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Enter Sandman is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Soundgarden, Heart and Ice-T. Those roots explain a lot about how Enter Sandman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pantera, Testament, Exodus, Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Motörhead, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Enter Sandman, reaching back through Soundgarden and forward to Motörhead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Enter Sandman" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares.
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Enter Sandman connections
Enter Sandman grew out of Soundgarden, Heart and Ice-T, shares an orbit with Pantera, Testament, Exodus and Ozzy Osbourne, went on to shape Motörhead. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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