although his guitar duties were delegated to former guitar tech and Metal Church guitarist John Marshall for four weeks while he made a full recovery. "Fade to Black" was the last song to be played on the Los Angeles heavy metal radio station KNAC, which went off the air on February 15, 1995. It would later sign off fellow longtime rock stations 94 WYSP in Philadelphia on September 2, 2011, and Power 97 in Winnipeg on January 29, 2015. Track listing Personnel James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar Lars Ulrich – drums Kirk Hammett – lead guitar Cliff Burton – bass References External links 1980s ballads 1984 singles 1984 songs Elektra Records singles Heavy metal ballads Megaforce Records singles Metallica songs Songs about death Songs about suicide Songs written by Cliff Burton Songs written by James Hetfield Songs written by Kirk Hammett Songs written by Lars Ulrich