Metallica – Creeping Death Canvas Print
Ride the Lightning (1984) | Thrash Metal Wall Art | Gallery Wrap | 3 Sizes
Creeping Death — track four on Metallica's 1984 album Ride the Lightning — is the band operating at the intersection of thrash velocity and compositional ambition. Written from the perspective of the Death Angel of Exodus executing the tenth plague of Egypt, it is equal parts Old Testament and riff architecture: James Hetfield's rhythm guitar locked with Lars Ulrich's double-kick, Kirk Hammett's lead work moving across the fretboard, and Cliff Burton's low end holding the foundation. The song's breakdown became one of the most replicated moments in thrash metal history.
This canvas print brings the Creeping Death artwork to your wall — gallery-wrapped, MDF-backed, printed on 400gsm artist-grade cotton that holds the image with the same intensity the track carries.
Metallica's Ride the Lightning lineup — Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, and Cliff Burton, in his final studio recording before his death in 1986 — is a specific and unrepeatable moment in heavy metal. This is what that moment looks like on a wall.
🔥 Why This Canvas?
✔ Metallica – Creeping Death — from Ride the Lightning (1984)
✔ James Hetfield · Lars Ulrich · Kirk Hammett · Cliff Burton — the original classic lineup
✔ Gallery wrap — image wraps sides, no frame needed
✔ 400gsm artist-grade cotton — 13.5 mil thick, sharp and vibrant long-term
✔ Closed MDF backing — rigid, protective, ready to hang
✔ Two sizes — accent piece or full statement wall
✔ Indoor wall art — built for music rooms, studios, and collector spaces
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CHOOSE YOUR SIZE
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8" × 10" (Vertical) — $24.99
Best for: desk display, gift
12" × 18" (Vertical) — $34.99
Best for: accent wall, desk or shelf display, gift
18" × 24" (Vertical) — $39.99
Best for: statement wall piece, music room anchor
All sizes: 1.25" gallery wrap depth. Image wraps around the sides — no frame needed.
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CANVAS SPECS
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Substrate: 100% cotton, artist-grade
Fabric Weight: 400gsm / 13.5 mil (0.0135")
Wrap Depth: 1.25" gallery wrap
Backing: Closed MDF — rigid and protective
Finish: Ready to hang
Use: Indoor only
Care: If dust accumulates, wipe gently with a clean, damp cloth. Do not submerge or spray directly.
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PERFECT FOR
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🎸 Music rooms, home studios, and rehearsal spaces
🎁 Gifts for Metallica fans and Ride the Lightning collectors
🖤 Memorabilia walls alongside vinyl and band merch
🏠 Any space that needs something with actual weight to it
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