Sad But True (track)
by Metallica
Sad But True appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Metallica (track #2) (this album) (1991)
- Live Shit: Binge And Purge (track #5) (1993)
- Orgullo, Pasión, Y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad De México (track #9) (2009)
- Live In Las Vegas May 9, 2015 (track #10) (2015)
- Too Heavy 4 Halftime: February 6, 2016 (track #10) (2016)
- March 2, 2004 Phoenix, AZ, America West Arena (track #10) (2004)
- S&M (track #19) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/14/2026 16:13 | spinout | 41,184 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 19:17 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 22:54 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 11:38 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 19:36 | stareaterogni0n | 6,031 | 70/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 84.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.1.
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Such a cool heavy track! Absolutely love it!
Awesome riff, so heavy!
AAL2014 09/13/2016 17:00 | #174903
This riff has its own gravitational force.
wpnfire 06/09/2015 20:51 | #143402
First heard this song when I was 13 or 14 and it absolutely changed my life.
This is my favorite Metallica song. The heaviness is just right, the guitar solos and drumming are both cool, and the lyrics have that dark, psychological, but true style that screams out Edgar Allan Poe.
Jasonconfused 12/12/2012 21:58 | #57702
Heavy as hell! A ton of wah effects though.
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