AUTOGRAPHED METALLICA CREEPING DEATH RECORD ALBUM COVR

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 AUTOGRAPHED METALLICA CREEPING DEATH RECORD ALBUM COVER

SELLER WAS NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF AUTOGRAPH THEREFORE DOES NOT GURANTEE AUTHENTICITY OF THE AUTOGRAPH, BUT IS SAID TO BE AUTHENTIC BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT RECORD SHOPS.

THE CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM COVER IS NOT THE GREATEST AS SEEN IN BELOW PHOTOS, BUT DOES HAVE VALUE DUE TO THE AUTOGRAPHS.

DOES NOT INCLUDE RECORD, ALBUM COVER ONLY

ALBUM COVER IS SIGNED BY ALL FOUR BAND MEMBERS

Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Cliff Burton
Lars Ulrich

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ALBUM

"Creeping Death" is a song by Metallica and is the seventh track on their 1984 album Ride the Lightning. Written from the perspective of the Angel of Death it describes the Plague of the Firstborn (Exodus 12:29). "Creeping Death" is 6 minutes and 36 seconds long and is also Metallica's most frequently played song, having been played over 1100 times since 1983, more than any other Metallica song.[1] It stands as a classic example of the band's thrash style, albeit slower than the Kill 'Em All material. The middle section, based around ominous chants of "Die!" set to a perilous phrygian-mode chord progression, is a fan participation staple during Metallica shows.

It was released as a single in 1984 on the Music for Nations label in the UK and France. The b-sides were the cover songs "Am I Evil?" (originally by Diamond Head) and "Blitzkrieg" (originally by Blitzkrieg). Together these covers were known as Garage Days Revisited, which set the stage for Metallica's next cover record, the Garage Days Re-Revisited EP.

The band was inspired for the song by the second half of the movie The Ten Commandments, which is based upon the Bible tale of the plagues which were bestowed upon the Egyptians. When they watched the movie, bassist Cliff Burton remarked "Whoa - it's like creeping death," a phrase which the other members took a liking to, so they put it as the song title.[2]

Throughout the song, there is mention of more of the ten plagues. In the second verse, four of the ten plagues are mentioned:

It also mentions God in the second verse as well, with "bush of fire." And in the story, Moses sees God in the form of a burning bush.

Burton can be heard roaring the backing vocals during the third chorus, as well as during the bridge. When Jason Newsted joined the band, he often sang the third chorus alone in live performances, as well as the first word of every line.

Creeping Death has been covered by many bands, including Bullet for My Valentine, Hiretsukan, Drowning Pool, Machine Head, Apocalyptica, and Stormlord. At the second Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, Sepultura joined Machine Head in a cover of "Creeping Death" as the concert's final act. Bullet for My Valentine also performed a live cover of the song during their UK and Germany tour in spring 2007, and also recently recorded a studio version cover for the Kerrang! Higher Voltage Compilation. The Showdown also did a live rendition of the breakdown part of Creeping Death during a live set on Ozzfest 2007 in Chicago, IL. They combined it with the main riff of "Sad But True", "Cowboys From Hell", the main verse of "Walk", and the intro of "Wherever I May Roam".

"Creeping Death" was featured in an episode of the MTV show Wildboyz.

The middle section of the song was originally written by lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's former band Exodus. Exodus called the song "Die By His Hand", because of the bridge, where they sang "Die by his hand". (Metallica instead sings "Die by my hand".) The song was recorded and released by Exodus as a demo, but never appeared on any album.

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