What you need to know:
Someone with a lot of free time discovered the words most commonly used in Metallica songs. Here we tell you what they are.
Writing a song is not an easy task because not everyone has the ability to express their feelings and thoughts about a personal situation or a specific moment through lyrics. However, There are bands and artists who even seem to have their favorite or “cajon” words after so many years of their career, like Metallica for example.
It’s no secret to anyone that the famous metal group has composed some of the greatest anthems of the genre, because in their discography there are many classics that you surely know even if you are not a fan. And part of their success, beyond creating iconic melodies and musical talent, is that they write lyrics that touch many people.
Have you ever wondered what words are used most often in Metallica’s lyrics? Well, believe it or not, someone – with a lot of free time – had the same doubt and through a post from reddit, I solved this enormous question a few years ago, and the truth is that the results left us blank-eyed.
It turns out that A fan of the band created a graphic with the words that appear most frequently in the texts of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and. Robert Trujillo and recognized that “Never” is the term that occurs most frequently in most of his songs, at 146 times…just like you read it. And of course when you think about it, it all makes sense.
We say it because The word appears in the titles of Metallica songs like “Through the Never” and “The Day That Never Comes” but it can also be found in other songsincluding “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Don’t Tread on Me”, “Whenever i May Roam” and even “Master of Puppets”.
And what other words do they often use to describe all of this?
After “never” The most frequently repeated terms are “see,” “away,” “take,” and “life,” with 127, 124, 95, and 92 times. We can easily classify these words as James Hetfield fillers, don’t you think? Maybe it’s time to give him a dictionary so he can add new phrases to his letters, jiar jiar jiar.
And you might be wondering right now Where do we leave the famous “Yes” that the Metallica frontman always shouts both on albums and live? Well, even if this word is very consistent, even if you don’t believe it, it wasn’t even enough to reach the top 5. But stillBelow we leave you the graphic for you to take a look at.
How are you doing? Did you expect these results or think other words would appear? No doubt The thrash metal band already knows which terms to incorporate into their songs (whether in the title or the lyrics) so that they stay in the memory of everyone who hears them.