METALLICA & Various Artists – The Metallica Blacklist (2021)

It’s no secret that Metallica’s self-titled fifth album — a/k/a The Black Album — is one of the most commercially successful records of all time. Its 1991 release propelled Metallica to bona fide household name superstardom, and its impact and relevance have only grown with the years: The Black Album remains the best-selling album of the past three decades, and one of only two albums that have spent 550+ weeks on the Billboard 200.
”The Metallica Blacklist” celebrates the 30th anniversary and enduring influence of this musical milestone with one of the most ambitious projects ever conceived by the Metallica team: An unprecedented 50+ artists spanning an unbelievably vast range of genres, generations, cultures, continents and more, each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album cut.

Much more than a mere tribute, The Metallica Blacklist offers up new dimensions of the record whose gravitational pull first drew the mainstream to Metallica in 1991—and provides new insights into the universal and timeless appeal that kept it there: the boundary-smashing influence these 12 songs have had on fans and musicians of all stripes.
Blacklist’s 53 tracks find singer songwriters, country artists, electronic and hip hop artists sharing their love of these songs alongside punk rockers, indie darlings, icons of rock, metal, world music and many, many more…

”The Metallica Blacklist” is a fitting and limitless homage, one that features bands who’ve shared stages with Metallica alongside artists who are younger than the original album.
It’s a truly staggering, at times mystifying assemblage of musicians, dozens of whom have little to nothing in common other than the shared passion for the music that’s united them for this album.
And really… nothing else matters.

CD1
01. Enter Sandman (04:22)
02. Mac Demarco – Enter Sandman (05:46)
03. Ghost – Enter Sandman (03:51)
04. Juanes – Enter Sandman (04:53)
05. Rina Sawayama – Enter Sandman (05:33)
06. Weezer – Enter Sandman (05:34)
07. Sam Fender – Sad But True (Live) (03:50)
08. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Sad But True (04:30)
09. Mexican Institute of Sound – Sad But True (04:31)
10. Royal Blood – Sad But True (05:28)
11. St. Vincent – Sad But True (04:12)
12. White Reaper – Sad But True (05:22)
13. YB – Sad But True (04:03)

CD2
01. Biffy Clyro – Holier Than Thou (05:09)
02. The Chats – Holier Than Thou (02:25)
03. OFF! – Holier Than Thou (03:03)
04. Pup – Holier Than Thou (03:55)
05. Corey Taylor – Holier Than Thou (04:10)
06. Cage The Elephant – The Unforgiven (05:53)
07. V.Dadlani & Divine – The Unforgiven (feat. Metallica) (04:20)
08. Diet Cig – The Unforgiven (04:47)
09. Flatbush Zombies – The Unforgiven (04:36)
10. Ha*Ash – The Unforgiven (04:05)
11. José Madero – The Unforgiven (04:00)
12. Moses Sumney – The Unforgiven (05:33)

CD3
01. J. Balvin – Wherever I May Roam (feat. Metallica) (02:38)
02. Chase & Status – Wherever I May Roam (03:06)
03. The Neptunes – Wherever I May Roam (feat. Metallica) (03:56)
04. Jon Pardi – Wherever I May Roam (06:44)
05. SebastiAn – Don’t Tread On Else Matters (feat. Metallica) (05:54)
06. Portugal. The Man – Don’t Tread On Me (feat. Aaron Beam) (04:14)
07. Volbeat – Don’t Tread On Me (03:38)
08. The HU – Through The Never (04:06)
09. Tomi Owó – Through The Never (03:06)
10. Phoebe Bridgers – Nothing Else Matters (04:34)
11. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Else Matters (feat. Chad Smith) (06:35)
12. Dave Gahan – Nothing Else Matters (05:09)
13. Mickey Guyton – Nothing Else Matters (04:30)
14. Dermot Kennedy – Nothing Else Matters (03:01)
15. Mon Laferte – Nothing Else Matters (05:56)

CD4
01. IGOR LEVIT – Nothing Else Matters (05:12)
02. My Morning Jacket – Nothing Else Matters (03:26)
03. PG Roxette – Nothing Else Matters (03:48)
04. Darius Rucker – Nothing Else Matters (06:52)
05. Chris Stapleton – Nothing Else Matters (08:14)
06. Tresor – Nothing Else Matters (06:24)
07. Goodnight, Texas – Of Wolf And Man (03:23)
08. Idles – The God That Failed (03:56)
09. Imelda May – The God That Failed (04:04)
10. Cherry Glazerr – My Friend Of Misery (03:30)
11. Izia – My Friend Of Misery (04:24)
12. Kamasi Washington – My Friend Of Misery (06:47)
13. Rodrigo y Gabriela – The Struggle Within (03:59)

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