From Planet Rock.
Metallica have performed a stripped-back version of their ‘…And Justice for All’ classic ‘Blackened’ from their homes while in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
The heavy metal titans shared the video shared the video late last night (1st May) and wrote: “Here’s a little something we cooked up over the last few days. Hope you’re all safe & sound. Have a great weekend.”
With lyrics written by James Hetfield and music by Papa Het, Lars Ulrich and former bassist Jason Newsted, ‘Blackened’ is the opening track on Metallica’s fourth studio album ‘… And Justice for All’, which was released back in August 1988.
Earlier this week, Metallica drummer and co-founding member Lars Ulrich said there’s a “very good chance” the band could make a new album during lockdown.
In a live chat with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Tuesday (28th April), Lars said: “Like I said, the guys in Metallica, as we sit here and go, well, maybe in a month or two from now, is there a chance that the four of us can be together maybe at our studio here in Northern California, if the quarantine and stay-at-home orders subside – so on and so forth.
“So, right now, as everybody who has creative juices flowing through their veins, they’re being challenged to try to come up with new ways to be creative, and I think that those are wonderful takeaways from the devastation that’s happening all over the world at the moment.
“Everywhere in the world of not just music, but in the world of anything entertainment – obviously, film, theatre, art; anything that has to do with creativity – I can guarantee there are thousands of conversations right now about how do we make records? How do we make filmed entertainment? How do we make art? How do we share it with this new paradigm that’s happening? What can it look like on the other side of the new normal?
“Even if you bring it into our world, the people that make all the software and all the stuff that all use to record are sitting right now trying to figure out how Lars and James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo can make a Metallica record from four different locations in four different states. And that’s something that we’re obviously circling and very excited about…”
He added: “So, will there be a Metallica quarantine record?” he concluded. “I can’t tell you, because, again, I don’t know how long the quarantine will last. But if you and I and the rest of the world are sitting here six months from now or a year from now, I’d say there’s a very good chance.”
At the start of April, Metallica donated four grants totalling $350,000 (£283,000) to charities helping the vulnerable during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The generous pledge via Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation went to Feeding America, Direct Relief, Crew Nation and The USBG National Charity Foundation.
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METALLICA The Black Album (Some Blacker Marbled Vinyl 2024 UK/EU limited edition remastered 12-track double album 2-LP pressed on smoke-effect marbled black vinyl. Featuring Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam and Sad But True. Picture sleeve with original cover art, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended)
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METALLICA Whiplash (Rare 1987 US-only limited edition 4-track numbered 12" Picture Disc manufactured in England for the US market, featuring the previously unavailable Neck Brace Mix, also includes Jump In The Fire, Seek And Destroy andPhantom Lord. This copy remains in a 'near mint' condition, still in the original hype stickered PVC sleeve MRS-04)
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METALLICA The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987 UK first issue 4-track 12" EP, the first recording made with Jason Newsted playing bass after the death of Cliff Burton, consisting entirely of covers of late '70s & early '80s hard rocksongs, including Helpless [Diamond Head], Crash Course In Brain Surgery [Budgie], The Small Hours [Holocaust] & Last Caress/Green Hell [The Misfits]. The picture sleeve & vinyl are in Excellent condition with just a few minor signs of wear &play METAL112)
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METALLICA The $5.98 E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987 Dutch 5-track 12" vinyl EP, including their cover versions of tracks by Diamond Head, Holocaust, Killing Joke, Budgie and Misfits, housed in a matt picture sleeve with 'Mini LP' sticker attached. The sleeve displays some minor general wear with a small split at the bottom, the labels are both clean with light spindle marks and the vinyl shows only light signs of play, overall an Excellent example)
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METALLICA The $5.98 E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987 Dutch 5-track 12" vinyl EP, including their cover versions of tracks by Diamond Head, Holocaust, Killing Joke, Budgie and Misfits, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with a spine. The cover has just a little general wear, and the vinyl has a few light cosmetic surface marks. Overall an excellent example, making an ideal play copy)
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