fade to black

1. To die, especially by suicide.
2. To exit.

Origins: The fadeout at the end of motion pictures. Popularized in the 80's, as a term for suicide, by the band Metallica in the song "Fade To Black".

Some days I feel so bad, I just want to fade to black.

by tlc September 1, 2003

fade to black

In live theatre, where all the lights are dimmed to a complete wordblackout/word

Standby, fade to black

by Keenmachine September 8, 2003

fade to black

One of the best ballad metal song of all time.

by Anonymous October 21, 2003

fade to black

Metallica's best song along with "one"

fade to black is one of the most depressing songs i ever heard

by JeVoNeR September 14, 2003

fade to black

A classic way to end a scene in cinema editing in which the screen image becomes increasingly obscured until it turns black. It has the advantage of being less abrupt than a simple cut.

The scene where it fades to black while they're kissing - you know what happened next!

by Hereward August 29, 2003

fade to black

one of the greatest metallica songs ever!!!

"life it seems, will fade away
drifting further every day...."

by phred October 28, 2004

fade to black

A song by the band Metallica, from the album "Ride the Lightening".

"Fade to Black is fucking great."

by Mike August 29, 2003