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Metallica – 2023-05-26 – Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Metallica live at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany, 26 May 2023.

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Metallica – 2023-05-19 – Stade de France, Paris, France (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Metallica live at Stade de France, Paris, France, 19 May 2023.

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Metallica – 2023-05-17 – Stade de France, Paris, France (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Metallica live at Stade de France, Paris, France, 17 May 2023.

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Metallica – St. Anger (2003/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

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St. Anger is the eighth studio album by Metallica. It was the band’s last album released through Elektra, thus marking the end of the second-longest timespan between studio albums from Metallica, with nearly six years between the release of Reload and this album. It is also the final collaboration between Metallica and producer Bob Rock, whose relationship began with the band’s fifth studio album, 1991’s Metallica.

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Metallica – S&M (1999/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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S&M (an abbreviation of Symphony and Metallica) is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, with The San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Kamen. It was recorded on April 21–22, 1999 at The Berkeley Community Theatre. This is the final Metallica album to feature Jason Newsted as bassist.

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Metallica – Reload (1997/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Reload is the seventh studio album by Metallica. The album is a follow-up to Load, released the previous year, and Metallica’s last studio album to feature longtime bassist Jason Newsted. Reload debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 436,000 copies in its first week. It was certified 4× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping four million copies in the United States.

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Metallica – Load (1996/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Load is the sixth studio album by Metallica. It sold 680,000 units in its first week, making it the biggest opening week for Metallica and the biggest debut of 1996. Load debuted and spent four consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It was certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping five million copies in the United States. The album showed more of a hard rock side of Metallica than the band’s typical thrash metal, which upset their fans. It also featured influences from genres such as Southern rock, blues rock, country rock and alternative rock.

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Metallica – Metallica: Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture) (2013/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Metallica – Metallica: Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture) (2013/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:41:05 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Metal
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“Metallica: Through the Never” is a soundtrack album for the film of the same name, consisting of live recordings by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on September 24, 2013 via Blackened Recordings and has charted in several countries. All tracks on the soundtrack are live recordings from the Canadian shows at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta on August 17 and 18, 2012 and Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 24, 25 and 27, 2012, with the exception of “Orion” that was recorded live at soundcheck.

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Metallica – Metallica (1991/2008) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Metallica is easily one of the best, most influential heavy metal band of the ’80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, shunning the usual rockstar games of metal musicians during the early ’80s. They expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions.
Multiple Grammy-winners, Metallica have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including 60 million in the U.S. Five albums have hit #1, including 1991’s Metallica, which has sold more than 15 million copies in the U.S., making it the 25th highest selling album in history.

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Metallica – The Metallica Blacklist (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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The Metallica Blacklist celebrates the enduring influence of Metallica with 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.

Available on digital & streaming on September 10th and arriving on vinyl & CD on October 1st, all profits will be donated to charities of each contributing artist’s choice along with Metallica’s own foundation, All Within My Hands.

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Metallica – The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered 2018) (1987/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Long out of print for nearly 30-years, the classic 1987 EP The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited has returned! This five-song limited edition cassette was remastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Following Cliff Burton’s death, Metallica took some time off and initiated new bassist Jason Newsted with a raw, unpolished EP of covers originally recorded by Diamond Head, Holocaust, Killing Joke, Budgie, and the Misfits. Most fit the band’s style quite well; only “Last Caress” sounds out of place, as the original seemed looser and more dangerous. As a showcase for some strong metal riffs and material by mostly underground bands, the EP works quite well.

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Metallica – S&M2 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

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Live album recorded with the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The concert was held on March 18, 2019 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the original ‘S&M’ concert in 1999. A second concert was later added on September 8. This version includes two CDs.

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Metallica – S&M (1999/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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After 1988’s …And Justice for All, Metallica pared down its progressive, heavy metal sound. During the ’90s, the band’s studio releases grew slicker and more produced, resulting in mostly radio-friendly, good ol’ boy metal. By the end of the decade, Metallica was established as the pioneer of modern metal, but the band hadn’t done anything innovative, arguably, in ten years. In April 1999, the group performed two concerts with the San Francisco Symphony, and the result was S&M, a two-disc collection of the concerts. Overall, the album successfully pairs violin strings with guitar strings, but it’s no surprise that the best tracks here are the older songs; their multi-layered, compositional style works well with symphonic arrangements. “Master of Puppets,” “Call of the Ktulu,” “One,” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” sound richer and fuller with violin, trumpet, clarinet, harp, trombone, and flute accompaniments, but “Sad but True,” “Devil’s Dance,” and especially “Of Wolf and Man” range from haphazard and melodramatic to uninspired. S&M definitely has its moments, and not just with the pre-Black Album material: “Fuel” surpasses the furious pumping energy of the studio version, “Hero of the Day” stays poignant throughout, and “Until It Sleeps” has a wonderfully sinister feel. James Hetfield maintains his madman persona from beginning to end, laughing maniacally and grunting and growling at all the right moments. Overall, the symphony adds a macabre, ghoulish atmosphere — it all sounds like a Broadway freak show or a revved-up Danny Elfman nightmare. Which is exactly what a Metallica album should sound like, even if every song isn’t the best (or most appropriate) in the band’s catalog.

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Metallica – Ride The Lightning (1984/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Second album by Metallica, Ride The Lightning, was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair in the midst of a thunderstorm. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King’s novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band’s musical maturity and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying strictly on fast tempos as on Kill ‘Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies.

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Metallica – Ride The Lightning (Remastered) (1984/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King’s novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band’s musical growth and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying heavily on fast tempos as on its debut Kill ‘Em All, Metallica broadened its approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies. The overall recording costs were paid by Metallica’s European label Music for Nations because Megaforce was unable to cover it. It is the last album to feature songwriting contributions from former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and the first to feature contributions from his replacement, Kirk Hammett. At 47 minutes, it is Metallica’s shortest studio album.

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