557 - Metallica Fight Fire with Fire 1984

"Fight Fire with Fire" starts things off with an acoustic intro, which would become standard for the first track with later albums. This goes strait into a quick riff and then a snare heavy beat from Lars comes soon after. The lyrics here deal with nuclear winter, as evidenced by the line "Blow the universe into nothingness/Nuclear warfare shall lay us to rest." The chorus further supports this with "Fight fire with fire/The ending is near." Another verse and chorus and then there's the solo with a chunky riff underneath. A bit of double bass from Lars follows as the solo get's higher and then goes back to riffing. The guitars die out for a second, leaving only drums but they soon return with the main riff. "Soot to fill our lungs/The hot winds of death/The gods are laughing so take your last breath" leads into another chorus, and afterward "Fight fire with fire" is repeated a few times. The riff changes a little with more double bass, and the song ends with the sound of a bomb dropping. A good track, this is a good one to open the album with.