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Jan 10, 2026

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day January 10 1989 – One by Metallica Was Released as a Single and Marked Their First Music Video.

On this day January 10 1989, One by Metallica was released as a single, marking a major turning point in the band’s career. The release was accompanied by the first official music video Metallica ever produced, a stark and powerful visual that matched the song’s themes of war trauma isolation and psychological suffering.

The decision to release One as a single and support it with a video signaled...

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