Metallica Song Catalog: Battery

Written by

James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich

Total Performances

981

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First Performed Live

March 27, 1986

Wichita, KS, United States

Most Recent Performance

July 5, 2025

Birmingham, England

Appeared on These Releases

"Metallica Through the Never" Album Cover

"Live at Webster Hall, New York, NY – September 27th, 2016" Album Cover

Live at House of Vans, London, England – November 18th, 2016

Master of Puppets (Remastered Expanded Edition) Album Cover

Master of Puppets (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

"Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan – November 18th, 1986" Album Cover

...And Justice for All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

"Blackened American Whiskey Batch 100 (Limited Edition Box Set)" Album Cover

Metallica (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) Album Cover

Lyrics

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers Never-ending potency Hungry violence-seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Battery Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery