Metallica: Screaming Suicide (Official Music Video)

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.

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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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[metallica]

"Screaming Suicide addresses the taboo word of suicide, ” says James Hetfield. "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.”

[ENCARNIHIM]

Dear YouTube, do not censor this video, hiding a problem does not help the problem to disappear but rather makes the problem act like an invisible monster that kills you when you least expect it. As the title of the Metallica song says: Sad but true.

[AndDeathForAll]

Every time I see the “viewer discretion advised” prompt, it’s proof of why this song’s message is so important.

[ab_s]

This song is so close to my heart, and my favourite Metallica song to date.

As someone who faced depression and an attempt in the past, the song and the lyrics really tell you how one feels.

“Craving dopamine” “are you good enough” “you should just give up” “keep me inside my name is suicide” “you’re the one who’s to blame” are just few words in the song that describes depression.

And to those who are suffering, like I did, keep fighting man, keep fighting this voice inside you! Don’t let it speak your name, and let it blame you for what’s going on with you! You got this! You are better than this! You are a fighter, my man, a goddamn fighter!

YouTube should not censor this video, as it teaches you on how to fight crippling depression!

Anyways, much love to you all, and wishing nothing, but the best for you all.

Thank you, Metallica, for making this wonderful song.

[ljsoddities]

As a survivor I am all for removing the taboo around the word and talking about it more. Metallica has always been good about confronting mental illness and addressing the human condition. And another excellent song comes from it!

[snapduke]

This song goes hard. 72 seasons the more you listen to the album the better it gets. Awesome

[AzakounRachid]

Then a voice appears
Whisper in your ears
“You are good enough"
Metallica never stops sending chills down my spine.

[saraverde]

When I'm in darkness I remember to listen to them, they saved me once and they will always do🤘🏻 Long live Metallica!

[SmoothyMoody]

"We'll never stop,
we'll never quit,
'cause we're Metallica."
- Whiplash, Kill 'Em All (1983) by Metallica

[ScrubbyRumpkins]

"Isolate and fight your mind
Telling you 'you're left behind'"

That hit inside really hard for me. Thank you Metallica for once again releasing the best music there is for me in these days.

[BhsrJeRRy]

I lost my father last year in April through suicide. I wished he would've talked more with me about his demons ( Army veteran served in Iraq) and his issue with my mom.
I think this song would've helped my dad. He was a Metallica fan too.
Wish you were here dad love you! I miss you so much!

[helenUS]

I’m a Navy veteran, and I struggle with thoughts of suicide as do many veterans, I just want to say there is hope out there . To all the veterans out there that are reading this and to everyone else please reach out and get help, There are people that do care you are worth it, your life is precious. God hears your cries. He sees your tears. Just don’t ever give up. Keep fighting the fight.

[FatGuyReviews.]

I'm in tears right now. You have no idea how much I needed to hear these words. I've been trapped in a hole I can't seem to get out of, no matter how hard I try to climb out of the hole.

[rev]

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
Remеmber you’re to blame
Keep mе 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

this albums shaping up to be pretty damn good..

[christophercoles]

I know that the thought police get themselves twisted up at the use of the word "suicide". As someone who has struggled with my darker side, I want to thank Metallica for having the courage and artistic integrity to take this subject on. This song is NOT about suicide, it's about overcoming those destructive negative thoughts and living a worthwhile life.

[gambit]

I love that this song doesnt just lead into a person eventually holding it for too long and acting on it, but eventually speaking out and even though irl it might not work exactly (im not a mental health expert i just thought of it this way) it helps with the thoughts just by speaking out loud about it and maybe even helps further.

[HumanSundial]

Oh my God... I'm 51...war veteran...listening Metallica for the last 30+ years...this is mind blowing...thanks God that you exist...thanks for your music...(still) giving me the chills listening to your music...God bless you...keep on rocking!

[kennethnewell]

This song is not about suicide, it's about living.

[thelastshoegazer]

My dad took his life in ‘09 after many years of health problems… always fighting, working hard, and not making a fuss about anything. He was my hero, and the day we lost him, I found him in the place he found the most peace - finally at rest. He has missed out on much of my life and three beautiful grandchildren since then. Rock music always brought us together, and I appreciate the meaning behind this new tune. I like to picture Dad rocking out in heaven, and I believe one day I’ll be rocking with him again… 🤘🏻

[Pic]

42 years in and still releasing tracks of this level. Simply phenomenal. Long live Metallica.