Metallica marks the 30th anniversary of its self-titled fifth album \u2014 a\/k\/a The Black Album \u2014 with two landmark releases, both out\u00a0September 10th\u00a0on the band\u2019s own Blackened Recordings:<\/p>\n
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The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time. Its 1991 release not only gave Metallica its first #1 album in no fewer than 10 countries, including a 4-week run at #1 in the U.S., its unrelenting series of singles \u2014 “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Wherever I May Roam”, and “Sad But True\u201d \u2014 fueled the band\u2019s rise to stadium headlining, radio and MTV dominating household name status. The album\u2019s reception from the press was similarly charged, building over the years from the top 10 of the 1991 Village Voice Pazz & Jop national critics poll to becoming a constant presence in the likes of Rolling Stone\u2019s 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The album’s impact and relevance continue to grow\u2014as proven by one indisputable fact:\u00a0The Black Album<\/em>\u00a0remains unchallenged as the best-selling album<\/em> in the\u00a0history of Nielsen Soundscan,<\/em>\u00a0outselling every release\u00a0in\u00a0every genre\u00a0over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the GRAMMY-winning, 16x platinum-certified Black Album is receiving its definitive re-release.\u00a0 Remastered for ultimate sound quality, The Black Album\u00a0remaster\u00a0will be available in multiple configurations including 180 gram Double Vinyl LP, Standard CD and 3 CD Expanded Edition, digital, and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set (containing\u00a0the album remastered on 180G 2LP, a picture disc, three live LPs, 14 CDs (containing rough mixes, demos, interviews, live shows), 6 DVDs (containing outtakes, behind the scenes, official videos, live shows), a 120-page hardcover book, four tour laminates, three lithos, three guitar picks, a Metallica lanyard, a folder with lyric sheets, and a download card).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Much more than a mere tribute album,\u00a0The Metallica Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0celebrates the 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Metallica Blacklist<\/em> offers up new dimensions of the record whose gravitational pull first drew the mainstream to Metallica\u2014and 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. The Metallica Blacklist\u2019s 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\u2026 and for 50+ good causes: Profits will be divided evenly between charities of the artist\u2019s choice and Metallica\u2019s All Within My Hands Foundation.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The Metallica Blacklist\u00a0is a fitting and limitless homage, one that features bands who\u2019ve shared stages with Metallica alongside artists who are younger than the original album. It\u2019s 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\u2019s united them for this album: 1 Album. 12 Songs. 53 Artists. Unlimited Possibilities.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Metallica Blacklist<\/em> will be available digitally on September 10th<\/sup>, with physical formats to follow on October 1st<\/sup> including 4 CDs and a limited edition 7 LP vinyl pressing. Pre-orders will instantly receive multi-platinum selling recording artist, songwriter, philanthropist, and trailblazer Miley Cyrus\u2019 version of \u201cNothing Else Matters\u201d featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, and Chad Smith, and Latin music superstar Juanes\u2019 interpretation of \u201cEnter Sandman.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n * All profits from The Metallica Blacklist will be split evenly between the All Within My Hands Foundation and 50+ charities chosen by the artists who play on the album. All Within My Hands was founded by the band in 2017 as a way for the entire Metallica family to give back to communities that have supported the band by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"OMeg-relQhM","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta","copy":"Pre-Order Now","link":"https:\/\/Metallica.lnk.to\/TBATMB","cta_copy_color":"#ffffff","alignment":"center"}],"block_type":"image-content","thumbnail_size":"height-2","image_thumbnail":{"ID":1273,"id":1273,"title":"Metallica Black Album","filename":"Metallica-Black-Album.jpg","filesize":96634,"url":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Metallica-Black-Album.jpg","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-news\/metallica-black-album-anniversary\/metallica-black-album\/","alt":"Metallica The Black Album The Blacklist","author":"3","description":"Metallica The Black 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