I Metallica si apprestano a ripubblicare il loro omonimo album, conosciuto anche come “The Black Album”, pubblicato nel 1991.

La ristampa, in uscita in versione digitale il 10 settembre e formato fisico il 1 ° ottobre sulla label di proprietà  Blackened Recordings, sarà  disponibile in deluxe boxset contenente 2 LPs, 3 live LPs, 14 CDs, 6 DVDs e un libro.

Come se non bastasse la band celebra i 30 anni dell’album pubblicando “The Metallica Blacklist” disco che raccoglie 53 cover dei brani del “The Black Album” realizzate da un impressionante numero di artisti e band note.

Tra le chicche di questa operazione, realizzata per raccogliere fondi a favore di diverse associazioni scelte dagli artisti coinvolti e la All Within My Hands Foundation dei Metallica, troviamo Mac DeMarco, Rina Sawayama e Weezer mettere in piedi le loro versioni di “Enter Sandman”, St. Vincent ‘coverizzare’ “Sad But True”, i PUP rifare “Holier Than Thou”, Phoebe Bridgers e My Morning Jacket alle prese con “Nothing Else Matters”, Kamasi Washington rendere propria “My Friend of Misery.”

Ascolta Miley Cyrus rifare of “Nothing Else Matters” insieme ad Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo bassista dei Metallica e Chad Smith batterista dei Red Hot Chili Peppers:

Qui invece il musicista colombiano Juanes suona “Enter Sandman”:

Questi invece i trailer di presentazione dell’intera operazione:

Ecco la tracklist completa dell’album di cover:
CD 1:
1. Enter Sandman ““ Alessia Cara & The Warning
2. Enter Sandman ““ Mac DeMarco
3. Enter Sandman ““ Ghost
4. Enter Sandman ““ Juanes
5. Enter Sandman ““ Rina Sawayama
6. Enter Sandman ““ Weezer
7. Sad But True (Live) ““ Sam Fender
8. Sad But True ““ Jason Isbell
9. Sad But True ““ Mexican Institute of Sound feat. La Perla & Gera MX
10. Sad But True ““ Royal Blood
11. Sad But True ““ St. Vincent
12. Sad But True ““ White Reaper 13. Sad But True ““ YB

CD 2:
1. Holier Than Thou ““ Biffy Clyro
2. Holier Than Thou ““ The Chats
3. Holier Than Thou ““ OFF!
4. Holier Than Thou ““ PUP
5. Holier Than Thou ““ Corey Taylor
6. The Unforgiven ““ Cage The Elephant
7. The Unforgiven ““ Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police
8. The Unforgiven ““ Diet Cig
9. The Unforgiven ““ Flatbush Zombies feat. DJ Scratch
10. The Unforgiven ““ Ha*Ash
11. The Unforgiven ““ Josè Madero
12. The Unforgiven ““ Moses Sumney

CD 3:
1. Wherever I May Roam ““ J Balvin
2. Wherever I May Roam ““ Chase & Status feat. BackRoad Gee
3. Wherever I May Roam ““ The Neptunes
4. Wherever I May Roam ““ Jon Pardi
5. Don’t Tread on Else Matters ““ SebastiAn
6. Don’t Tread on Me ““ Portugal. The Man
7. Don’t Tread on Me ““ Volbeat
8. Through the Never ““ The HU
9. Through the Never ““ Tomi Owó
10. Nothing Else Matters ““ Phoebe Bridgers
11. Nothing Else Matters ““ Miley Cyrus (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith)
12. Nothing Else Matters ““ Dave Gahan
13. Nothing Else Matters ““ Mickey Guyton
14. Nothing Else Matters ““ Dermot Kennedy
15. Nothing Else Matters ““ Mon Laferte

CD 4:
1. Nothing Else Matters ““ Igor Levit
2. Nothing Else Matters ““ My Morning Jacket
3. Nothing Else Matters ““ PG Roxette
4. Nothing Else Matters ““ Darius Rucker
5. Nothing Else Matters ““ Chris Stapleton
6. Nothing Else Matters ““ TRESOR
7. Of Wolf and Man ““ Goodnight, Texas
8. The God That Failed ““ IDLES
9. The God That Failed ““ Imelda May
10. My Friend of Misery ““ Cherry Glazerr
11. My Friend of Misery ““ Izà¯a
12. My Friend of Misery ““ Kamasi Washington
13. The Struggle Within ““ Rodrigo y Gabriela