Metallica Is An American Heavy Metal Band. The Band Was Formed In 1981 In Los Angeles By Vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield And Drummer Lars Ulrich And Has Been Based In San Francisco For Most Of Its Career. The Band's Fast Tempos Instrumentals And Aggressive Musicianship Made Them One Of The Founding "big Four" Bands Of Thrash Metal Alongside Megadeth Anthrax And Slayer. Metallica's Current Lineup Comprises Founding Members And Primary Songwriters Hetfield And Ulrich Longtime Lead Guitarist Kirk Hammett And Bassist Robert Trujillo. Read More On Last.Fm
"Sad But True" Is A Heavy Metal Song Recorded By Metallica For Their Fifth Studio Album Metallica. The Song Was Released As The Album's Fifth Single In Mid-1992. It Is One Of Metallica's First Attempts At Tuning Down Guitars In This Case Tuning Down To D Standard. They Would Use This Tuning Later On Their Cover Of "Whiskey In The Jar" From Garage Inc. And Would Utilize Drop C Tuning D Standard With The Bottom String Tuned Another Full Step On St. Anger. In 2004 Guitar Player Listed James Hetfield's Tone Most Likely Produced By An ESP Guitar Driving A Mesa Boogie Amplifier As One Of The "50 Greatest Tones Of All Time." 1 The Lyrical Theme Of This Song Is Dissociative Identity Disorder And Schizophrenia Inspired By The 1978 Anthony Hopkins Film Magic. James Hetfield Sings From The Point Of View Of An Evil Personality. Citation Needed "Sad But True" Is One Of Six Singles From Metallica. The Song Was Included On Metallica's Live Collaboration With The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Michael Kamen Entitled S&M As Well As Their 1993 Box Set Live Shit Binge & Purge.