Donner und Wetter!
There are more than just superficial similarities between the riffs of old-school Metallica and many of Wagner's leitmotifs. With just a little imagination you can hear metal riffs in Die Walkurenritt. You can hear metal avant-la-lettre in the ouverture of Die Walkure. Compared to the large orchestra Wagner used to create his fantastic world of sound, Metallica is a just chamber music ensemble. But a quartet armed with weapons of mass distortion.
Ready to Ride the Nibelungen!
Ready to Ride the Nibelungen!