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
"Hit The Lights" Is The First Track On The Album. It Was The First Song That Hetfield And Ulrich Worked On When Forming Metallica. Early Versions Of The Song Can Be Heard On 1982's Metal Massacre Compilation Of Unsigned Metal Bands As Well As Its Subsequent Re-Issue And The Group's First Demo No Life 'Til Leather. The Demo's Title Happens To Come From The First Line Of The Song. Hetfield Had Brought The Majority Of The Song To Ulrich From His Old Band Leather Charm And The Two Worked Out Different Arrangements. This Was One Of Only A Handful Of Songs That Were Performed Live With Mustaine As The Lead Guitarist. In The Instrumental Interlude In The Latter Half Of The Song A Guitar Riff Can Be Heard That Queen Originally Used In Their Song Great King Rat And Later Stone Cold Crazy. Metallica Would Later Cover The Latter Song. The Lyrical Theme Of The Song Is About Performing Live Traveling On The Road And Living A "heavy Metal" Lifestyle. The Song Was Covered By Black Tide On Their Debut Album Light From Above. The Song Is Included On The Music Game Guitar Hero Metallica.