METALLICA AND H.P. LOVERCRAFT

THE CALL OF KTULU:

It is an instrumental inspired by the story "The Call Of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. The author is a big influence on Metallica. In the book, the story says that mentioning the name Cthulhu (Verbally or written) will bring him closer. That's why Metallica used the name "Ktulu" and not "Cthulhu" for fear of the beast. This song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton and original Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine.

THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE:

This is based on Cthulhu short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, an early-20th century American writer. These stories depict a certain scary monster dubbed by Lovecraft as the Cthulhu, which is the "Thing That Should Not Be. "The specific story by H.P. Lovecraft that this song references is The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Written in 1936, it was Lovecraft's only story that was released as a book when he was alive. His other short stories were published during his lifetime in a magazine called Weird Tales.

ALL NIGHTMARE LONG:

This song was an attempt to get back to the H.P. Lovecraft mythos with 'Thing That Should Not Be,' 'The Call Of Ktulu.' This was about the hounds of Tindalos, these wolves that hunt through their nightmares and the only way you can get away from them is stay with angels. You can't even escape through sleep. The music video, which does not feature the band, is a mockumentary depicting a sequence of fictional events following the historic 1908 explosion in Tunguska, Siberia. Guitarist Kirk Hammett purchased the original animated film from a Russian fan for $5.

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Henrik Klingenberg: Sonata Arctica Keyboardist

Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg (born October 21, 1978 in Mariehamn Ã…land, Finland) is a keyboardist and singer. He joined Sonata Arctica in late 2002 and currently resides in Kokko L.A, Finland, when not on tour. Keyboardists who have influenced him include Matt Guillory, Kevin Moore, and Jon Lord. He claims that his musical inspiration is pulled from life itself. Career: Henrik plays both a keytar and a normal portable synthesizer in the bands Sonata Arctica and Silent Voices as well as being the vocalist for a Thrash/Groove Metal band called Mental Care Foundation. He has recenlty started a Melodic Death Metal side project called Graveyard Shift with his Sonata Arctica bandmate Jani Liimatainen. Before joining Sonata Arctica, he had participated in a large enough number of bands that he does not bother to list them on his bio page on the official Sonata Arctica website.

TO LIVE IS TO DIE: LAST WORDS OF CLIFF BURTON

When a Man Lies He Murders Some Part of the World These Are the Pale Deaths Which Men Miscall Their Lives All this I Cannot Bear to Witness Any Longer Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation Take Me Home This song is a tribute to Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, wh o died in a tour bus crash. It is instrumental except the spoken word piece near the end - this was a poem that Cliff wrote before he died The line, "These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives" comes from the book Lord Foul's Bane, Book One of the series "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" by Stephen R. Donaldson. In the book, the main character decides to write a poem to amuse himself. The full poem is as follows: These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives: for all the scents of green things growing, each breath is but an exhalation of the grave. Bodies jerk like puppet corpses, and hell walks laughing. Metallica Singer James Hetfield explained to Moj

Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt: The Backbone Of Opeth

Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician who achieved fame as the lead vocalist/lead guitarist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth as well as the lead vocalist of death metal band Bloodbath. He is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean and growled vocals. A native of Stockholm, Mikael Åkerfeldt was the vocalist for Eruption, a death metal band which he formed in 1988. After Eruption came to an end in 1990, he joined Opeth, ostensibly as a bassist. When vocalist David Isberg insisted Åkerfeldt join the band, all other members left. Isberg assumed guitar duties, and when he left Opeth two years later, Åkerfeldt replaced him as the vocalist. Åkerfeldt is a collector of obscure 1970s rock and heavy metal albums. He also tends to show his influence from these obscure bands, making reference to them in titles of Opeth songs, such as "Blackwater Park", "Still Life" and "Master

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