Metallica - Metallica (2021) [Remastered Deluxe Box Set]

In celebration of 30 years of "The Black Album", welcome the definitive re-release: Metallica (Remastered).

Metallica is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991, by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as The Black Album because of its packaging design. Its recording took place at One on One Studios in Los Angeles over an eight-month span that frequently found Metallica at odds with their new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier, and more refined sound.

Metallica promoted Metallica with a series of tours. They also released five singles to promote the album: "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam", and "Sad but True", all of which have been considered to be among the band's best-known songs. The song "Don't Tread on Me" was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release but did not receive a commercial single release.

James Hetfield, vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar solo on "Nothing Else Matters"
Kirk Hammett, lead guitar
Jason Newsted, bass
Lars Ulrich, drums, percussion

Tracklist Disc 1: Metallica (Remastered) (01:02:39) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. Enter Sandman (5:32)
02. Sad But True (5:25)
03. Holier Than Thou (3:48)
04. The Unforgiven (6:27)
05. Wherever I May Roam (6:44)
06. Don't Tread on Me (4:00)
07. Through the Never (4:05)
08. Nothing Else Matters (6:29)
09. Of Wolf and Man (4:17)
10. The God That Failed (5:09)
11. My Friend of Misery (6:50)
12. The Struggle Within (3:53)


Tracklist Disc 2: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (01:18:27) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. The Ecstasy of Gold (1:45)
02. Enter Sandman (5:28)
03. Creeping Death (8:04)
04. Harvester of Sorrow (6:25)
05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (7:45)
06. Sad But True (5:24)
07. Wherever I May Roam (6:27)
08. The Four Horsemen (7:28)
09. Bass Solo (8:17)
10. Through the Never (4:23)
11. The Unforgiven (7:31)
12. Justice Medley (9:30)


Tracklist Disc 3: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (00:54:53) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. Drum Solo (12:47)
02. Guitar Solo (5:51)
03. For Whom the Bell Tolls (5:28)
04. Fade to Black (7:54)
05. Whiplash (4:51)
06. Encore Jam (1:09)
07. Master of Puppets (4:05)
08. Seek & Destroy (12:48)


Tracklist Disc 4: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 + Covers + B-Sides (00:50:52) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. One (9:30)
02. Last Caress (1:30)
03. Am I Evil? (4:52)
04. Battery (5:16)
05. Encore Jam #2 (1:45)
06. Breadfan (4:11)
07. Stone Cold Crazy (Remastered) (2:19)
08. So What (Remastered) (3:09)
09. Killing Time (Remastered) (3:05)
10. Stone Cold Crazy (feat. Tony Iommi) (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, 1992) (3:03)
11. Harvester of Sorrow (Live at The Liebenau, Graz, Austria, September 11th, 1991) (6:01)
12. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM, August 27th, 1992) (6:11)


Tracklist Disc 5: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, May 22nd, 1993 (01:19:10) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. The Ecstasy of Gold (1:41)
02. Creeping Death (7:07)
03. Harvester of Sorrow (7:02)
04. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (6:51)
05. Of Wolf and Man (4:17)
06. Wherever I May Roam (6:53)
07. The Thing That Should Not Be (8:25)
08. The Unforgiven (7:04)
09. Disposable Heroes (8:58)
10. Bass Solo (7:44)
11. Instrumental Medley (6:48)
12. Guitar Solo (1:17)
13. The Four Horsemen (5:03)


Tracklist Disc 6: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, May 22nd, 1993 (01:14:44) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. For Whom the Bell Tolls (5:58)
02. Fade to Black (7:08)
03. Master of Puppets (4:23)
04. Seek & Destroy (17:35)
05. Battery (5:42)
06. Nothing Else Matters (6:30)
07. Sad But True (6:03)
08. Last Caress (1:25)
09. One (10:15)
10. Enter Sandman (6:14)
11. So What (3:31)


Tracklist Disc 7: Live at Wembley Stadium, London, April 20th, 1992 (00:18:57) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. Enter Sandman (6:59)
02. Sad But True (5:34)
03. Nothing Else Matters (6:24)


Tracklist Disc 8: Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia, September 28th, 1991 (01:22:55) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. The Ecstasy of Gold (1:54)
02. Enter Sandman (5:21)
03. Creeping Death (7:57)
04. Harvester of Sorrow (7:04)
05. Fade to Black (7:45)
06. Sad But True (6:01)
07. Master of Puppets (4:14)
08. Seek & Destroy (7:58)
09. For Whom the Bell Tolls (5:48)
10. One (8:15)
11. Whiplash (5:42)
12. Encore Jam (1:30)
13. Last Caress (1:28)
14. Am I Evil? (4:44)
15. Battery (7:14)


Tracklist Disc 9: Riffs & Demos (01:12:20) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes) (1:08)
02. Nothing Else Matters (From James' Riff Tapes) (4:55)
03. Sad But True (From James' Riff Tapes) (0:56)
04. Holier Than Thou (From James' Riff Tapes) (1:48)
05. Don't Tread on Me (From James' Riff Tapes) (1:13)
06. The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes II) (0:22)
07. The Struggle Within (From James' Riff Tapes) (1:32)
08. The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes III) (2:10)
09. The God That Failed (From James' Riff Tapes) (0:43)
10. Wherever I May Roam (From James' Riff Tapes) (0:25)
11. Enter Sandman (From Kirk's Riff Tapes) (1:12)
12. Through the Never (From Kirk's Riff Tapes) (1:27)
13. Of Wolf and Man (From Kirk's Riff Tapes) (0:30)
14. Enter Sandman (From Kirk's Riff Tapes II) (0:40)
15. My Friend of Misery (From Jason's Riff Tapes) (4:38)
16. Enter Sandman (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:34)
17. Sad But True (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (2:00)
18. The God That Failed (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:16)
19. Don't Tread on Me (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:05)
20. The Struggle Within (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (0:42)
21. Holier Than Thou (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:40)
22. Sad But True (July 10th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (0:53)
23. Sad But True (July 12th, 1990 Demo) (5:12)
24. Don't Tread on Me (July 12th, 1990 Demo) (4:09)
25. Enter Sandman (July 12th, 1990, Demo) (4:50)
26. Nothing Else Matters (July 12th, 1990 Demo) (6:04)
27. Of Wolf and Man (July 12th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (2:21)
28. Through the Never (July 12th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (3:00)
29. The Struggle Within (July 24th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:25)
30. Wherever I May Roam (July 24th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (2:17)
31. Wherever I May Roam (July 30,1990 Writing in Progress) (6:06)
32. The Struggle Within (July 30th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (3:47)


Tracklist Disc 10: Riffs & Demos (01:03:11) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. Enter Sandman (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (5:04)
02. Sad But True (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (4:54)
03. Don't Tread on Me (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (3:59)
04. Nothing Else Matters (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (5:54)
05. Holier Than Thou (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (3:48)
06. Wherever I May Roam (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (5:36)
07. The Struggle Within (August 13th, 1990 Demo) (3:45)
08. The God That Failed (August 22nd, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:20)
09. Of Wolf and Man (August 22nd, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:01)
10. My Friend of Misery (August 29th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (4:05)
11. The Unforgiven (August 29th, 1990, Writing in Progress) (3:44)
12. Through the Never (August 31st, 1990 Demo) (3:39)
13. Of Wolf and Man (August 31st, 1990 Demo) (4:05)
14. The God That Failed Us (August 31st, 1990 Demo) (4:45)
15. The Unforgiven (September 3rd, 1990, Writing in Progress) (5:45)
16. My Friend of Misery (September 3rd, 1990, Writing in Progress) (1:47)


Tracklist Disc 11: Pre-Production Rehearsals + Radio Editsriffs (01:19:58) [24-bit/96 kHz]:

01. Enter Sandman (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (4:59)
02. Sad But True (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (5:18)
03. Holier Than Thou (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (3:47)
04. Nothing Else Matters (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (6:11)
05. Wherever I May Roam (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (6:08)
06. Don't Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (4:08)
07. Through the Never (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (3:50)
08. The Unforgiven (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (6:43)
09. Of Wolf and Man (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (4:16)
10. The God That Failed (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (5:11)
11. My Friend of Misery (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (6:24)
12. The Struggle Within (Pre-Production Rehearsal) (3:59)
13. Enter Sandman (Radio Edit) (4:02)
14. The Unforgiven (Radio Edit) (5:01)
15. Nothing Else Matters (Radio Edit) (5:01)
16. Wherever I May Roam (Radio Edit) (5:00)


Tracklist Disc 12: Rough & Alternate Mixes (01:07:55) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. So What (Early Take, October 12th, 1990) (3:02)
02. Killing Time (Take 18, October 12th, 1990) (3:09)
03. Through the Never (Take 53, October 22, 1990) (4:14)
04. Holier Than Thou (Take 9, October 27th, 1990) (4:01)
05. My Friend of Misery (Take 4, October 27th, 1990) (6:38)
06. The Struggle Within (Take 12, November 10, 1990) (3:26)
07. Of Wolf and Man (Take 2, December 6th, 1990) (4:30)
08. The God That Failed (Take 26, December 6th, 1990) (5:04)
09. Don't Tread on Me (Take 6, December 15th, 1990) (4:03)
10. Enter Sandman (Take 15, January 21st, 1991) (3:37)
11. Enter Sandman (Take 35, January 21st, 1991) (1:30)
12. Late Night Skynyrd Jam (January 23rd, 1991) (4:09)
13. The Unforgiven (139 BPM Take, January 29th, 1991) (5:19)
14. Nothing Else Matters (Take 19, January 29th, 1991) (4:56)
15. Sad But True (Take 36, February 5th, 1991) (5:18)
16. Wherever I May Roam (Take 3, February 5th, 1991) (4:59)


Tracklist Disc 13: Rough & Alternate Mixes (01:15:38) [24-bit/44.1 kHz]:

01. Enter Sandman (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix) (5:35)
02. The God That Failed (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix) (5:02)
03. The Struggle Within (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix) (3:55)
04. The Unforgiven (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix) (6:21)
05. Wherever I May Roam (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix) (6:22)
06. Don't Tread on Me (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix) (4:08)
07. Through the Never (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix) (4:03)
08. Sad But True (May 23rd, 1991 Rough Mix) (5:24)
09. Of Wolf and Man (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix) (4:19)
10. My Friend of Misery (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix) (6:43)
11. Holier Than Thou (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix) (3:48)
12. Nothing Else Matters (No Orchestra Mix, July 8th, 1991) (6:41)
13. Nothing Else Matters (Orchestra / Guitar / Vocal Mix, July 8th, 1991) (6:46)
14. Nothing Else Matters (Elevator Version) (6:31)


Tracklist Disc 14: Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, October 12th, 1991 (01:17:18) [24-bit/192 kHz]:

01. Creeping Death (3:33)
02. Harvester of Sorrow (7:02)
03. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (7:10)
04. Sad But True (5:39)
05. Wherever I May Roam (6:58)
06. Bass Solo (4:27)
07. Through the Never (4:40)
08. The Unforgiven (7:47)
09. Master of Puppets (4:04)
10. Seek & Destroy (7:33)
11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (5:59)
12. Fade to Black (7:34)
13. Whiplash (4:52)


All thanks go to the original releaser