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)
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
#TitleRatingLength
1Creeping Death (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Creeping Death (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and Take Out Music Ltd.
is based on:
Die By His Hand
3:33
2Harvester of Sorrow (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Harvester of Sorrow (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:02
3Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:10
4Sad but True (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1993)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Sad but True (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:39
5Wherever I May Roam (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Wherever I May Roam (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:58
6Bass Solo (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
4:27
7Through the Never (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Through the Never (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:40
8The Unforgiven (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
The Unforgiven (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
part of:
The Unforgiven
7:47
9Master of Puppets (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Master of Puppets (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:04
10Seek & Destroy (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Seek & Destroy (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:33
11For Whom the Bell Tolls (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
5:59
12Fade to Black (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Fade to Black (on 1991-10-12)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:34
13Whiplash (live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, 10/12/91)
engineer:
Tal Miller (mastering, engineer (not to be confused with Talton Miller, "Tal") (task: transfers)
recorded at:
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, United States (on 1991-10-12)
live recording of:
Whiplash (on 1991-10-12)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:52
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
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)
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)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 64) (order: 64)
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]