Creeping Death

"Creeping Death" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1984, as the lead and only commercial single from their album Ride the Lightning ("Fade to Black" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls", from the same album, were issued as promotional singles). Written from the perspective of the Angel of Death, "Creeping Death" describes the tenth plague of Egypt. It is often thought of as one of the band’s most popular songs and is currently the second-most-played song live by them.

"Creeping Death"
Single by Metallica
from the album Ride the Lightning
B-side
ReleasedNovember 23, 1984
RecordedFebruary–March 1984
StudioSweet Silence (Copenhagen)
GenreThrash metal
Length6:36
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • James Hetfield
  • Kirk Hammett
Producer(s)
Metallica singles chronology
"Fade to Black"
(1984)		 "Creeping Death"
(1984)		 "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
(1985)
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Creeping Death
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