Metallica – Creeping Death

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Heavy Metal
Year:	1984

Tracklist

		Creeping Death	6:36
		Am I Evil?	7:45
		Blitzkrieg	3:35

Credits (14)

Alvin Petty
Artwork [Cover Art By]
Flemming Rasmussen
Engineer [Engineered By]
Jeffrey 'Nik' Norman*
Engineer [Engineered By]
TimTom*
Lacquer Cut By
TY*
Lacquer Cut By
Cliff Burton
Musician

Notes

Released November 23, 1984

Guitar, Vocals: James Hetfield
Drums: Lars Ulrich
Bass: Cliff Burton
Guitar: Kirk Hammett

Band's second single (and the only one from Ride The Lightning)

Information about cover songs on Side B ("Garage Days Revisited")
- Track B1 originally by Diamond Head
- Track B2 originally by Blitzkrieg (1981 version of this song was used as base of this cover)

Trivia (about main song):
- Band's most frequently performed song during their concerts.
- Their publishing company was named after this song.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc	Music For Nations – P12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death Cassette	Music For Nations – T12KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo	Roadrunner Records – RR 125503	Europe	1984	Europe — 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single	Bernett Records – SB 19036		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Red Transparent	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, White	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Clear	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Green Solid	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Blue	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death Cassette, EP	Music For Nations – T12KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Green Transparent	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death Cassette, EP, Yellow Label	Music For Nations – (T)12KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, White Label	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death Cassette, Made In	Music For Nations – T 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death Acetate, 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided	Not On Label – none		1984	1984	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death Cassette	Music For Nations – T12KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Dark Red Transparent	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition, Gold Metallic Anniversary Edition	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986
	Creeping Death 12", Picture Disc, Reissue, Repress	Music For Nations – P12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Blue Transparent	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Single, Blue Marbled	Music For Nations – CV 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Blue [Opaque]	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Misprint, Reissue, Blue Marbled	Music For Nations – 12 KUT 112	UK	1986	UK — 1986	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue	Vertigo – 872 975-1	Australasia	1990	Australasia — 1990	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Reissue	Vertigo – METAL 412	Europe	1990	Europe — 1990	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo	Phonogram – 872 975-1	UK & Europe	1990	UK & Europe — 1990	New Submission
	Creeping Death Cassette, Unofficial Release	Galaxy (7) – GX013	Poland	1990	Poland — 1990	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue	Acervo Discos – 872 975-1	Brazil	1991	Brazil — 1991
	Creeping Death LP, EP, Stereo	Vertigo – 842219-1	Colombia	1991	Colombia — 1991	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", EP, Unofficial Release, Yellow	Music For Nations (2) – 12 KUT 112		2007	— 2007	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release, Red	Music For Nations (2) – 12 KUT 112		2007	— 2007	Recently Edited
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release, Green	Music For Nations (2) – 12 KUT 112		2007	— 2007	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release, White	Music For Nations (2) – 12 KUT 112		2007	— 2007	New Submission
	Creeping Death 12", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release, Blue	Music For Nations (2) – 12 KUT 112		2007	— 2007	New Submission
	Creeping Death 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Brown	Music For Nations (2) – 7 KUT 112		2008	— 2008	New Submission
	Creeping Death 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Red	Music For Nations (2) – 7 KUT 112		2008	— 2008	New Submission

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Reviews

spinelessmetal Jun 27, 2024
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Reissue) 872 975-1

Can anyone comment on the sound of this pressing? How much does it compare to music for nations pressings?
ChtiGadjo Feb 9, 2024
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Blue Transparent) CV 12 KUT 112

The last picture honestly looks like Marbled variant, not blue transparent...
cutjules Dec 7, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition, Gold Metallic Anniversary Edition) 12 KUT 112

Anyone could comment about the sound of this release please. Basically it's a picture disc so it would be surprising to get something as good as a regular black/monochrome pressing, but let's see...
fireinthesky Sep 19, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo) METAL 412

One of the best sounding records in my collection. Awesome pressing.
wosh241 Jul 2, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, EP) 12 KUT 112

This pressing sounds amazing. It blows my OG Ride the Lighting away. Literally like you’re in the rehearsal studio listening to them play it. It’s like a punch in the face. I A/B’d this numerous times with the OG press and can’t get over the difference. It’s jaw dropping.
Mellerdweller Jun 12, 2023
Edited one year ago

referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, EP, Blue) 12 KUT 112

I read this blue pressing is as rare as the red, green, and other French label color pressings . Also 500 were pressed of each color. There is a repress of the blue with a different label (mfn with flag draped working man ) Sounds great. Crank it.
smokfkndope Apr 30, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition, Gold Metallic Anniversary Edition) 12 KUT 112

There seems to be way too many of these floating around. There are over 2000 "have"s on here out of only 3000 made. It's highly unlikely that 2/3 of the people that own this have logged it on here. Combine that with the few comments about 2 B-side labels, etc., I think it's safe to say there are counterfeit versions of this that have infiltrated the market.
19Jonny80 Jan 19, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, EP) 12 KUT 112

Despite the original pressing being all analogue, pressed shortly after the master tape was made, after the reissue with the Ride the Lightning boxset the price plummeted. Seems all most record buyers want is a record with a pretty picture on it.
SPANNERHAT Jan 14, 2023
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition, Gold Metallic Anniversary Edition) 12 KUT 112

One of the few examples of a proper gold vinyl record.A beauty!
HEELAN Oct 4, 2021
referencing Creeping Death (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue) 12 KUT 112

Just wondering on my copy of this EP it has the letters MPO scribbled out and also the TIM, TOM, CBS stacked between the runout grooves like this,
TIM
TOM
CBS
Is this the same on all pressings of this EP.