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Creeping Death

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Creeping Death is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Exodus and Sanguisugabogg. Those roots explain a lot about how Creeping Death arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Frozen Soul, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg and Malevolent Creation, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stone Sour, Bullet for My Valentine, Apocalyptica and Drowning Pool, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Creeping Death, reaching back through Diamond Head and forward to Stone Sour. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Creeping Death" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1984, as the lead and only commercial single from their album Ride the Lightning. Written from the perspective of the Angel of Death, "Creeping Death" describes the tenth plague of Egypt. It is often thought of as one of the band’s most popular songs and is currently the second-most-played song live by them.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Creeping DeathDiamond HeadBlitzkriegExodusSanguisugaboggStone SourBullet for My Valent…ApocalypticaDrowning PoolFrozen Soul200 Stab WoundsSanguisugaboggMalevolent Creation

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Creeping Death connections

Creeping Death grew out of Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Exodus and Sanguisugabogg, shares an orbit with Frozen Soul, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg and Malevolent Creation, went on to shape Stone Sour, Bullet for My Valentine, Apocalyptica and Drowning Pool. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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