Compact discs

Box set presenting 14 audio CD compact discs containing the remastered version of Metallica's 1991 album Metallica, also known as The Black Album, along with other studio and live performance content -- interviews, riffs & demos, pre-production rehearsals and radio edits, rough & alternate mixes and live performances, accompanied by 6 DVDs containing live performances, home movies, and behind the scenes featurettes, a book containing still photos and notes from the album and tour performances

Accompanying material may vary

Accompanying DVDs contain A year and a half in the life of Metallica outtakes, Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 10th, 1991, Live at Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany, November 29th, 1992, LIve at Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium, July 4th, 1993, Music videos, Halfin's home movies, Behind the videos, and an assortment of live performances from the band's Wherever we may roam tour

Metallica (James Hetfield, guitars, vocals ; Lars Ulrich, drums ; Kirk Hammett, lead guitar ; Jason Newsted, bass)

DVD

CD 1,

Metallica remastered. Enter Sandman (5:32)-- Sad but true (5:23) -- Holier than thou (3:48) -- The unforgiven (6:25) -- Wherever I may roam (6:43) -- Don't tread on me (4:00) -- Through the never (4:02) -- Nothing else matters (6:29) -- Of wolf and man (4:17) -- The god that failed (5:09) -- My friend of misery (6:47) -- The struggle within (3:53)

CD 2,

Interviews: the David Fricke tapes. Kirk ; Jason ; Lars ; James --

CD 3,

Interviews: the Steffan Chirazi tapes. Lars ; Jason ; Kirk ; James

CD 4,

Riffs & demos (disc 1). The unforgiven (from James' riff tapes) ; Nothing else matters (from James' riff tapes) ; Sad but true (from James' riff tapes) ; Holier than thou (from James' riff tapes) ; Don't tread on me (from James' riff tapes) ; The unforgiven (from James' riff tapes II) ; The struggle within (from James' riff tapes) ; The unforgiven (from James' riff tapes III) ; The god that failed (from James' riff tapes) ; Wherever I may roam (from James' riff tapes) ; Enter sandman (from Kirk's riff tapes) ; Through the never (from Kirk's riff tapes) ; Of wolf and man (from Kirk's riff tapes) ; Enter sandman (from Kirk's riff tapes II) ; My friend of misery (from Jason's riff tapes) ; Enter sandman (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; Sad but true (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; The god that failed (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; Don't tread on me (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; The struggle within (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; Holier than thou (July 6th 1990 writing in progress) ; Sad but true (July 10th 1990 writing in progress) ; Sad but true (July 12th 1990 demo) ; Don't tread on me (July 12th 1990 demo) ; Enter sandman (July 12th 1990 demo) ; Nothing else matters (July 12th 1990 demo) ; Of wolf and man (July 12th 1990 writing in progress) ; Through the never (July 12th 1990 writing in progress) ; The struggle within (July 24th 1990 writing in progress) ; Wherever I may roam (July 24th 1990 writing in progress) ; Wherever I may roam (July 30th 1990 writing in progress) ; The struggle within (July 30th 1990 writing in progress) --

CD 5,

Riffs & demos (disc 2). Enter sandman (August 13th 1990 demo) ; Sad but true (August 13th 1990 demo) ; Don't tread on me (August 13th 1990 demo) ; Nothing else matters (August 13th 1990 demo) ; Holier than thou (August 13th 1990 demo) ; Wherever I may roam (August 13th 1990 demo) ; The struggle within (August 13th 1990 demo) ; The god that failed (August 22nd 1990 writing in progress) ; Of wolf and man (August 22nd 1990 writing in progress) ; My friend of misery (August 29th 1990 writing in progress) ; The unforgiven (August 29th 1990 writing in progress) ; Through the never (August 31st 1990 demo) ; Of wolf and man (August 31st 1990 demo) ; The god that failed (August 31st 1990 demo) ; The unforgiven (September 3rd 1990 writing in progress) ; My friend of misery (September 3rd 1990 writing in progress)

CD 6,

Pre-production rehearsals + radio edits. Enter sandman (pre-production rehearsal) ; Sad but true (pre-production rehearsal) ; Holier than thou (pre-production rehearsal) ; Nothing else matters (pre-production rehearsal) ; Wherever I may roam (pre-production rehearsal) ; Don't tread on me (pre-production rehearsal) ; Through the never (pre-production rehearsal) ; The unforgiven (pre-production rehearsal) ; Of wolf and man (pre-production rehearsal) ; The god that failed (pre-production rehearsal) ; My friend of misery (pre-production rehearsal) ; The struggle within (pre-production rehearsal) ; Enter sandman (radio edit) ; The unforgiven (radio edit) ; Nothing else matters (radio edit) ; Wherever I may roam (radio edit)

CD 7,

Rough & alternate mixes (disc 1). So what (early take) ; Killing time (take 18) ; Through the never (take 53) ; Holier than thou (take 9) ; My friend of misery (take 4) ; The struggle within (take 12) ; Of wolf and man (take 2) ; The god that failed (take 26) ; Don't tread on me (take 6) ; Enter sandman (take 15) ; Enter sandman (take 35) ; Late night Skynyrd jam ; The unforgiven (139 BPM take) ; Nothing else matters (take 19) ; Sad but true (take 36) ; Wherever I may roam (take 3) --

CD 8,

Rough & alternate mixes (disc 2). Enter sandman (rough mix) ; The god that failed (rough mix) ; The struggle within (rough mix) ; The unforgiven (rough mix) ; Wherever I may roam (rough mix) ; Don't tread on me (rough mix) ; Through the never (rough mix) ; Sad but true (rough mix) ; Of wolf and man (rough mix) ; My friend of misery (rough mix) ; Holier than thou (rough mix) ; Nothing else matters (no orchestra mix) ; Nothing else matters (orchestra/clean guitar/vocal mix) ; Nothing else matters (elevator version)

CD 9,

Some shit from Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, October 12th, 1991. Creeping death -- Harvester of sorrow -- Welcome home (sanitarium) -- Sad but true -- Wherever I may roam -- Bass solo -- Through the never -- The unforgiven -- Master of puppets -- Seek & destroy -- For whom the bell tolls -- Fade to black -- Whiplash

CD 10,

Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (disc 1). The ecstasy of gold ; Enter sandman ; Creeping death ; Harvester of sorrow ; Welcome home (sanitarium) ; Sad but true ; Wherever I may roam ; The four horsemen ; Bass solo ; Through the never ; The unforgiven ; Justice medley --

CD 11,

Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (disc 2). Drum solo ; Guitar solo ; For whom the bell tolls ; Fade to black ; Whiplash ; Encore jam ; Master of puppets ; Seek & destroy --

CD 12,

Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (disc 3) + Covers & B-Sides. One ; Last caress ; Am I evil? ; Battery ; Encore jam #2 ; Breadfan ; Stone cold crazy ; So what ; Killing time ; Stone cold crazy ; Harvester of sorrow ; Nothing else matters

CD 13,

Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany May 22nd, 1993 (disc 1). The ecstasy of gold ; Creeping death ; Harvester of sorrow ; Welcome home (sanitarium) ; Of wolf and man ; Wherever I may roam ; The thing that should not be ; The unforgiven ; Disposable heroes ; Bass solo ; instrumental medley ; Guitar solo ; The four horsemen --

CD 14,

Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany May 22nd, 1993 (disc 2). For whom the bell tolls ; Fade to black ; Master of puppets ; Seek & destroy ; Battery ; Nothing else matters ; Sad but true ; Last caress ; One ; Enter sandman ; So what