For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)
1984 Metallica song
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1984 Thrash metal song by rock band Metallica from their second album Ride the Lightning. The song's name comes from Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel of the same name.
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Metallica | ||||
| from the album Ride the Lightning | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | February 20 – March 14, 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence (Copenhagen, Denmark) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
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| Label | Elektra | |||
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In pop culture change
- The song was featured in the opening credits of the movie ''Zombieland''.
- It is played when the NFL's Chicago Bears score a touchdown.
- The song is used in the trailer for the video game Gaia: Honor and Vengeance.
- The song is played near the start of 2019 movie Triple Frontier[2]
- A Japanese cover of the song is played in episode 6 of the 2023 Netflix series, Blue Eye Samurai.
References change
- ↑ Joel McIver (2009). To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton. Jawbone Press. p. 119. ISBN 9781906002244. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Triple Frontier (film)", Wikipedia, 2022-10-19, retrieved 2022-11-22
