Metallica: Collection (1983 - 2003) [12CD + DVD, Japanese Ed.]

Metallica formed in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich. The duo first met through an ad in a Los Angeles-based music newspaper. At the time, Ulrich had little musical experience and no band but managed to secure a slot on an upcoming compilation record called “Metal Massacre”. Metallica’s contribution, “Hit The Lights”, featured Hetfield, Ulrich and lead guitarist Lloyd Grant. Afterwards, Ron McGovney became the band's bassist and Dave Mustaine joined the band as lead guitarist. This line-up would re-record "Hit The Lights" for subsequent re-pressings of "Metal Massacre" and would also issue several demos. In 1983, McGovney quit the group and was replaced by Cliff Burton, which also saw the band relocate to San Francisco. Metallica then traveled to New York after signing a deal with Megaforce Records. However, once in New York, the band fired Mustaine. It would mark the beginning of a long feud between Mustaine and Metallica, mostly fueled by remarks Mustaine would make to the press. Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammett of Exodus.

Metallica's debut LP, "Kill 'Em All", was released in 1983. It was followed in 1984 by "Ride The Lightning". This led to a major label deal with Elektra. In 1986, the band released "Master Of Puppets", which is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavy metal records of all time. In September of that year, while on tour in Sweden, the band was involved in a bus accident which took the life of Cliff Burton. Eventually, Jason Newsted (of Flotsam And Jetsam) was hired as the band's new bassist and he made his debut on 1987's "Garage Days Re-Revisited", an EP of cover tunes. The full-length "…And Justice For All" followed in 1988, featuring the track "One" which was chosen as the subject for their first promotional music video.

In 1990, Metallica hooked up with producer Bob Rock for a self-titled release that would become better known as "The Black Album", due to its cover art. Released in 1991, the black album would become one of the best-selling rock albums of all time, selling over 16 million copies in the US alone.

In 1996, the band experimented with Rock music style Alternative Rock, this could be heard on the album "Load". The following year, "Reload" appeared which had the similiar formula as ''Load''. The albums continued the band’s trend of more accessible music. In 1999, the group released an album and accompanying film called "S&M", which featured Metallica performing their songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

In 2001, as the band was preparing to begin work on a new album, Newsted quit the group, citing personal and musical reasons. Work on the new album was further complicated when Hetfield entered rehab for alcohol abuse. The album, called "St. Anger", was eventually completed in 2003 with producer Bob Rock handling the bass. Upon its release, "St. Anger" drew mostly negative reviews. Following the recording, Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, was hired as bassist. The making of the album was captured in the documentary “Some Kind Of Monster”.

In 2008, "Death Magnetic", produced by Rick Rubin, would surface and was hailed by many as Metallica's return to thrash metal. The following year, Metallica was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Former bassist Jason Newsted was present and Cliff Burton's father appeared on Cliff's behalf. Dave Mustaine, who was not inducted, was invited to the ceremony by the band but declined to attend. In 2011, Metallica collaborated with Lou Reed on the album, “Lulu”, which was largely panned by critics and ignored by consumers.

~ discogs

Tracklist CD01. 1983 - Kill 'Em All (1988 Japan CBS/Sony Records 25DP 5339 (1st press)):

01. Hit The Lights (4:17)
02. The Four Horsemen (7:13)
03. Motorbreath (3:08)
04. Jump In The Fire (4:42)
05. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth (4:15)
06. Whiplash (4:11)
07. Phantom Lord (5:02)
08. No Remorse (6:27)
09. Seek & Destroy (6:55)
10. Metal Militia (5:11)
11. Am I Evil? (7:52)
12. Blitzkrieg (3:36)



Tracklist CD02. 1984 - Ride The Lightning (1988 Japan CBS/Sony Records 25DP 5340 (1st press)):

01. Fight Fire With Fire (4:45)
02. Ride The Lightning (6:38)
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls (5:11)
04. Fade To Black (6:53)
05. Trapped Under Ice (4:04)
06. Escape (4:24)
07. Creeping Death (6:37)
08. The Call Of Ktulu (8:55)



Tracklist CD03. 1986 - Master Of Puppets (1986 Japan CBS/Sony 32DP 448 (1st press)):

01. Battery (5:13)
02. Master Of Puppets (8:35)
03. The Thing That Should Not Be (6:36)
04. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (6:27)
05. Disposable Heroes (8:17)
06. Leper Messiah (5:40)
07. Orion (8:27)
08. Damage, Inc. (5:32)



Tracklist CD04. 1988 - …And Justice For All (1988 Japan CBS/Sony 25DP 5178 (1st press)):

01. Blackened (6:43)
02. …And Justice For All (9:46)
03. Eye Of The Beholder (6:26)
04. One (7:26)
05. The Shortest Straw (6:35)
06. Harvester Of Sorrow (5:45)
07. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (7:44)
08. To Live Is To Die (9:49)
09. Dyers Eve (5:16)
10. The Prince (Bonus Track For Japan) (4:26)



Tracklist CD05. 1991 - Metallica (1991 Japan Sony Records SRCS 5577 (1st press)):

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 (3:54)
13. So What (3:08)



Tracklist CD06. 1996 - Load (1996 Japan Sony Records SRCS 800):

01. Ain't My Bitch (5:04)
02. 2 X 4 (5:28)
03. The House Jack Built (6:39)
04. Until It Sleeps (4:30)
05. King Nothing (5:28)
06. Hero Of The Day (4:22)
07. Bleeding Me (8:18)
08. Cure (4:54)
09. Poor Twisted Me (4:00)
10. Wasting My Hate (3:57)
11. Mama Said (5:20)
12. Thorn Within (5:51)
13. Ronnie (5:17)
14. The Outlaw Torn (9:50)



Tracklist CD07. 1997 - Reload (1997 Japan Promo CD, Sony Records SRCS 8512):

01. Fuel (4:29)
02. The Memory Remains (4:39)
03. Devil's Dance (5:19)
04. The Unforgiven II (6:37)
05. Better Than You (5:21)
06. Slither (5:13)
07. Carpe Diem Baby (6:12)
08. Bad Seed (4:05)
09. Where The Wild Things Are (6:54)
10. Prince Charming (6:05)
11. Low Man's Lyric (7:37)
12. Attitude (5:16)
13. Fixxxer (8:16)



Tracklist CD08-09. 1998 - Garage Inc. [1998 Japan SME Records SRCS 8809~10]:

01. Free Speech For The Dumb (2:35)
02. It's Electric (3:34)
03. Sabbra Cadabra (6:20)
04. Turn the Page (6:06)
05. Die, Die My Darling (2:29)
06. Loverman (7:53)
07. Mercyful Fate (11:12)
08. Astronomy (6:37)
09. Whiskey In The Jar (5:05)
10. Tuesday's Gone (9:06)
11. The More I See (4:49)



01. Helpless (6:38)
02. The Small Hours (6:43)
03. The Wait (4:55)
04. Crash Course In Brain Surgery (3:10)
05. Last Caress / Green Hell (3:30)
06. Am I Evil? (7:50)
07. Blitzkrieg (3:37)
08. Breadfan (5:41)
09. The Prince (4:26)
10. Stone Cold Crazy (2:18)
11. So What (3:09)
12. Killing Time (3:04)
13. Overkill (4:05)
14. Damage Case (3:40)
15. Stone Dead Forever (4:52)
16. Too Late, Too Late (3:13)



Tracklist CD10-11. 1999 - S&M [1999 Japan Sony Records SRCS 2144~5]:

01. The Ecstasy Of Gold (2:31)
02. The Call Of Ktulu (9:35)
03. Master Of Puppets (8:54)
04. Of Wolf And Man (4:19)
05. The Thing That Should Not Be (7:26)
06. Fuel (4:36)
07. The Memory Remains (4:43)
08. No Leaf Clover (5:43)
09. Hero Of The Day (4:45)
10. Devil's Dance (5:26)
11. Bleeding Me (9:02)



01. Nothing Else Matters (6:47)
02. Until It Sleeps (4:30)
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls (4:52)
04. Human (4:20)
05. Wherever I May Roam (7:01)
06. The Outlaw Torn (9:59)
07. Sad But True (5:46)
08. One (7:53)
09. Enter Sandman (7:39)
10. Battery (7:26)



Tracklist CD12. 2003 - St. Anger (2003 Japan Sony Records SICP 373~4):

01. Frantic (5:50)
02. St. Anger (7:21)
03. Some Kind Of Monster (8:26)
04. Dirty Window (5:25)
05. Invisible Kid (8:30)
06. My World (5:46)
07. Shoot Me Again (7:10)
08. Sweet Amber (5:27)
09. The Unnamed Feeling (7:09)
10. Purify (5:14)
11. All Within My Hands (8:48)


Tracklist DVD - St. Anger Rehearsals (SICP-374):

[01] Frantic
[02] St. Anger
[03] Some Kind Of Monster
[04] Dirty Window
[05] Invisible Kid
[06] My World
[07] Shoot Me Again
[08] Sweet Amber
[09] The Unnamed Feeling
[10] Purify
[11] All Within My Hands






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