Okay, so I haven't had access to my CD collection in years. I was browsing through YouTube listening to songs I hadn't heard in a long time and came across this one and it got me thinking...
"Creeping Death"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_84C3fpuI&feature=related
1) What biblical story is this song based on?
2) Did you realize it was based on a biblical story the first time you heard it?
3) Were you already familiar with this song and its biblical connection before I posted this question?
4) I'm curious to see the type of R&S fan-base Metallica has... if you feel comfortable with it, please state whether you are (or are not) a fan of Metallica and whether you are a Non-Christian or a Christian.
2007-12-19 04:13:28 · 10 answers · asked by Rukh 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1) It's based on the the killing of the first born in Egypt.
2) I've always known this, but I can't specifically remember if I made the connection the first time I heard the song. It's been out for quite a while
3) yes
4) Used to be a Metallica fan until they became Metalligreed. My name was one of 5,000 listed on the original Napster lawsuit. Still love the old stuff. I am a born again atheist.
2007-12-19 04:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1) I think it is based on the story of Moses since he says "let my people go" and "I was sent by the chosen one" a lot. I think this was went Moses was rebelling against the Pharaoh so he can get his people free. Probably when Moses learned that the plagues were about to attack all who had no lamb's blood on their door.
2) This was actually the first time I've heard it, lol, but I do think if I had heard it before, it would have given itself away since he makes so many comments on that story.
3) I had no idea this song was in existence. I am a terrible Metallica fan for not havin' known of this song! *cries*
4) I looooove Metallica. They rest on the top of my "Favorite Metal Bands" list beside Ozzy and Trivium. Yeah, i do like modern metal too, but that's a different list, haha. I am a Christian, and I love metal, especially Metallica. I like most genres of music. I would actually like to be a metal singer when I grow-up. That would be so awesome!
2007-12-19 12:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Cute T ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-creeping death was based on the 10 plagues from Moses . Most specifically the last one in which the first born of all those with out the mark of blood on their door were killed .( Exodus )
2-yes , the references in the song were biblical . I just pieced it together
3- raised ( and still is ) a christian so yes I was familiar
4- I was a fan of Mettalica since their inception up until they came out with their album Load . ( I'm old school , what can I tell you ... )
2007-12-19 12:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by Suicide642 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a metal meathead and a Christian.
It has to do with the 10 plagues upon Egypt, most specifically the last one.
I was unfamiliar at first to the song's meaning, but after reading the tab for hours and the lyrics, I got the clue.
I am a Christian who listens to most types of metal. I find the musicianship fascinating ... and some of the lyrical topics funny and/or disturbing.
Ath
2007-12-19 12:18:08 · answer #4 · answered by athanasius was right 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1.) ATH is correct. It is based on a plague.
2.) Yes. The lyrics leave little room for misinterpretation.
3.) Yes.
4.) I was a fan of the band until they became Metalliposer, somewhere around the release of 'Load'. I'm an atheist.
2007-12-19 12:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by Deke 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's about one or all of the Exodus plagues, right?
I didn't listen to it...I already knew this. I don't know how--I'm a fount of useless information, I guess.
I'm not a huge fan-ah of Metallica-ah, although I do-ah like heavy metal-ah music-ah. (The Metallica guy has to say "ah" at the end of most words and phrases, and it bugs me.)
: )
2007-12-19 12:18:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never bothered with heavy metal. Who can really tell what they are yelling anyway?
But reading the lyrics
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Creeping-Death-lyrics-Metallica/A5B31BC1F5D5D43E4825688D00331D9E
it is pretty obvious.
I never understood why all those lambs had to die. Can all-knowing god not recognise his own followers? Why blood? why not just put up a sign in Hebrew?
Oh well, it is not too good an idea to try to analyze mythology.
2007-12-19 12:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm Christian - not a big fan
Husbands Christian and HUGE fan
2007-12-19 12:19:51 · answer #8 · answered by Sister blue eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D C Talk FORUMS wasted me
eye deleted the JESUS FREAK video from my personal website
there is a fine line in forgivenness
eye think they crossed it
2007-12-19 12:41:01 · answer #9 · answered by charlax.hice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The plagues of Egypt.
Metallica was great in the 80's and the early 90's. It's so sad they became crap.
2007-12-19 12:25:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋