Fade To Black by Metallica
Fade To Black by Metallica runs at 140 BPM in the key of E minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Key
- E minor
- Length
- 6:57
- Genre
- metal
- Mood
- menacing
- Vocals
- Instrumental
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The prompt
A menacing metal track with high energy and a swung feel at 140 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and sparse dark cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. An electric guitar leads, carrying the melody in long phrases. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay on the lead. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 140
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- metal
- Harmonic instrument
- clean electric guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Lead instrument
- an electric guitar
- Lead style
- carrying the melody in long phrases
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- menacing
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Metallica. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.