What connects this song
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Written by Kirk Hammett, also Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets and The Unforgiven
Engineered by Flemming Rasmussen, also Master of Puppets, One and For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mixed by Michael Wagener, also Master of Puppets, Battery and Mama, I’m Coming Home (Ozzy Osbourne)
Produced by Flemming Rasmussen, also Master of Puppets, One and For Whom the Bell Tolls
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
102 other songs on fono were recorded at Sweet Silence Studios, by Blind Guardian and Horace Parlan and others
Flemming Rasmussen engineered 5 of Metallica’s top 10 songs
Flemming Rasmussen produced 5 of Metallica’s top 10 songs
Michael Wagener mixed 331 songs on fono
Credits
All 15 credits
- Written by
- James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich
- Produced by
- Flemming Rasmussen and Metallica
- Performed by
- Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich
- Engineered by
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mixed by
- Mark Wilczak and Michael Wagener
- Part of
- Master of Puppets
- Recorded at
- Sweet Silence Studios
- Released on
- Music for Nations
- Written by
- James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich
- Produced by
- Flemming Rasmussen and Metallica
- Performed by
- Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich
- Engineered by
- Flemming Rasmussen
- Mixed by
- Mark Wilczak and Michael Wagener
- Part of
- Master of Puppets
- Recorded at
- Sweet Silence Studios
- Released on
- Music for Nations
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Kirk Hammett
Same engineer: Flemming Rasmussen
Same engineer: Flemming Rasmussen
Same mixer: Michael Wagener
Same studio: Sweet Silence Studios
Same writer: Kirk Hammett
Same mixer: Michael Wagener
Same studio: Sweet Silence Studios
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Cliff Burton
The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Cliff Burton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by James Hetfield
The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by James Hetfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Kirk Hammett
The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Kirk Hammett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Lars Ulrich
The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Lars Ulrich
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was produced by Flemming Rasmussen
The Thing That Should Not Be was produced by Flemming Rasmussen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was produced by Metallica
The Thing That Should Not Be was produced by Metallica
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was written by James Hetfield
The Thing That Should Not Be was written by James Hetfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was written by Kirk Hammett
The Thing That Should Not Be was written by Kirk Hammett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was written by Lars Ulrich
The Thing That Should Not Be was written by Lars Ulrich
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be is part of the release Master of Puppets
The Thing That Should Not Be is part of the release Master of Puppets
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios
The Thing That Should Not Be was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Music for Nations is the label of the song The Thing That Should Not Be
Music for Nations is the label of the song The Thing That Should Not Be
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was engineered by Flemming Rasmussen
The Thing That Should Not Be was engineered by Flemming Rasmussen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was mixed by Mark Wilczak
The Thing That Should Not Be was mixed by Mark Wilczak
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was mixed by Michael Wagener
The Thing That Should Not Be was mixed by Michael Wagener
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz The Thing That Should Not Be was released on 1986-03-03
The Thing That Should Not Be was released on 1986-03-03
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026