Anthrax-State of euphoria (Behind the songs)

The meaning of the songs from the album State of euphoria by Anthrax

Be all,end all-this is anti-suicide song it tells you not to get pushed around by others, but to stand up for yourself and deal with life's problems.

Out of sight, out of mind-about man who lose everything. He didn't know this was his problem. He can't see but he is not blind.

Make me laugh-about televangelists, religious people on TV shows who claim to be in direct contact with God and tell their audience if they just send him some money.

Antisocial-it's a cover song by French band Trust. About some slimeball who is obsessed with money.

Who cares wins-about being homeless.

Now it's dark-about Frank Booth, a character from the 1986 movie Blue Velvet.

Schism-about relationships in the world.

Misery loves company-about psychological horror novel "Misery" by Stephen King. 

13-instrumental song.

Finale-about man who lives his own life but he must learn more about everything and must learn more from life. 

Metallica-Behind the songs

The meaning of songs by Metallica

                                Kill 'em all

Anesthesia(pulling teeth)-instrumental song composed by Cliff Burton. It's one of the best instrumental songs in heavy metal.

Hit the lights-about early days of Metallica. About their fans.

The four horsemen-about the four horsemen of apocalypse.

Motorbreath-about living in the fast way of life. Not sitting back and letting life go by. 

Jump in the fire-about man who likes to be in the fire and says "Jump in the fire" to everybody who likes temptation.

Whiplash-song is a tribute to Metallica's headbanging fans.

Phantom lord-took it's name from the first band of James Hetfield.

No remorse-song is about soldier being sent to war to kill people.

Seek and destroy-about looking for victims.

Metal militia-about madness, war. The soldier goes through the war. Song tells the story of heavy metal as the militia. Metal militia is dedicated to Metallica's fans too.

                        Ride the lightning

Fight fire with fire-about apocalypse caused by nuclear warfare.

Ride the lightning-about spending the final moments in an electric chair.

For whom the bell tolls-song is inspired by Ernest Hemingway's novel.

Fade to black-song is about man who wants to commit suicide.

Trapped under ice-about man who was cryogenically frozen and woke up from his sleep.

Escape-about personal freedom.

Creeping death-based on the story of the first Passover from book Exodus.

The call of Ktulhu-instrumental song. About mystical creature Ctullhu. 

                         Master of puppets

Battery-about battery that is crushing everything. It never ends.

Master of puppets-about drugs that destroys man's life and mind.

The thing that should not be-a song references H.P.Lovecraft's Ctullhu mythos.

Referencing "The shadow over innsmouth" which has human-fish hybrids called Deep Ones.

Welcome home(Sanitarium)-about man who is manipulated, mistreated, abused.

Disposable heroes-anti war song. It describes a soldier in never ending terrible war. Is about spending the life in war.

Leper Messiah-this song is about corruption in religion.

Orion-instrumental song which is absolutely the best by Metallica. Full of beautiful, marvelous melodies, atmosphere, emotions.

Damage, Inc.-about savage and vicious corporation that enslaves the population and lays wast to humanity. 

                      And justice for all

Blackened-description of how world will end.

And justice for all-about how the rich and powerful corrupt Justice and the legal system and abuse for their own ends much to detriment of the poor and vulnerable.

Eye of the beholder-about politicians, special interest groups which controls everyone's freedom of speech and expression.

One-song is based on the novel Johnny got his gun by Dalton Trumbo. 

The shortest straw-about scatching critique of the blacklisting of people with controversial political opinions.

Harvester of sorrow-is about man who descends into madness and decides to murder his family, including the children.

The frayed ends of sanity-man who is becoming paranoid.

To live is to die-instrumental song is a tribute to Cliff Burton. 

Dyer's eve-is about damaged child by parents.

               The black album(Metallica)

Enter sandman-about childhood fear, in nightmares with the eponymous Sandman symbolizing sleep that he dreads.

Sad but true-about a person's darker side taking control.

Holier than thou-about self righteous man.

The unforgiven-about man who is quickly subdued by society and he is not allowed be expressive.

Wherever I may roam-about man who just walks the earth. About desire of traveling.

Don't tread on me-inscription on the Gadsden flag whose rattlesnake adorns the cover of album.

Through the never-a reflection upon the universe and how mankind has taken it's place in it.

Nothing else matters-about love.

Of wolf and man-man is shape-shifting into a wolf at full moon.

The god that failed-about Hetfield's mother and her refusal of cancer treatment because of her Christian Science belief.

My friend of misery- about misery of friendship.

The struggle within-man who fights with bad things inside himself, inside his mind.

Megadeth-Behind the songs

The meaning of the songs by the band Megadeth

                     The world needs a heroe

Disconnect-about having a double life and when things don't go right.

The world needs a heroe-about the world needing a musical hero.

Moto Psycho-man who gets up and goes to work and then comes home.

1000 times goodbye-about man who says goodbye to somebody and don't know if he will see him again.

Burning bridges-about burning all the bad things that man was doing.

Promises-about prejudiced relationships.

Recipe for hate/Warhorse-about tasting recipe for hate.

Losing my senses-when the truth has weight and liars are in hopelessness. 

Dread and the fugitive mind-about judgement.

Silent scorn-instrumental.

Return to hangar-sequel to Hangar 18.

When-about a loyal man.

                        Cryptic writings 

Trust-about a toxic relationship.

Almost honest-about dishonesty within a relationship.

Use the man-the song is Mustaine's expert look what it's like to be an addict.

Mastermind-about people becoming dumber because of their computers.

The disintegrators-about annihilating all the terrible drivers.

I will get even-it could be about record company, manager, MTV.

Sin-about man who has nothing to lose. 

A secret place-about getting lost inside a secret place in the mind.

Have cool, will travel-about violence in schools.

She,wolf-about man who got divorced and then went back to his old wife.

Vortex-about man who lives in a typical fear.

FFF-about trade-off between freedom and security.

                 Countdown to extinction

Skin o' my teeth-song talks about escaping death.

Symphony of destruction-about how power corrupts people when people have too much of it. They can use it to cause great problems and destruction.

Architecture of aggression-song was inspired by the massive bombing of Iraq on January 16, 1991. That initiated operation Desert Storm.

Foreclosure of a dream-about government waste, harsh economic realities, political lies.

Sweating bullets-about schizophrenic man who lives inside his head.

This was my life-about Mustaine having wanted to kill someone he had an affair with.
But didn't because he knew he did then go to jail.

Countdown to extinction-about animals being hunted until gradually there is only one of their kind left.

High speed dirt-about skydiving.

Psychotron-Dave Mustaine has stated that this song is about the Marvel Comics cyborg Dethlok.

Captive honour-about horrible conditions in prisons and how any tough guy will be turned into a bitch in there.

Ashes in your mouth-song is about general hopelessness for the future of mankind when war will come.

            Peace sells...but who's buying?

Wake up dead-about man who has been cheating on his wife and is sneaking into his house.

The conjuring-song is about a rituals and devil.

Peace sells...but who's buying?-about Mustaine's way of dispelling many of the stereotypes about the band and metal fans in general.

Devil's island-about prisoner who has been executed on Devil's island.

Good mourning/Black Friday-about drummer named Dijon Caruthers.

Bad omen-about people worshipping the devil.

I ain't superstitious-about man who don't believe in superstitions.

My last words-about the game of "Russian roulette".

                             Rust in peace

Holy wars/the punishments due-about religious conflict in Northern Ireland in the year 1960.

Hangar 18-about the story of an Air Force base in Dayton Ohio, where some people believe that alien bodies were taken when UFO supposedly crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

Take no prisoners-antiwar anthem that highlights the irony and double standards of war.

Five magics-song is inspired by the 1980 fantasy novel Master of the Five magics by Lyndon Hardy.

Poison was the cure-about Mustaine's former heroin addiction and about relationship he was in with a fellow addict.

Lucretia-about a ghost named Lucretia.

Tornado of souls-about aliens, magic, war.

Dawn patrol-intro to next song.

Rust in peace...Polaris-about nuclear missile called Polaris. That is destroying mankind. Aphorism about song is"the warheads will all rust in peace".

                            Youthanasia

Reckoning day-song is about retribution. About being paid back for the evil deeds that you have done in your life.

Train of consequences-about being on a losing streak while gambling.

Addicted to chaos-about man who is losing someone very close to him.

A tout le monde-about having problems and overcoming them.

Elysian fields-about God and man, heaven and Earth, life and death. In Greek mythology place where virtuous mortals went after death.

The killing road-about the rigors of constant touring.

Blood of heroes-about world that despite all the bad things that have happened.

Family tree-about familial abuse.

Youthanasia-about how the next generation is being screwed by the previous one.

I thought I knew it all-about the thought that everything happens for a reason.

Black curtains-about nuclear Armageddon. Wild animals in post apocalyptic world are hunting people down.

Victory-about what Megadeth has done up to this point and promise that the band would continue well in future.

                  So far, so good, so what!

Into the lungs of hell-about being inside hell. Instrumental song.

Set the world afire-about nuclear holocaust.

Anarchy in the UK-cover song by Sex Pistols.

Mary Jane-song tells the story of a witch who was buried alive by her father near the Loon Lake Cemetery in Minnesota.

502-about driving cars fast, while under the influence.

In my darkest hour-about Mustaine's former girlfriend who didn't pay enough attention to him.

Liar-about typical liar. 

Hook in mouth-about censorship.

Testament-The legacy (behind the songs)

The meaning of songs by band Testament from album The legacy

Over the wall-about prisoner who wants to go away from the prison. He is captured but he will do it again.

The haunting-about ghosts that comes for the haunting in the castle.

Burnt offerings-about forecast before the war. Description of the world in war. After war those whose survived awaits for the truth of forecast.

Raging waters-about the ship that was destroyed in the Bermuda triangle.

C.O.T.L.O.D.-About provoking of the dead soldiers who creates the legions of death.

Do or die-about war where the fighters are fighting. In this song the prisoners of war are destroyed.

Alone in the dark-about man who was controlled by sorcerers. And he saw a demons which were torturing him. His nightmare was very strong and bad. And he saw how demons destroyed the world. He was fighting with demons in the dreams to set his mind free. 

Apocalyptic city-about destroyer who started the apocalypse.

Exodus-Behind the songs

The meaning of songs by the band Exodus

                    Pleasures of the flesh

Deranged-about man who is a madman and dangerous. He is in the madhouse where lives his life.

Till death do us part-about meaning of constancy.

Parasite-about swarm that delivers a disease over the world. This parasite attacks the central nervous system and brain. The victims dies by painful death.

Braindead-description of the victim of parasite near death. Victim is in the hospital with coma.

Faster than you'll ever live to be-about "who is faster wins". About two cowboys and who will shoot off at first wins.

Pleasures of the flesh-about cannibals living in the depth of forest.

Seeds of hate-about terror, violence in the countries of the third world.

Chemi kill-about defiled world, pollution, infesting, destroying of nature and how politicians don't take care of this problem.

Choose your weapon-about fighting in war and preparation for the worst.

                        Fabulous disaster

The last act of defiance-about prison and revolt of prisoners. 

Fabulous disaster-about nuclear disaster and it's effect for the Earth. In this song the missiles destroys the land.

The toxic waltz-Exodus created a song about dance which is in their style described as toxic. It's a comparison to the fans how they behaves at the Exodus concert.

Low rider(War cover)-about rider who rides through the town, streets and he meets any various people.

Cajun hell-about an area in Louisiana(U.S.A.). And about an ethnic group Cajuns.

Like father like son-about son who goes in father's ways. 

Corruption-about moral plague "corruption" which destroy the society.

Verbal razors-about some people who hates themselves. 

Open season-about intoxication, killer who kills for no reason.

Overdose(AC/DC)- About man who is overdosed from something.

Slayer-Behind the songs

The meaning of songs by band Slayer

                          South of heaven

South of heaven-about the end of time and judgement day.

Silent scream-about abortion.

Live undead-about pain of life after death.

Behind the crooked cross-about soldiers who realize that they might be fighting for wrong cause.

Mandatory suicide-about suicide in terror.

Ghosts of war-about pain in war.

Read between the lies-about lies in religion.

Cleanse the soul-cleansing the soul after death.

Dissident aggressor(Judas Priest)-about apocalypse, war.

Spill the blood-about walking through time from past to future.

                             Hell awaits

Hell awaits-song tells the story of Satan condemning souls to hell.

Kill again-about uncontrolled desire.

At dawn they sleep-the opening lines take place exactly at dusk as the sun sets. And vampire can move.

Praise of death-about hell on earth and triumph of death.

Necrophiliac-about sexual attraction to corpses.

Crypts of eternity-about master of the blackened arts. About darkness in hell.

Hardening of the arteries-about malicious world.

                            Show no mercy

Evil has no boundaries-about endless evil.

The Antichrist-about Antichrist and what he gives.

Die by the sword-about saying of Jesus quoted in the Bible. If you use violence against other people you can expect to have same means used against you.

Fight till death-about warriors whose fight. It's their way of life.

Metal storm/Face the Slayer-it's about Slayer.

Black magic-about man who is turning into bad thing.

Tormentor-about someone who is tormented at night walking the streets.

Final command-about war, blitzkrieg of German command.

Cryonics-about being cryogenically frozen.

Show no mercy-about forces of evil going through the night, killing people and keeping their souls in eternity.

                       Seasons in the abyss

War ensemble-about blitzkrieg.

Blood red-how war changes the people.

Spirit in black-underground, hell, soul in black, evil.

Expendable youth-about problems in urban areas in US in 1960s.

Dead skin mask-is about murderer.

Hallowed point-about gun and what gun do to a body.

Skeletons of society-about nuclear war from the point of a survivor.

Temptation-about devil's temptation.

Born of fire-about nightmares, bad influences, doom, tyranny.

Seasons in the abyss-about The Abyss, a spiritual concept by Alister Crowley.

Overkill-Behind the songs

The meaning of songs from the most successful albums by Overkill. Behind the songs from these albums. 

                      The years of decay

Time to kill- about senseless killing, violent ways.

Elimination-about epidemic, disease and it's influence for the world.

I hate- about man who hates people because they don't know understand him. 

Nothing to die for-song says about the questions between the life and death.

Playing with spiders/Skullkrusher- about driving, riding, nightmares, destruction on the roads.

Birth of tension- this song is about a stupid opinions which makes the tension. 

Who tends the fire-about man who watches the apocalypse by his eyes.

The years of decay-ballad about decay of life, thinking, fortune, ideas and pleasure.

Evil never dies-about endless evil which is surrounding the world in this song.

                         Under the influence

Shred-about man who wants destroy his bad things.

Never say never-about chance to be reborn and change of the way that was never right.

Hello from the gutter-about life in New York, New Jersey.

Mad gone world-about the world in crisis, visionary climbax, imagery. Losing touch of reality, living in the lies. Man who wants go out of this world.

Brainfade-about liar who crushes the other with his lies. About fading of sanity.

Drunken wisdom-about a philosophers who are so wise and drunken by wisdom.

The end of the line-about looking through the time's wall and writing the stories about the end.

Head first-about a bet where "Head" decides. From two sides of the coin was showed "Head". Then all who were in the side of "Head" they done it. Came what "Head" was forecasting.

Under the influence(Overkill III)-The story of bat "Chaly", Overkill's mascot in the third version.

                              Horrorscope

Coma-about man in coma who is describing his feelings. He is trying to get out but in vain when he is a prisoner in his own mind, body. 

Infectious-about "wartime killer" who decided that he will fight till death. War madness was infecting him. 

Blood money-song is about crisis, personal bankruptcy. Some man in this story says "he isn't a saviour". And he won't help. 

Thanks for nothing-about choice of right or wrong ways. About man who says "better be nothing" and he don't want more.

Bare bones-about man who is looking for himself, overcoming the obstacles, taking what he need, want.

Horrorscope-about fools who wants control the world and they seeks the sacrificial lambs. They spreads the lies that leads the world to catastrophe and demise.

New machine-about new regime, future.

Live young, die free-about personal freedom.

Nice day for a funeral-about the burying the lies. Man who said the truth but died unfair.

Soulitude-man who is all alone, closed with his mind, he falls into emptiness.