Go to Hell (song)
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"Go to Hell" is a song by American
heavy metal
band Megadeth
. It appears on the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
soundtrack released in 1991, and on Megadeth
's rarities EP, Hidden Treasures, which was released in 1995. It begins with the same prayer
used by Metallica
in their song Enter Sandman
which was released later in the same month. A music video for the song was released, which pictures Mustaine as if he has just died and portrays the scenes he witnesses, including his burial and entrance to Hell
. Bassist David Ellefson
appears as a priest at Dave's funeral and guitarist Marty Friedman
appears in a few places in the video as if he is a zombie, but drummer Nick Menza
does not appear.
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
. It appears on the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure . Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their respective roles...
soundtrack released in 1991, and on Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
's rarities EP, Hidden Treasures, which was released in 1995. It begins with the same prayer
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep is a classic children's prayer from the 18th century. The version printed in The New England Primer goes:Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,If I shall die before I wake,...
used by Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
in their song Enter Sandman
Enter Sandman
"Enter Sandman" is a 1991 song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their eponymous fifth album, Metallica. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich...
which was released later in the same month. A music video for the song was released, which pictures Mustaine as if he has just died and portrays the scenes he witnesses, including his burial and entrance to Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
. Bassist David Ellefson
David Ellefson
David Warren "Dave" Ellefson is a bassist and founding member of the American thrash metal band Megadeth. He also goes by "Junior." He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona...
appears as a priest at Dave's funeral and guitarist Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman may refer to:* Marty Friedman , musician* Marty Friedman , basketball player and coach-See also:*Martin Freedman, Canadian judge*Martin Freeman...
appears in a few places in the video as if he is a zombie, but drummer Nick Menza
Nick Menza
Nick Menza is an American drummer best known for his work in Megadeth from 1989 to 1998, appearing on four of the band's studio albums.-Early life:...
does not appear.