England’s BBC Radio recently ran a fascinating interview with Professor William Irwin, a professor of philosophy at King’s College and the author of the book “Metallica and Philosophy.”
During the discussion, Irwin draws parallels between the songs of Metallica and the writings of famous philosophers, including Rene Descartes, Plato, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus.
The specific tracks discussed are “Master of Puppets,” “One” and “Forever I May Roam,” and each is backed with Apocalyptica covering Metallica.
Bravo William, just don’t try to convince us the title Kill ‘Em All is based on existential ponderings or that there’s anything deep about a line like “Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire” (”Fuel”).
Also available for your reading pleasure, lengthy excepts from Irwin’s book.
