Metallica (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Limited deluxe edition (52,000):

  • Original album remastered on 180 gram vinyl and CD
  • "Sad but True" picture disc
  • "Live at Wembley" EP
  • "Live in Moscow" double LP
  • Two interview CDs
  • Five CDs of demos and rough mixes
  • Six live CDs
  • Six live and behind-the-scenes DVDs
  • Lyric folder
  • Three Lithos
  • Lanyard
  • Tour laminates (badges)
  • Three guitar picks
  • 120-page hardcover book
  • Code for digital downloads
Annotation last modified on 2026-01-01 10:43 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Metallica (remastered on 180 gram vinyl)
212" Vinyl: Sad but True
312" Vinyl: Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England – April 20th, 1992
412" Vinyl: Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia – September 28th, 1991
5CD: Metallica (remastered)
6CD: Interviews: The David Fricke Tapes
7CD: Interviews: The Steffan Chirazi Tapes
8CD: Riffs & Demos (disc 1)
9CD: Riffs & Demos (disc 2)
#TitleRatingLength
1Enter Sandman (August 13th, 1990 demo)
recording engineer:
James Hetfield (on 1990-08-13) and Lars Ulrich (on 1990-08-13)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Enter Sandman (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:04
2Sad but True (August 13th, 1990 demo)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1990-08-13)
guitar [guitar solo] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1990-08-13)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1990-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1993)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Sad but True (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:54
3Don’t Tread on Me (August 13th, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Don’t Tread on Me (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
quotes music from:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls)
3:59
4Nothing Else Matters (August 13th, 1990 demo)
recording engineer:
James Hetfield (on 1990-08-13) and Lars Ulrich (on 1990-08-13)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Nothing Else Matters (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:54
5Holier Than Thou (August 13th, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Holier Than Thou (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3:48
6Wherever I May Roam (August 13th, 1990 demo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1992)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
Wherever I May Roam (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:36
7The Struggle Within (August 13th, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-13)
recording of:
The Struggle Within (on 1990-08-13)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3:45
8The God That Failed (August 22nd, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-22)
recording of:
The God That Failed (on 1990-08-22)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
1:20
9Of Wolf and Man (August 22nd, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-22)
recording of:
Of Wolf and Man (on 1990-08-22)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
1:01
10My Friend of Misery (August 29th, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-29)
recording of:
My Friend of Misery (on 1990-08-29)
writer:
James Hetfield, Jason Newsted and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:05
11The Unforgiven (August 29th, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-29)
recording of:
The Unforgiven (on 1990-08-29)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
part of:
The Unforgiven
3:44
12Through the Never (August 31st, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-31)
recording of:
Through the Never (on 1990-08-31)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3:39
13Of Wolf and Man (August 31st, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-31)
recording of:
Of Wolf and Man (on 1990-08-31)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:05
14The God That Failed (August 31st, 1990 demo)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-08-31)
recording of:
The God That Failed (on 1990-08-31)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:45
15The Unforgiven (September 3rd, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-09-03)
recording of:
The Unforgiven (on 1990-09-03)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
part of:
The Unforgiven
5:45
16My Friend of Misery (September 3rd, 1990, writing in progress)
recorded at:
Lars' Basement (Lars Ulrich's basement studio) in Berkeley, California, United States (on 1990-09-03)
recording of:
My Friend of Misery (on 1990-09-03)
writer:
James Hetfield, Jason Newsted and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
1:47
10CD: Pre‐Production Rehearsals + Radio Edits
11CD: Rough & Alternate Mixes (disc 1)
12CD: Rough & Alternate Mixes (disc 2)
13CD: Some Shit From Day on the Green, Oakland, CA – October 12th, 1991
14CD: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992 (disc 1)
15CD: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992 (disc 2)
16CD: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992 (disc 3) + Covers & B‐Sides
17CD: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany – May 22nd, 1993 (disc 1)
18CD: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany – May 22nd, 1993 (disc 2)
19DVD: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
20DVD: Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark – August 10th, 1991 + Bonus Shit
21DVD: Live at Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany – November 29th, 1992
22DVD: Live at Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium – July 4th, 1993
23DVD: Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
24DVD: Wherever We May Roam

Credits

Release

art direction:Alex Tenta
photography:Andreas Alker
Amada Aveya
Dennis Bos
Shawn Card
Jason Chepeka
Mark Crosby
Glenn Cunningham (credited with Metallica photographs)
Rod Dickson
Adam Dubin
Eddie Duggar
Ryan Flaugher
Rob Fleming (writer, musician, engineer; former co-president of Universal UK)
Tim Ford (credited with Metallica photographs)
Jay Friedstein
Andy Gaggioli (credited with Metallica photographs)
Ross Halfin
Yvonne Hornikel
David Jodoin
Patrick Kalmeijer
Sayuri Katsumata
Stig Knutsen (credited with Metallica photogrephs)
Aritzu Larrondobuno
Ron Levine (credited with Metallica photographs)
Scott Lindsey (credfited with Metallica photographs)
Mark Devito
Michael Marter
Linda Martin (credited with Metallica photographs)
Shawn Morales
Janne Pehkonen
Chuck Rains
Calvin Silcox
Shane Smith (credited with Metallica photographs)
Shay Smith
Sergey Sokolov (credited with Metallica photographs)
Bob Valent
Jeremy Wagner (credited with Metallica photographs)
Christopher Westfall (credited with Metallica photographs)
liner notes:Gerry Barad (chief operating officer of Live Nation Global Touring)
Jake Berry (production manager)
David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017)
Brian Cohen (booking agent/management)
Adam Dubin
Tim Duffy (former Metallica tour accountant)
Rob Fleming (writer, musician, engineer; former co-president of Universal UK)
David Fricke
Ross Halfin
Mick Hughes (Metallica live audio engineer)
Wayne Isham (video director)
Lonn M. Friend
Matt Mahurin
Curt Marvis (film producer)
Masa Ito (metal journalist)
Jason Newsted
Neil Perry (US mixer/engineer)
Bob Rock
Masumi Satoh
Tony Smith (former Metallica tour manager)
Randy Staub
Gregg Steele
Sue Tropio (former employee of Q Prime)
miscellaneous support:Dan Nykolayko (task: project coordinator)
Eleni Psaltis (task: project coordinator)
executive producer:Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter)
mastering:Reuben Cohen
remastering:Reuben Cohen
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
mastered at:Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States
Lurssen Mastering (previous Hollywood location) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/20164885 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Leftovers From the Black Album Box Set
Nothing Else Matters
Sad but True
The Unforgiven
Wherever I May Roam
covers:Kerrang! Presents: Metallica The Black Album Covered by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Metallica: A Tribute to the Black Album by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Metallica Blacklist by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
live performances:2012-05-12: Stade de France, La Plaine Saint-Denis, France
2012-05-28: Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
2012-06-04: Sonisphere: Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland
2012-06-09: Download Festival, Castle Donington, UK
included in:The Metallica Collection
part of:Music Canada Certified Diamond Albums (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 25) (order: 25)
Consequence of Sound: 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time (2025) (number: 34) (order: 35)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 64) (order: 64)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 87) (order: 87)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 235) (order: 235)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 235) (order: 235)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 252) (order: 252)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 255) (order: 255)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 706) (order: 707)
supporting tours:Guns N’ Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour
Wherever We May Roam
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/6651 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Metallica/Metallica [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/metallica-metallica/ [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8b8c [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/metallica/metallica/ [info]
https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/metallica/metallica [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/1470/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-1282 [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19921 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Metallica/624 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000311315 [info]
Wikidata:Q213516 [info]