Seek & Destroy BPM

Metallica · Metal

Seek & Destroy by Metallica has a tempo of 142 BPM (142.1 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Vivacissimo.

142 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 142 BPM (142.1) · Vivacissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 422 ms
One click: 211 ms
One bar: 1.69 s
Half time / double time: 71 BPM / 284 BPM
Tempo range: 120 – 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 211 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 107 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 142.

Start the tempo trainer at 107 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

71 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
107 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
128 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

Listen to Seek & Destroy on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

Ace of Spades · Motorhead · 140 BPM · 4/4
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Call Me · Blondie · 143 BPM · 4/4
Shoot to Thrill · AC/DC · 143 BPM · 4/4
The Cave · Mumford & Sons · 143 BPM · 4/4

All songs 120 – 150 BPM

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