
Metallica’s Black Album: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
How crib death, Chris Isaak and more figured into metal masters’ game-changing fifth LP
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"The first thing you notice about Metallica’s new album is that it sounds great. [...] The new record’s sonic textures and audio depth of field are a revelation."
The band will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the best-selling album of the past three decades
Both The Metallica Blacklist and The Black Album anniversary box set will be out September 10th
“What a dream come true,” the Slipknot drummer once remarked of the time he stepped in for an ailing Lars Ulrich at the last minute. “It was one of the best gigs of my life”
Country artist piles on fiddle and steel for ‘Black Album’ classic
Covers by Diet Cig, Ha*Ash, and Shor Police, Divine and Vishal Dadlani will appear on The Metallica Blacklist
Band also releases pre-production rehearsal of song from 1990
YouTuber attempts his best Bruce Dickinson in a cover version, while still nailing James Hetfield’s laugh
However, one livestream’s broadcast replaced band playing their own music to avoid DMCA takedown