларс Ульрих: барабаны
Кирк Хэмметт: гитара
Клифф Бёртон: бас-гитара