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The next pair of NWOBHM covers were initially recorded as B-sides for the 12вЂќ vinyl version of вЂњCreeping DeathвЂќ, released as a single in 1984. This sloppy spontaneous recording is a little rough around the edges, but thatвЂ™s a big part of itвЂ™s charm. also featured the first recordings of Jason Newsted with Metallica. The first five tracks come from вЂњThe $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-RevisitedвЂќ, which had been out of print for the best part of a decade, and dedicated collectors had been paying exorbitant prices for copies of it. It also indicates where Metallica found the Southern rock and country influences which popped up on the Load albums.Дisc 2 is older stuff which already existed, but was sometimes hard to come by until this release. Yep, itвЂ™s an all-star acoustic jam thatвЂ™s an all-star acoustic bore. вЂњTuesdayвЂ™s GoneвЂќ was recorded during a radio broadcast in 1997 with a number of guest musicians, including members of Alice in Chains, Corrosion of Conformity, Lynyrd Skynrd, and even Les Claypool on banjo, andвЂ¦ itвЂ™s fucking tedious. ItвЂ™s a boisterous, catchy party anthem, and a new take on Thin LizzyвЂ™s take of the traditional Irish folk song. вЂњWhiskey In The JarвЂќ is the best song on the first disc. вЂњAstronomyвЂќ isnвЂ™t one of those monster rockers, but Metallica turn it into one. The songs donвЂ™t exactly merge seamlessly, and of course thereвЂ™s no King Diamond helium vocals, but itвЂ™s 11 minutes of 80s satanic metal goodness.Д«lue Г–yster Cult donвЂ™t often get the love they deserve, even though they are the band who wrote monster rockers like вЂњGodzillaвЂќ, вЂњBurninвЂ™ For YouвЂќ, and вЂњDonвЂ™t Fear The ReaperвЂќ.

The five song Mercyful Fate medley is more traditional fare. CaveвЂ™s introspective oblique lyrics are somewhat different to the Metallica norm, but like вЂњTurn The PageвЂќ, the song illustrates James HetfieldвЂ™s varied vocal abilities. The original switches between minimalist restraint and raucous post-punk anarchy, and Metallica doesnвЂ™t attempt to pull it off, but instead smooths out the rough edges and makes it their own. The inclusion of Nick Cave and The Bad SeedвЂ™s вЂњLovermanвЂќ is the biggest what-the-fuck on the whole album. ItвЂ™s not near as rough as вЂњLast Caress/Green HellвЂќ recorded a decade earlier, but it retains the boisterous energy and wicked dark humour of the original. вЂњDie, Die My DarlingвЂќ is a welcome addition to the existing collection of Misfits covers. James HetfieldвЂ™s vocals and the ruminating main riff seem to be an indicator of where вЂњThe Memory RemainsвЂќ came from. ItвЂ™s a brooding tale of life on the road. The first really impressive track here is вЂњTurn The PageвЂќ, originally by Bob Seger. They just canвЂ™t reproduce SabbathвЂ™s whacked-out stoner groove. Metallica donвЂ™t fuck it up as badly as those covers, but вЂњSabbra CadabraвЂќ isnвЂ™t particularly impressive. Slayer stumbled with their version of вЂњHand of DoomвЂќ, and MegadethвЂ™s вЂњParanoidвЂќ is almost an unintentional parody.

MetallicaвЂ™s love of NWOBHM band Diamond Head is well known, so a Diamond Head song was inevitable here, and while вЂњItвЂ™s ElectricвЂќ is no вЂњAm I Evil?вЂќ, in the same vein as that famous cover, itвЂ™s not far removed from MetallicaвЂ™s own style.Д¬overing Black Sabbath isnвЂ™t always as easy as it seems. Still, without Discharge, thrash metal wouldnвЂ™t have been thrash metal. Bob Rock does big, fat, and comfortable as a producer, with the latest in studio technology at his fingertips, while Discharge would have been recorded as quickly as possible on zero budget. ItвЂ™s hard to sound desperate when youвЂ™re a multi-millionaire living comfortably. Metallica just canвЂ™t reproduce the same feel. DischargeвЂ™s originals are scuzzy and discordant, from a band on the verge of starvation. However, Metallica arenвЂ™t too good at Discharge, with вЂњFree Speech For The DumbвЂќ and вЂњThe More I SeeвЂќ bookending this disc. We know this because of their covers excellent of The Misfits, and Anti-Nowhere LeagueвЂ™s utterly filthy вЂњSo WhatвЂќ.

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These run the full gamut of MetallicaвЂ™s musical tastes, and some work better than others. вЂњGarage Inc.вЂќ as a covers and B-sides compilation album lays bare the influences mixed in to MetallicaвЂ™s thrash metal roots which made вЂњMetallicaвЂќ, вЂњLoadвЂќ, and вЂњRe-LoadвЂќ the albums which led the band to world domination.Дisc 1 of this double album is freshly recorded covers.

By the turn of the millennium, Metallica had become the biggest band in metal bar none, and was surpassed in popular music by only a handful of artists, but in creating new music thrash metal had been left far behind. The band and genre was somewhat niche, and not particularly well known outside metal and alternative music scenes. The 1990s saw Metallica start the decade as thrash metalвЂ™s biggest band.

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