The Black Album (30 Year Anniversary) – Metallica 3 CD

Its finally here! Metallicas 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. Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.

The 3CD Expanded Edition has an alternate cover handpicked by Lars Ulrich and includes 3 CDs featuring the newly remastered album and previously unreleased, demos, rough mixes, & live tracks. Includes a 28-page booklet.

Tracklist

CD 1 – METALLICA (REMASTERED)
01. Enter Sandman
02. Sad But True
03. Holier Than Thou
04. The Unforgiven
05. Wherever I May Roam
06. Don’t Tread on Me
07. Through the Never
08. Nothing Else Matters
09. Of Wolf and Man
10. The God That Failed
11. My Friend of Misery
12. The Struggle Within

CD 2 – RIFFS, DEMOS, ROUGH MIXES & EASY LISTENING MUSIC
01. Enter Sandman (From Kirk’s Riff Tapes)
02. Enter Sandman (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)
03. Sad But True (July 12th, 1990 Demo)
04. Holier Than Thou (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
05. The Unforgiven (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
06. Wherever I May Roam (July 30th, 1990, Writing in Progress)
07. Don’t Tread on Me (August 13th, 1990 Demo)
08. Through the Never (Take 53 – October 22nd, 1990)
09. Nothing Else Matters (From James’ Riff Tapes)
10. Of Wolf and Man (June 2nd, 1991 Rough Mix)
11. The God That Failed (August 31st, 1990 Demo)
12. My Friend of Misery (Pre-Production Rehearsal)
13. The Struggle Within (Take 12 – November 10th, 1990)
14. Nothing Else Matters (Elevator Version)

CD 3 – WHEREVER WE MAY ROAM
01. Enter Sandman (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia – September 28th, 1991)
02. Sad But True (Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA – October 12th, 1991)
03. Holier Than Thou (Live at L.C. Walker Arena, Muskegon, MI – November 1st, 1991)
04. The Unforgiven (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992)
05. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA – October 12th, 1991)
06. Creeping Death (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992)
07. Through the Never (Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA – January 11th, 1992)
08. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England – April 20th, 1992)
09. Of Wolf and Man (Live at Maimarktgelnde, Mannheim, Germany – May 22nd, 1993)
10. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA – October 12th, 1991)
11. One (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia – September 28th, 1991)
12. Whiplash (Live at Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia – September 28th, 1991)
13. So What (Live at Maimarktgelnde, Mannheim, Germany – May 22nd, 1993)