First Time Hearing Fade to Black by Metallica | Suicide Survivor Reacts

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The line that always gets me is "I was me, but now he's gone." So much meaning and emotion from 7 words

This song has saved so many people's lives simply by informing them that they are not alone in how they feel.

I was nineteen In the midst of drug addiction Losing the one I love to addiction Sitting in my apartment with the gun to my head Waiting for this song to end And my roommate came home And stop me Don't know what would happen if he didn't come home It's thirty five years later And this song still brings chills to me

As a veteran who has survived 4 suicide attempts,this song hits me especially hard

From a 1991 GuitarWorld interview with James Hetfield of Metallica. "That song was a big step for us. It was pretty much our first ballad, so we knew it would freak people out... Recording that song, I learned how frustrating acoustic guitar can be. You could hear every squeak, so I had to be careful. I wrote the song at a friend's house in New Jersey. I was pretty depressed at the time because our gear had just been stolen, and we had been thrown out of our manager's house for breaking shit and drinking his liquor cabinet dry. It's a suicide song, and we got a lot of flak for it, as if kids were killing themselves because of the song. But we also got hundreds of letters from kids telling us how they related to the song and that it made them feel better."

Metallica sang about mental illness long before it was talked about. As kids, we could relate to the words and the metal guitar riffs and drums made us feel that we were not alone because there was no asking for help, no one to check if we were doing OK, we had to deal with it or check out. This music spoke to us, it was our therapy. It got me through some hard ass times and I'm forever grateful for them. Parents thought it was garbage but it was our therapy. Headbanger forever! ❤🤘❤🤘

Lost my dad in December of 2021. He was 91. Mom had passed away in April 2018. They had been married 67 years. When she died, dad took it real hard. Our last conversations before he passed would always include how he wished God would take him in his sleep. This song helped me understand why.

In Metallica’s recent performance at Lalapalooza James Hetfield (The singer) made a really powerful statement about suicide right before they entered the Part II of the song. It’s really nice seeing Metallica speak out about mental health and letting people know that they’re not alone and to seek help or to direct someone to help. We need more of this from celebrities and people with a following.

Metallica was hitting the nail on the head with subjects like depression, suicide, addiction, PTSD, etc... at a time when most of the world's musicians were doing the same old tired, generic love songs. Sending all the strength in the world from a fellow struggler.

I suffer from depression but metal gives me so much joy. I am 62 but feel 20 again at a concert. Saw Metallica three times during a hard time in my life and the music pulled me through. One thing I learned, perhaps with age is the dark times don’t last forever. Suicide is not the answer, good times may seem far away but they are just over the horizon.

Listen to the original studio version, there’s 2 stories being told. The lyrics are depression but the music hope and striving to survive. Absolutely my favorite Metallica song for the struggle.

"I wasn't expecting this" --- the words uttered by virtually all of us the first time we really listen to Metallica. thank you for sharing. Hope you are doing OK.

This is why we love metal. Because it's pure emotion and it gives us an outlet and something to relate to

My mom used to say to me "youre so angry, this angry music" and I had to explain to her I was already angry and lost, the music taught me I wasn't alone, I could talk about it, and it can get better. A lot of metal songs deal with tough emotions like this, it helped a lot of people like me get through the tough times. To this day I find most metal soothing yet empowering for that reason

This track is 40 years old and stood for everything to me as a teenager lost. In that time mental health awareness was not available and the only way to relate and talk was through music. This album is one of those tracks I am truly grateful for as it saved my life xx

You're strong to listen to this. The lyrics must hit you like a sledgehammer. I'm weeping just posting this.

As someone who struggled with suicide and depression, this is one of the greatest songs of all time. I dont know how the fuck they wrote this tbh, its miraculous.

This band saved me from darkness, death and sorrow. I owe my life, my personality and all good things in my life to Metallica and definitely metal/rock genre.

I have heard this song upteen times but have never seen a survivor react to it I actually cried watching her now I can never listen to this song without thinking of her God bless you girl hope you’re doing great and to anyone who is depressed or suicidal it’s never to late!