Metallica Reissues

It is Hella confusing online cos Amazon pimps the non remaster over the remaster

Tho the remaster might be more than $5 outside of Best Buy

Got it.

Man, you guys weren't kidding about the packaging--I was just in Walmart and they had the two RTLs--the new one even keeps the notice about '...the limitations of the source tape..." on the back cover!

Lol yeah! That made it even more confusing.

And here we go

https://www.metallica.com/blog/news/448715/obey-your-re-master

And if you're going to go for the full set, sit right back:

VINYL: MASTER OF PUPPETS (REMASTERED) (180g)
Includes Digital Download (MP3) Card

SIDE ONE

Battery (Remastered) (5:12)
Master of Puppets (Remastered) (8:35)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Remastered) (6:36)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Remastered) (6:27)
SIDE TWO

Disposable Heroes (Remastered) (8:16)
Leper Messiah (Remastered) (5:40)
Orion (Remastered) (8:27)
Damage, Inc. (Remastered) (5:32)
VINYL: LIVE AT THE ARAGON BALLROOM, CHICAGO, IL - MAY 25TH, 1986 (2 LP) (140g)
Includes Digital Download (MP3) Card
Previously Unreleased Soundboard Recording

DISC ONE / SIDE ONE

Battery (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (3:54)
*Note: Someone didn’t hit record until after we started playing.
Master of Puppets (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (8:18)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (4:22)
DISC ONE / SIDE TWO

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (7:12)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (6:15)
(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (2:57)
Damage, Inc. (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (4:14)
DISC TWO / SIDE THREE

Fade to Black (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (7:01)
Seek & Destroy (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (7:22)
Creeping Death (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (6:20)
DISC TWO / SIDE FOUR

The Four Horsemen (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (5:23)
Guitar Solo (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (3:12)
Am I Evil? (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (3:42)
Whiplash (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986) (4:44)
CD: MASTER OF PUPPETS (REMASTERED)

Battery (Remastered) (5:12)
Master of Puppets (Remastered) (8:35)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Remastered) (6:36)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Remastered) (6:27)
Disposable Heroes (Remastered) (8:16)
Leper Messiah (Remastered) (5:40)
Orion (Remastered) (8:27)
Damage, Inc. (Remastered) (5:32)
CD: METALLICA INTERVIEWS
Previously Unreleased

DISC ONE

Metal Forces Magazine Interview with Lars (40:57)
Interview with Cliff (18:34)
Metal Madness Magazine Interview with Cliff (19:30)
DISC TWO

WYSP Philadelphia “Metal Shop” Radio Interview with Lars & James (14:07)
Sounds Magazine Interview with Kirk, Cliff & Lars (50:41)
Swedish Radio “Rockbox” Interview with Lars (5:53)
Swedish Radio “Rockbox” Interview with Lars & Jason (4:11)
CD: ROUGH MIXES FROM THE VAULT
Previously Unreleased

Battery (October 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (5:11)
Master of Puppets (November 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (8:44)
The Thing That Should Not Be (December 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (6:21)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (November 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (6:29)
Disposable Heroes (November 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (8:26)
Leper Messiah (December 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (5:45)
Orion (November 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (8:21)
Damage, Inc. (October 1985, Work in Progress Rough Mix) (4:14)
The Money Will Roll Right In (Work in Progress Rough Mix) (2:57)
The Prince (Work in Progress Rough Mix) (4:46)
CD: RIFFS, DEMOS & OUTTAKES FROM LARS' & JAMES' VAULTS
Previously Unreleased

DISC ONE

Battery (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (0:16)
Battery (1985, from James' Riff Tapes II) (1:07)
Master of Puppets (1985, from Kirk's Riff Tapes) (0:37)
Master of Puppets (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (1:40)
Master of Puppets (1985, from James' Riff Tapes II) (0:29)
The Thing That Should Not Be (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (0:35)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (2:07)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (1985, from James' Riff Tapes II) (1:58)
Disposable Heroes (1985, from Kirk's Riff Tapes) (1:27)
Disposable Heroes (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (0:32)
Leper Messiah (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (0:53)
Leper Messiah (1985, from James' Riff Tapes II) (0:54)
Orion (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (1:15)
Damage, Inc. (1985, from James' Riff Tapes) (1:54)
Disposable Heroes (May 1985, Writing in Progress) (4:11)
Battery (May 1985, Writing in Progress) (6:26)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (May 1985, Writing in Progress) (6:16)
Disposable Heroes (May 1985, Writing in Progress II) (5:40)
Battery (Early June 1985 Demo) (4:41)
Disposable Heroes (Early June 1985 Demo) (8:38)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Early June 1985 Demo) (5:05)
Master of Puppets (Mid-June 1985, Writing in Progress) (1:31)
Master of Puppets (Mid-June 1985, Writing in Progress II) (12:08)
Master of Puppets (Mid-June 1985 Demo) (8:44)
DISC TWO

Disposable Heroes (Late June 1985 Demo) (8:59)
Battery (Late June 1985 Demo) (4:42)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Late June 1985 Demo) (9:00)
Master of Puppets (Late June 1985 Demo) (8:19)
Damage, Inc. (Late August 1985, Writing in Progress) (2:40)
Leper Messiah (Late August 1985 Demo) (5:34)
Damage, Inc. (Late August 1985 Demo) (4:35)
Leper Messiah (Late August 1985 Demo II) (5:55)
Orion (September 1985 Drum Room Demo) (8:17)
The Thing That Should Not Be (September 1985, Writing in Progress) (4:18)
The Thing That Should Not Be (September 1985 Drum Room Demo) (6:21)
The Money Will Roll Right In (September 1985 Drum Room Jam) (2:50)
The Prince (September 1985 Drum Room Jam) (4:58)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Late 1985 Guitar Solo Outtakes) (1:23)
Orion (Late 1985 Guitar Solo Outtakes) (0:54)
Orion (Late 1985, Kirk & Lars in the Control Room) (1:02)
CD: LIVE AT THE MEADOWLANDS, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - APRIL 21ST, 1986
Previously Unreleased Soundboard Recording

The Ecstasy of Gold (1:35)
Battery (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (4:40)
Master of Puppets (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (8:42)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (4:24)
Ride The Lightning (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (6:33)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986 (5:41)
*Note: The tape ran out before we finished the song.
Seek & Destroy (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (3:50)
*Note: The recording didn’t begin until we were halfway through the song.
Creeping Death (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (6:47)
Am I Evil? (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (4:13)
Damage, Inc. (Live at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986) (5:05)
CD: LIVE AT HAMPTON COLISEUM, HAMPTON, VA - AUGUST 3RD, 1986
Previously Unreleased Soundboard Recording

Battery (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (4:26)
Master of Puppets (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (7:59)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (5:10)
Bass Solo (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (0:59)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (9:26)
Seek & Destroy (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (7:50)
Creeping Death (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (8:20)
Am I Evil? (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (3:46)
Damage, Inc. (Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986) (5:56)
CD: JASON'S AUDITION & LIVE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB, RESEDA, CA - NOVEMBER 8TH, 1986
Previously Unreleased Soundboard Recordings

Master of Puppets (Jason's First Audition) (7:36)
Battery (Jason's First Audition) (4:13)
Seek & Destroy (Jason's Second Audition) (6:11)
Creeping Death (Jason's Second Audition) (5:38)
Fight Fire With Fire (Jason's Second Audition) (4:03)
Master of Puppets (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (7:51)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (4:50)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (6:04)
Ride The Lightning (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (6:21)
Guitar Solo (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (2:30)
Whiplash (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (4:08)
Seek & Destroy (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (6:34)
The Four Horsemen (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (5:03)
Am I Evil? (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (3:45)
Damage, Inc. (Live at The Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986) (4:39)
CD: LIVE AT GRUGAHALLE, ESSEN, WEST GERMANY - JANUARY 25TH, 1987
Previously Unreleased Soundboard Recording

Master of Puppets (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (4:46)
*Note: Someone didn’t hit record until we were halfway through the song
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (4:30)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (5:49)
Ride The Lightning (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (6:25)
Bass Solo (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (5:06)
Whiplash (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (4:00)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (5:42)
Creeping Death (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (7:42)
The Four Horsemen (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (4:59)
Guitar Solo (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (2:47)
Am I Evil? (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (3:41)
Damage, Inc. (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (5:10)
Blitzkrieg (Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987) (4:25)
CASSETTE: LIVE AT SOLNAHALLEN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1986
Includes Digital Download (MP3) Card
Fan Recording

SIDE A

The Ecstasy of Gold (1:42)
Battery (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:27)
Master of Puppets (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (7:40)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:20)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (5:52)
Ride The Lightning (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (6:12)
(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (5:11)
Whiplash (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (3:45)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (5:58)
SIDE B

Fade To Black (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (6:43)
Seek & Destroy (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (6:48)
Creeping Death (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (7:00)
The Four Horsemen (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:47)
Guitar Solo (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (1:06)
Am I Evil? (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (3:35)
Damage, Inc. (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:36)
Blitzkrieg (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:05)
Fight Fire With Fire (Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986) (4:41)
*Note: This song was taken from another audience recording of the same gig unearthed in Lars’ vault.
DVD: LIVE & INTERVIEW DVDS

DVD ONE

LIVE AT JOE LOUIS ARENA, DETROIT, MI - APRIL 4TH, 1986
Previously Unreleased except “Creeping Death,” “Am I Evil?” and “Damage, Inc.”

Master of Puppets (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (5:57)
*Note: Filming didn’t begin until after we started playing.
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (4:08)
Ride The Lightning (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (7:05)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (10:28)
Seek & Destroy (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (6:51)
Creeping Death (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (7:59)
Am I Evil? (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (3:56)
Damage, Inc. (Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986) (5:36)
LIVE AT ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, FESTIVALPLADSEN, ROSKILDE, DENMARK - JULY 6TH, 1986
Previously Unreleased except “(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth” & “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”

The Ecstasy of Gold (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (1:43)
Battery (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (4:37)
Master of Puppets (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (8:24)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (4:12)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (6:20)
(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (3:25)
The Four Horsemen (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (4:59)
Fade To Black (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (7:25)
Seek & Destroy (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (3:12)
Creeping Death (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (6:07)
*Note: Filming stopped during the encore break.
Am I Evil? (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (2:09)
*Note: Filming didn’t begin until after we started playing.
Damage, Inc. (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (5:26)
Whiplash (Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986) (4:07)
*Note: Filming cuts during the guitar solo.
MTV HEAVY METAL MANIA
Excerpts Previously Available on Cliff 'Em All, All Other Footage Previously Unreleased

Part I (19:03)
Part II (14:16)
Part III (18:16)
DVD TWO

LIVE AT AICHI KINRO KAIKAN, NAGOYA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 17TH, 1986
Previously Unreleased

Battery (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (4:32)
Master of Puppets (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (8:10)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (4:18)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (5:58)
Ride The Lightning (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (6:20)
Bass Solo (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (3:30)
Whiplash (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (3:57)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (6:18)
Fade To Black (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (7:17)
Seek & Destroy (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (6:02)
Creeping Death (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (8:14)
The Four Horsemen (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (4:31)
Guitar Solo (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (4:09)
Am I Evil? (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (3:48)
Damage, Inc. (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (5:06)
Fight Fire With Fire (Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986) (6:05)
MASA ITO INTERVIEW
Previously Unreleased

Excerpt from "Music Tomato World" (8:13)
MTV NEWS INTERVIEWS
Previously Unreleased

James & Kirk (8:34)
Lars & Jason - Part 1 (17:09)
Lars & Jason - Part 2 (14:15)

Jeebus.

The Money Will Roll Right In (Work in Progress Rough Mix) (2:57)

is this a Fang cover?!?

CASSETTE: LIVE AT SOLNAHALLEN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1986

Goddamm, didn't know this was out there.

I want to buy all of this

https://youtu.be/QPdnzRW7R40

Awe meets aww.

i went back to the old master of lightning

Master of Lighting, is that a medley?

They're going for an authentic bootleg experience:

*Note: Filming didn’t begin until after we started playing.

*Note: Someone didn’t hit record until we were halfway through the song

*Note: The recording didn’t begin until we were halfway through the song.

*Note: The tape ran out before we finished the song.

*Note: I move away from the mic to breathe in.

The Justice remaster will be the most exciting and interesting of these for obvious reasons.

The remaster of "Disposable Heroes" is on Spotify and sounds fantastic.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2FT573mCBwfEgdbfahlQPh

I really hope Metallica gets someone really good pro to do a modern remix of And Justice for All like Brendan O'Brien or Steven Wilson. They could do a remaster of the original mix and have them both available.

A Steven Wilson remix of Justice would be great. "One" could really use some bongos and Mellotron.

A Steven Wilson remix of Justice

oh ilx, don't ever change.

I do not want to hear any live Metallica recordings, I want to hear Lars in perfectionist studio mode rather than crazily-bad-time stage mode. I don't even know that I want to hear a remastered AJFA, but I would enjoy hearing that bag of drum track tape edits. Get Oneohtrix Point Never to collage them together or something.

One month to go until the remastered editions of "Master of Puppets" are released! Available on Nov 10. Pre-order at https://t.co/pnE8RrngRc pic.twitter.com/MQo6zqz2Jk

— Metallica (@Metallica) October 11, 2017

Weird because I have always had this mental image in my head of printing presses and forklifts whenever I listen to Disposable Heroes.

it will be interesting if they do a remix (as opposed to just a remaster) for justice

though i bought a nice remaster on vinyl (think it was done at Mofi) about 10 years ago

I remember reading that Eddie from Charles & Eddie used to be in a band with Cliff Burton.

Today's the big day ...

The remaster sounds good. I just bought the plain ol' album, but will check out some of the live stuff on Spotify. Zero interest in the various demos.

I never thought of Metallica as much of a political band, so I've always wondered why "Master" and "Justice" are so loudly anti-war, or anti-drug for that matter. (Megadeth, too, right? At least on the war front?) Were they just posing? I should seek out some contemporaneous reviews/interviews.

let me know what you find out, always wondered too

A person's political views can change as they grow up. Though "One" was Lars (he was the one who talked about reading Johnny Got His Gun) and "Don't Tread on Me" was Hetfield.

There are lots of references to lit throughout the early catalog. "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Lovecraft, Ken Kesey ... . James never struck me as a reader, I can only imagine some of that stuff was pushed by Lars and even Kirk (or Cliff?). Or maybe they just liked the titles. I don't know anything about changing politics (James always struck me as sort of redneck conservative, and Lars and Kirk more Euro/Cali liberal?), but it just seems after "Justice" all the political stuff just vanishes.

i thought anti-war sentiment was common in metal for quite a while, post-vietnam kind of thing, since sabbath at least.

Well, there is anti-war, and then there is war-set nihilism (a la Slayer).

Skimming some old interviews, looks like they just got inspiration where they found it. Books, the news, etc. I found a 93 interview with James where he says they were "scared" when people started labeling them a political band, and wanted to change direction. This was post "Justice."

xp

and even more so in US hardcore at the time,
which is the context that I first heard them.

Cliff was definitely the one pushing Lovecraft.

The most pointedly ideological (or more accurately autobiographical) song that James wrote was "The God That Failed" IIRC. xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vSDTA-oKXw

Then there was Hetfield's drug-addict takedown "Master of Puppets." "I just went to this party in S.F. and there was a bunch of sick freaks shooting up, and it made me sick," Hetfield said in 1986 of why he wrote it. "It's not about any drug in general but people being controlled by drugs and not the other way around."

So yeah, maybe not that deep.

Most 80s metal, Nuclear Assault and a handful of others aside, focused on commentary rather than actual activism. Storytelling.

This is a crazy old (and datedly offensive) interview. Also: touches on activism!

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/06/metallica-classic-interview

hetfield and jim marshall from faith no more had some kinda unreleased side project that was pretty offensive i think

i had never listened to the bonuses on the Master of Puppets reissue, but the version of "Damage, Inc" from James's riff tape is hilarious.

he (or someone, might not even be him) just goes "duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh" for the melody over the riff.

i had a Japanese CD single that had a demo of One where he did the same thing over the chorus

the live recordings on those reissues are straight fire, worth picking up for those alone

wow, the version of Master of Puppets (live) on this, one of the two (probably Kirk) completely fucks up the harmonized lead in the interlude for what feels like a full minute, like he can't find his place on the fretboard. they frequently made mistakes but that's probably the worst I've heard them play that part!

like unless he was making a bagel during that part, I don't know how he fucked it up. it's of moderate difficulty at best!

Maybe he couldn't hear himself in the monitors and thought Jaymz was fucking up

the AJFA remasters are masterful. high quality recordings of like three shows on cd, the SEattle show from Live Shit: Binge and Purge on vinyl, three live DVDs, some shot with home video camera which is fun.

I'm 5 minutes into the first DVD and the entire band is jamming and laughing in a room....except Jason, who is sitting in the other room alone, looking forlorn. sums things up perfectly.

(I should say I mean the deluxe boxed set)

you can totally see some rockstar-ism coming with James during this performance.

at one point, he stops the band who comes in sooner than he wanted them to on Harvester of Sorrow after a dropout.

he also forgets some words to "Phantom Lord". but they hadn't played it in forever at the time.

it's a home video so you can see people in the crowd with battle jackets and it's kinda like being transported. granted I was in 3rd grade and listening to Chicago and Paul McCartney.

he screamed the first few words of "Fade to Black". just about made me jump

now they asked if anybody knew the words to "No Remorse", brought a kid on the stage that claimed he did, and he shouted/rapped in places that were supposed to be instrumental, then didn't come in when the vocals were to start, and they kicked him off the stage and called him a loser.

next guy up didn't know the verse, but knew the chorus

just realized this show seemed very diff than other shows on the Damaged Justice tour, and it's cos it was in a 1,000 person club when they were playing arenas! (Stone Balloon)

The RTL and MOP reissues also had DVD's, do you know if those liveshows were any good?

RTL one is great. I've watched it twice. Even has them debuting "new song" Disposable Heroes for the crowd.

Idk about the MOP one.

when is the Death Magnetic remaster coming out

Remaster, remaster
Where's the dreams that I've been after?

Load/Re-Load FULLY LOADED

Featuring the 57 minute version of The Outlaw Torn featuring Ry Cooder on bouzouki

Blackened (None More Black version)

…And 401ks For All

Ride the 10 for 1 split lightning

Short ‘Em All

Boiler Room Days Re-Revisited

the Lulu demos is what I want