"Breadfan" is a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 song originally recorded by Budgie

Budgie (band)

Budgie is a Welsh Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from Cardiff. They are widely considered as one of the first heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day"...

, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend

Never Turn Your Back On a Friend

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is Budgie's third album, released in 1973. A remastered version was released in late 2004.This is the band's best known album and is notable for its inclusion of "Breadfan", the band's best-known song...

. The title refers to having a love of money, bread being slang for money. It was also featured in the video game Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...

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Metallica version

Metallica

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

 released a version of the song in September 1988 as a B-side to their "Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder (song)

-Cover versions:In Flames recorded a cover of "Eye of the Beholder" on A Tribute to the Four Horsemen, a tribute album recorded by various artists. This version of the song also appears on the remastered edition of In Flames' first EP, Subterranean...

" single. It was later included on their 1998 album Garage Inc.

Garage Inc.

-Disc two:These tracks are a collection of B-sides from artists Metallica were inspired by, throughout the early years of the band.-Personnel:* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Whiskey In the Jar"...

, and was also used as an encore during their 1988-1989 tour supporting their ...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All (album)

...And Justice for All is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on August 25, 1988 through Elektra Records. It is the first full-length Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986...

album. A live video version is present on the Live Shit: Binge & Purge

Live Shit: Binge & Purge

-San Diego:Recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California on January 13 and 14, 1992.-VHS one/DVD one:#"20 Min. MetalliMovie"#"The Ecstasy of Gold"#"Enter Sandman"#"Creeping Death"#"Harvester of Sorrow"#"Welcome Home...

boxed set, taken from their Seattle concerts on August 29 and 30, 1989 where it was performed in the second encore. It was also played with frequency during the Madly In Anger with the World

Madly in Anger with the World Tour

The Madly in Anger with the World Tour was a year-long concert tour by Metallica that took place in 2003 and 2004, in connection with their St. Anger album....

 and World Magnetic

World Magnetic Tour

World Magnetic Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by American heavy metal band Metallica in support of the group's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was released in September 2008....

 Tours. A short clip of "Breadfan" is played at the beginning of the "Whiskey in the Jar

Whiskey in the Jar

"Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. It is about a Rapparee , who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed...

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