Metallica - Black Album, The [5LP+14CD+6DVD+10''] (Super Deluxe Edition, 180 Gram, Picture Disc, 120 page hardcover book, lanyard, 3 picks, hinged box, four tour laminates, download, limited)
Metallica's Eponymous Classic Album Presented In A Numbered, Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set!
Original Album Remastered By Bob Ludwig At Gateway Mastering!
Other Content Remastered By Reuben Cohen At Lurssen Mastering!
13 CDs & 6 DVDs Of Unreleased Content!
Picture Disc, Live LPs, Tour Laminates, Guitar Picks, A Book & More!
It's finally here! Metallica's eponymous album, better known as The Black Album, is remastered and will be available everywhere on September 10th. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time, with global sales of over 35 million, and contains a series of unrelenting singles, "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven," "Nothing Else Matters," "Wherever I May Roam," and "Sad But True." The standard album is remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and all other content is remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering. All content was overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.
Limited edition deluxe numbered box set (with magnetic flap) of Metallica (Remastered) includes the album remastered on 180-gram double LP and CD, "Sad But True" picture disc, three live LPs, 13 CDs and six DVDs featuring unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos, etc), MP3 download card of all audio, four tour laminates, lanyard, three lithos, three guitar picks, lyric folder and sheets, and a 120-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos + stories from those who were there.
All DVDs are region-free.
Features
- Numbered, Limited Edition
- Deluxe Box Set with Magnetic Flap
- Original Album Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
- Other Content Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
- Overseen by Executive Producer Greg Fidelman
- 180g Double Vinyl LP & CD - Original Album Remastered
- "Sad But True" Picture Disc - 45rpm
- 3LP - Live Recordings (LP4 is 45rpm)
- 2CD - Interviews
- 12CD & 6DVD - Unreleased Content
- 6DVDs are Region-Free
- Unreleased Content - Live Music, Rough Mixes, Demos
- Limited-Time Digital Download Card (MP3)
- Four Tour Laminates
- Lanyard
- Three Lithos
- Three Guitar Picks
- Lyric Folder & Sheets
- 120-Page Hardcover Book - Never-Before-Seen Photos & Stories
Selections
LP1 & LP2 - Metallica (Remastered)
SIDE ONE:
- Enter Sandman
- Sad But True
- Holier Than Thou
SIDE TWO:
- The Unforgiven
- Wherever I May Roam
- Don't Tread On Me
SIDE THREE:
- Through the Never
- Nothing Else Matters
- Of Wolf and Man
SIDE FOUR:
- The God That Failed
- My Friend of Misery
- The Struggle Within
"Sad But True" Picture Disc (45rpm)
SIDE ONE:
- Sad But True
- Nothing Else Matters (Elevator Version)
SIDE TWO:
- Creeping Death (Live)
- Sad But True (Demo)
LP4 - Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England - April 20th, 1992 (45rpm)
SIDE ONE:
- Enter Sandman
SIDE TWO:
- Sad But True
- Nothing Else Matters
LP5 & LP6 - Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia - September 28th, 1991
SIDE ONE:
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Enter Sandman
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
SIDE TWO:
- Fade to Black
- Sad But True
- Master of Puppets
SIDE THREE:
- Seek & Destroy
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- One
SIDE FOUR:
- Whiplash
- Encore Jam
- Last Caress
- Am I Evil?
- Battery
CD1 - Metallica (Remastered)
- Enter Sandman
- Sad But True
- Holier Than Thou
- The Unforgiven
- Wherever I May Roam
- Don't Tread On Me
- Through the Never
- Nothing Else Matters
- Of Wolf and Man
- The God That Failed
- My Friend of Misery
- The Struggle Within
CD2 - Interviews: The David Fricke Tapes
- Kirk / David Fricke Interview
- Jason / David Fricke Interview
- Lars / David Fricke Interview
- James / David Fricke Interview
CD3 - Interviews: The Steffan Chirazi Tapes
- Lars / Steffan Chirazi Interview
- Jason / Steffan Chirazi Interview
- Kirk / Steffan Chirazi Interview
- James / Steffan Chirazi Interview
CD4 - Riffs & Demos (Disc 1)
- The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Nothing Else Matters (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Sad But True (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Holier Than Thou (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Don't Tread on Me (From James' Riff Tapes)
- The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes II)
- The Struggle Within (From James' Riff Tapes)
- The Unforgiven (From James' Riff Tapes III)
- The God That Failed (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Wherever I May Roam (From James' Riff Tapes)
- Enter Sandman (From Kirk's Riff Tapes)
- Through the Never (From Kirk's Riff Tapes)
- Of Wolf and Man (From Kirk's Riff Tapes)
- Enter Sandman (From Kirk's Riff Tapes II)
- My Friend of Misery (From Jason's Riff Tapes)
- Enter Sandman (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Sad But True (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- The God That Failed (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Don't Tread on Me (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- The Struggle Within (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Holier Than Thou (July 6th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Sad But True (July 10th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Sad But True (July 12th, 1990 Demo)
- Don't Tread on Me (July 12th, 1990 Demo)
- Enter Sandman (July 12th, 1990 Demo)
- Nothing Else Matters (July 12th, 1990 Demo)
- Of Wolf and Man (July 12th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Through the Never (July 12th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- The Struggle Within (July 24th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Wherever I May Roam (July 24th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Wherever I May Roam (July 30th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- The Struggle Within (July 30th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
CD5 - Riffs & Demos (Disc 2)
- Enter Sandman (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- Sad But True (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- Don't Tread on Me (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- Nothing Else Matters (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- Holier Than Thou (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- Wherever I May Roam (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- The Struggle Within (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
- The God That Failed (August 22nd, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Of Wolf and Man (August 22nd, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- My Friend of Misery (August 29th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- The Unforgiven (August 29th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- Through the Never (August 31st, 1990 Demo)
- Of Wolf and Man (August 31st, 1990 Demo)
- The God That Failed (August 31st, 1990 Demo)
- The Unforgiven (September 3rd, 1990, Writing in Progress)
- My Friend of Misery (September 3rd, 1990, Writing in Progress)
CD6 - Pre-Production Rehearsals + Radio Edits
- Enter Sandman (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Sad But True (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Holier Than Thou (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Nothing Else Matters (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Wherever I May Roam (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Don't Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Through the Never (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- The Unforgiven (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Of Wolf and Man (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- The God That Failed (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- My Friend of Misery (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- The Struggle Within (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
- Enter Sandman (Radio Edit)
- The Unforgiven (Radio Edit)
- Nothing Else Matters (Radio Edit)
- Wherever I May Roam (Radio Edit)
CD7 - Rough & Alternate Mixes (Disc 1)
- So What (Early Take - October 12th, 1990)
- Killing Time (Take 18 - October 12th, 1990)
- Through the Never (Take 53 - October 22nd, 1990)
- Holier Than Thou (Take 9 - October 27th, 1990)
- My Friend of Misery (Take 4 - October 27th, 1990)
- The Struggle Within (Take 12 - November 10th, 1990)
- Of Wolf and Man (Take 2 - December 6th, 1990)
- The God That Failed (Take 26 - December 6th, 1990)
- Don't Tread on Me (Take 6 - December 15th, 1990)
- Enter Sandman (Take 15 - January 21st, 1991)
- Enter Sandman (Take 35 - January 21st, 1991)
- Late Night Skynyrd Jam (January 23rd, 1991)
- The Unforgiven (139 BPM Take - January 29th, 1991)
- Nothing Else Matters (Take 19 - January 29th, 1991)
- Sad But True (Take 36 - February 5th, 1991)
- Wherever I May Roam (Take 3 - February 5th, 1991)
CD8 - Rough & Alternate Mixes (Disc 2)
- Enter Sandman (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- The God That Failed (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- The Struggle Within (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- The Struggle Within (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Wherever I May Roam (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Don't Tread on Me (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Through the Never (May 14th, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Sad But True (May 23rd, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Of Wolf and Man (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix)
- My Friend of Misery (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Holier Than Thou (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix)
- Nothing Else Matters (No Orchestra Mix - July 8th, 1991)
- Nothing Else Matters (Orchestra/Clean Guitar/Vocal Mix - July 8th, 1991)
- Nothing Else Matters (Elevator Version)
CD9 - Some Shit from Day on the Green, Oakland, CA - October 12th, 1991
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Sad But True
- Wherever I May Roam
- Bass Solo
- Through the Never
- The Unforgiven
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade to Black
- Whiplash
CD10 - Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992 (Disc 1)
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Enter Sandman
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Sad But True
- Wherever I May Roam
- The Four Horsemen
- Bass Solo
- Through the Never
- The Unforgiven
- Justice Medley
CD11 - Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992 (Disc 2)
- Drum Solo
- Guitar Solo
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade to Black
- Whiplash
- Encore Jam
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
CD12 - Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992 (Disc 3) + Covers + B-Sides
- One (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Last Caress (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Am I Evil? (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Battery (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Encore Jam #2 (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Breadfan (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA - January 11th, 1992)
- Stone Cold Crazy (Remastered)
- So What (Remastered)
- Killing Time (Remastered)
- Stone Cold Crazy (Live at Wembley Stadium, London - 1992)
- Harvester of Sorrow (Live at The Liebenau, Graz, Austria - September 11th, 1991)
- Nothing Else Matters (Live at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM - August 27th, 1992)
CD13 - Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany - May 22nd, 1993 (Disc 1)
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Of Wolf and Man
- Wherever I May Roam
- The Thing That Should Not Be
- The Unforgiven
- Disposable Heroes
- Bass Solo
- Instrumental Medley
- Guitar Solo
- The Four Horsemen
CD14 - Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany - May 22nd, 1993 (Disc 2)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade to Black
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- Battery
- Nothing Else Matters
- Sad But True
- Last Caress
- One
- Enter Sandman
- So What
DVD1 - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
- The Making of "Don't Tread on Me"
- The Making of "Sad But True"
- The Making of "Enter Sandman"
- Enter Cameraman
- The Making of "The Unforgiven"
- The Making of "Nothing Else Matters"
- Rehearsal Day with Queen
- Metallica Play the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness - April 20th, 1992
DVD2 - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 + Bonus Shit
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Enter Sandman
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Fade to Black
- Sad But True
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- One
- Whiplash
- Encore Jam
- Last Caress
- Am I Evil?
- Battery
Bonus Shit:
- Holier Than Thou
- Blitzkrieg
- Leper Messiah
- Master of Puppets
- Am I Evil?
- Breadfan
- So What
- Stone Cold Crazy
- Am I Evil?
- Helpless
DVD3 - Live at Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Of Wolf and Man
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Sad But True
- Wherever I May Roam
- The Unforgiven
- Justice Medley
- Solos (Bass & Guitar)
- Through the Never
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade to Black
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- Whiplash
- Nothing Else Matters
- Am I Evil?
- Last Caress
- One
- Damage, Inc.
- Enter Sandman
DVD4 - Live at Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
- The Ecstasy of Gold
- Creeping Death
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Of Wolf and Man
- Wherever I May Roam
- Disposable Heroes
- The Unforgiven
- Bass Solo
- Instrumental Medley
- Guitar Solo
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Fade to Black
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- Battery
- Nothing Else Matters
- Sad But True
- One
- Enter Sandman
- So What
DVD5 - Music Videos + Halfin's Home Movies
- "Enter Sandman" Music Video
- "The Unforgiven" Music Video
- "Nothing Else Matters" Music Video
- "Wherever I May Roam" Music Video
- "Sad But True" Music Video
- "The Unforgiven" Music Video (Theatrical Version)
Behind The Videos:
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Psycho Band Pass)
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Hetfield)
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Ulrich)
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Hammett)
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Newsted)
- "Enter Sandman" Behind the Music Video (Final Concept)
- "The Unforgiven" Behind the Music Video (B-Roll)
Halfin's Home Movies:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Moscow, Russia
- Oakland, CA
- Oakland, CA II
- Miami, FL
- Perth, Australia
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Bangkok, Thailand
DVD6 - Wherever We May Roam
- Enter Sandman
- Creeping Death
- Holier Than Thou
- Harvester of Sorrow
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Sad But True
- The Four Horsemen
- Of Wolf and Man
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The Unforgiven
- The Shortest Straw
- Damage, Inc.
- Through the Never
- Fade to Black
- Whiplash
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- Motorbreath
- Nothing Else Matters
- Wherever I May Roam
- Last Caress
- One
- Disposable Heroes
- The Thing That Should Not Be
- Battery
- So What
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