Metallica (remastered deluxe box set)

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Excluded Regions

🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-28 18:27 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Metallica (remastered)
2▶Digital Media: Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England — April 20th, 1992
3▶Digital Media: Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia — September 28th, 1991
4▶Digital Media: Riffs & Demos (disc 1)
5▼Digital Media: 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
6▶Digital Media: Pre‐Production Rehearsals + Radio Edits
7▶Digital Media: Rough & Alternate Mixes (disc 1)
8▶Digital Media: Rough & Alternate Mixes (disc 2)
9▶Digital Media: Some Shit From Day on the Green, Oakland, CA — October 12th, 1991
10▶Digital Media: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA — January 11th, 1992 + Covers & B‐Sides
11▶Digital Media: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany — May 22nd, 1993

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2021)
licensed to:Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/7h5xn0Olvx2p0eQcSt1Osy [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/257760502 [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]