Heard on CruiseOne Radio
Fade To Black
Metallica
From the album Ride the Lightning · 1984
Last played Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12:31 (UK time)
"Fade to Black" is a song and the first power ballad by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Ride the Lightning (1984). The song was ranked as having the 24th-best guitar solo ever by Guitar World readers.