Metallica's official music video for “Screaming Suicide,” from the album “72 Seasons.”

“‘Screaming Suicide’ addresses the taboo word of suicide. The intention is to communicate about the darkness we feel inside. It's ridiculous to think we should deny that we have these thoughts. At one point or another, I believe most people have thought about it. To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone.”

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If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help.

United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - https://988lifeline.org, 1-800-273-8255 or 988
One Tribe Foundation - https://1tribefoundation.org, 1-214-462-7229

Australia
headspace - https://headspace.org.au, 1800 650 890
Lifeline - https://www.lifeline.org.au, 13 11 14
Kids Helpline - https://kidshelpline.com.au, 1800 55 1800
Beyond Blue - https://www.beyondblue.org.au, 1300 22 4636

Denmark
Livslinien - https://www.livslinien.dk, 70 201 201

Germany
TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland - https://www.telefonseelsorge.de, 0800 111 0 111, 0800 111 0 222, or 116 123

New Zealand
New Zealand Depression Helpline - https://www.depression.org.nz, 0800 111 757 or text 4202

Norway
Sidetmedord Hjelpetelefonen - https://www.sidetmedord.no, 116 123 and, for young people, 116 111

United Kingdom
Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org, 116 123

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Listen to “72 Seasons”: https://metallica.lnk.to/72Seasons
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Directed by Tim Saccenti
Filmed in Los Angeles, CA, on January 8, 2023

Video Premiere Date: January 19, 2023

LYRICS

Welcome to this life
Born into the fight
Here to claim your dream
Look you in the eye
Patch the broken sky
Craving dopamine
Then my voice appears
Teaching you of fears
Are you good enough?
You don’t recognize
Head is full of lies
You should just give up
 
Listen well, better listen well
Listen well, better listen well
 
Don’t ever speak my name
Remember you’re to blame
Keep me inside
Keep me inside
My name is suicide
 
Curse another day
Spirit locked away
Punish and deprive
Hate to be awake
Living a mistake
More dead than alive
Then a voice appears
Whisper in your ears
“You are good enough”
Throwing down a rope
A lifeline of hope
Never give you up
 
Listen well, better listen well
Listen well, better listen well
 
Don’t ever speak my name
Remember you’re to blame
Keep me inside
Keep me inside
My name is suicide

Terrified in sleepless nights
Caught in spotlight dead to rights
Isolate and fight your mind
Telling you you’re left behind

My lying voice inside
Keeps drinking cyanide
And no more can you run
Into the sun

Terrified, sleepless nights
Caught in spotlight dead to rights
Isolate and fight your mind
Telling you you’re left behind

And now you speak my name
You’ve given back the blame
Keep me deep inside
Don’t you keep me inside
Screaming suicide

Now that I’m exposed inside
Shined a light on cyanide
I’m no longer needed here
Now you've faced your biggest fear

Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Robert Trujillo

CREDITS

Director: Tim Saccenti
Producer: Daniel Lachman
Executive Producer: Jennifer Heath
Prod Company: Radical Media
Creative Direction: Setta Studios
DP: Joshua Zucker-Pluda
Production Designer: Kurt Gefke
Gaffer: Drew Valenti
Key Grip: Charles Lenz
SPFX: Kevin Watson
Editor: Matt Posey
Editorial: PS260
Colorist: Tom Poole
Color: Company 3
Co3 Producer: Shannen Troup, Nick Krasnic
Digital Artwork: Chris Dammeyer
VFX: Mark Szumski
VFX Company: Hey Beautiful Jerk 
Executive Producer: Gina Niespodziani
Visuals Curator: Dina Chang
Sound Designer: Nicole Pettigrew
PS260 Executive Producer: Raná Martin

Production Supervisor: Kelsie Drinkwater Buchanan
Assistant Director: Michael Estrella
Steadicam: Chris Loh
1st AC: Ethan McDonald
2nd AC: Alan Certeza
DIT: James Petersmeyer
BB Electric: Arin Whitlock
Electric: Tom Peña
Electric: Chris Waldorf
Electric: Darrel Ditri
Lighting Console Programmer: Zane Blanchard
BB Grip: Andy Wilson
Grip: Otis Mannick
Grip: Matt King
Grip: Derick Holub
Projectionist: Ryan Griffin/Projected Visions
VTR/Playback: Robert Buckholz
Leadman: Dylan Robie
Set Dresser: Kenny Davis
Set Dresser: Sean Buckley
Hair & Makeup: Lily Beren
Stylist: Keith Wager
 
Medic: Matt PayneCCO: Chris Howard
Covid Coord: Danielle Rivera
2nd AD: Janet Marin
Production Coordinator: Adam Sun
Production Assistant: Joe BlanaProduction Assistant: Xavier MustiProduction Assistant: Alicia EchevarriaProduction Assistant: Oscar Amaya
Production Assistant: Jackson Linn

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