The Shortest Straw - Metallica - MP3 instrumental karaoke

After suffering the loss of bass player Cliff Burton during their 1986 European tour, thrash metal legends Metallica decided to carry on and entered the studio in 1988 to start working on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed third LP, Master of Puppets. Despite its bleak narratives of corruption, censorship, and war, their fourth studio effort ...And Justice for All (1988) proved to be the band's most successful release up to that point, reaching Number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and receiving multiple Platinum certifications across the globe. The album was promoted through the singles "Harvester of Sorrow," "Eye of the Beholder," and "One," which peaked at Number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also featured the fan favorite "The Shortest Straw," a devastating critique of the persecution and blacklisting of people with controversial opinions in the post-WW2 United States. Written by singer and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, "The Shortest Straw" also features one of the band's most revered thrash metal instrumentals.