This Maiden song – taken from their 1980 self-titled debut – was recorded by Metallica especially for Kerrang!’s cover-mounted tribute album Maiden Heaven in 2008. I killed your baby today.’ Opening lines don’t come much more memorable than that. This faithful cover was included as a B-side on the 1984 single Creeping Death, and latterly as part of the band’s 1998 compilation, Garage, Inc. Like Last Caress, this NWOBHM classic has been performed hundreds of times. “I always loved that one,” James told Metallica’s fan club magazine So What!. Released on the B-side of the Harvester Of Sorrow single, this thundering anti-money screed (originally recorded on 1973’s Never Turn Your Back On A Friend album) remains a live Metallica staple. With themes of bestiality, sexual diseases, fellating elderly gentlemen and visits to England’s southeastern coastal towns, this song originally appeared on the Anti-Nowhere League’s 1981 debut single Streets Of London. Only just recently, James Hetfield posted an Instagram video of him driving and yelling along to Ace Of Spades. Receive news and offers from our other brands? Sloppy as hell, but undeniably charming, Metallica’s live-in-the-studio version of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s travelling man epic, recorded on December 17, 1997, features cameos from Alice In Chains duo Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, ex-Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin, Primus’ Les Claypool, COC’s Pepper Keenan, Blues Traveller man John Popper and Skynyrd’s own last man standing, Gary Rossington. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Monsters Of Rock US 1988: The Making Of Metallica, Riots! The latter appeared as a B-side on their 1988 Harvester Of Sorrow 12-inch single and the Eye Of The Beholder seven-inch, which enjoyed a U.S.-only release the same year. Released (alongside Blitzkrieg) on the B-side of the Creeping Death 12 inch single, the labyrinthine Am I Evil? The performance – which found its way onto Garage Inc. – features Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington, Corrosion Of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan, Blue Traveler’s John Popper, Primus’ Les Claypool, Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell and former Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin. Both Lars and James inducted Black Sabbath into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006. The moment where Metallica abandoned their agreed plan to play King Nothing live on the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards and smashed through Last Caress and the gleefully obscene So What for a gobsmacked audience instead is pure TV gold. “I fucking hate Bob Seger, but that song is great,” James Hetfield told Guitar World. I hated The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Love and all that other happy shit.”, The band paid tribute to the fathers of heavy metal with a cover of Sabbra Cadabra (and part of A National Acrobat placed in the mid-section), taken from their 1973 album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Since forming in 1981, Metallica have worn their influences on their sleeve. The song that introduced Jason Newsted to Metallica fans, the opening cut on The $5.98 E.P. : Garage Days Re-Revisited, Metallica revisited the cult Welsh proto-metallers’ catalogue when settling into LA’s One On One studio for the recording of the …And Justice For All album. Skynyrd fanatic Cliff Burton would surely have approved. The next instalment of The K! “If this is likely to offend, then move swiftly on… and buy some earplugs next time you walk out of the front door.”. The tracks were later released across Hero Of The Day single’s international formats and a limited edition EP titled MotörheadACHE. Lars actually witnessed what was to be Paul’s final show with Maiden in Copenhagen on September 10, 1981. Visit our corporate site. Having first seen the British rock legends in concert at the age of 9, Lars Ulrich inducted the band into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame earlier this year, and Metallica’s sensitive treatment of this deep cut is equally respectful. The creepy ‘Mommy, where’s fluffy?’ line was supposed to be at the start of their Diamond Head cover The Prince, but ended up on this song. When we were asked to be a part of a tribute album for Ronnie, of course we immediately said, ‘Fuck yeah!’ Choosing a song to record, however, was a much harder decision… so we did four!”. “Their album covers really drew me in. Recorded for the B-side of the Creeping Death single, the Leicester band’s titular anthem was actually the first cover song Metallica played in front of a paying audience, at their debut show in Anaheim, on March 14, 1982 [The Hetfield/Ulrich original Hit The Lights, appropriately, was the world’s introduction to the then LA-based band]. The recording was dusted off eight years later as a bonus track for their three-disc version of Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. Like any band worth their salt, Metallica love Motörhead. During the 1995 Load sessions, the band recorded Overkill, Damage Case, Stone Dead Forever and Too Late Too Late as a gift for Lemmy. Gay porn! Went down pretty good.”. It got us thinking, what are their most memorable tributes? There was a problem. In recognition of the inspiration they’ve received from heroes and peers alike, the quartet have officially released almost 40 covers and, somewhat ridiculously, have even won Grammys for two of them – their takes on Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy and Thin Lizzy’s Whiskey In The Jar. By Metallica recorded six Ramones covers during the St. Anger sessions. You can’t put a price on creativity… or can you? “We got the whole thing about riffs and structuring, the adventure and liberties from them,” admitted Lars Ulrich, acknowledging that “50 per cent” of Metallica’s original blueprint was lifted from the Stourbridge quartet. Pit For Their Fifth Show Ever. Metallica contributed this Queen banger to a 1990 compilation album Rubáiyát: Elektra’s 40th Anniversary. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Dave [Mustaine] broke a string on the first song. Lars Ulrich spent the summer of 1981 in England and struck up a friendship with singer and guitarist, Sean Harris and Brian Tatler. Their music was so cool because it was completely anti-hippie. 5. Cliff Burton introduced James Hetfield to New Jersey horror-punks Misfits, and Hetfield discovered Last Caress on the band’s 1980 EP Beware. And there’s a couple of ‘fuck’s added for good measure. Torture! This ballad, taken from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album, Pronounced ‘Lĕh-’nérd ‘Skin-’nérd, was first performed during Metallica’s set at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit in 1997. A highlight from The $5.98 E.P. You will receive a verification email shortly. Metallica’s cover appeared on the The Unforgiven single in 1991 and the label went to great lengths to warn their fans of the obnoxious delights that lay in store. I immediately thought, ‘I gotta put this on.’ And when I did, I couldn’t believe it. Metallica are headlining the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on June 18 (get your tickets now) and Twickenham Stadium in London on June 20 (get your tickets now). Dubbed the Ronnie Rising Medley, this thumping tribute to the late vocalist features A Light In The Black, Tarot Woman, Stargazer from Rainbow’s 1976 release, Rising, and Kill The King from their 1978 release, Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll. setlist.fm estimates the song has been performed live a staggering 818 times. “To be able to play that stuff live sometime would be pretty cool.”, “I discovered Black Sabbath by digging through my older brother’s record collection,” James Hetfield told Guitar World in 1992. It wasn’t until the band introduced Jason Newsted by way of the The $5.98 E.P. “Iron Maiden are 10 per cent cooler than every other band,” Lars tells K!. Only band. Metallica’s version, however, added even more crunch and changes the original lyrics for a more violent perspective. Lars Ulrich heard the song while driving through San Francisco and remarked that it had “James Hetfield all over it”. At The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness in 1991, a guitar-free Hetfield joined Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and the surviving members of Queen for the song in front of a sold-out Wembley Stadium, as well as TV and radio audiences in 76 countries around the world. “Throughout the years we’ve made no secret of our deep love and admiration for Ronnie James Dio,” wrote Metallica in a post explaining their involvement with the Dio tribute album, Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life. Once upon a time Lars Ulrich slept on Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler’s bedroom floor: royalties from Metallica’s four recorded Diamond Head covers have since bought Tatler a new house. Neither song, however, makes it into our list of the band’s 10 best covers…. : Garage Days Re-Revisited, this Killing Joke cover was debuted at Metallica’s legendary 100 Club show in August 1987, a warm-up for their Monsters Of Rock appearance at Castle Donington. Metallica are hugely indebted to this Stourbridge metal band. The song, originally taken from their 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, showed a heavier side to the British band. While the band have not performed this tribute live, it’s something that Kirk hopes to visit in the future. “Whether it was with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell or Dio, his powerful voice was instantly recognisable and his music inspired and influenced the four of us tremendously. The recordings, as the kids say, slap. Played 50-50!!! The song later appeared on the B-side of their Enter Sandman single the following year, and scooped a GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance. And is it possible to pick just one Diamond Head cover without getting a headache? We’re A Happy Family, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World, Commando and Cretin Hop appeared as B-sides on the various formats of the title track, which was released as a single in 2003. Recorded for Iron Maiden tribute album Maiden Heaven during the final weeks of tracking 2008’s Death Magnetic album, Lars Ulrich acknowledges that Steve Harris and Paul Di’Anno’s 1980 power ballad was “basically the blueprint for songs like Fade To Black and …Sanitarium.” Incidentally, Ulrich actually saw Di’Anno’s final show with Maiden, at the Odd Fellows Mansion in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 10, 1981. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, BA1 1UA. Step forward, Creeper frontman Will Gould’s new project Salem…, This website requires Javascript to be enabled. During their early shows, the band’s repertoire included four of Diamond Head’s songs from their 1980 debut Lightning To The Nations: The Prince, Am I Evil?, Helpless and Sucking My Love. "It's Electric" (Diamond Head) Metallica has recorded tons of Diamond Head covers of the years, but oddly this one always hit me the hardest. ‘I’ve got something to say. Here are their top 10 best cover songs, They might be stadium rock superstars now, but just like every other band Metallica started out playing cover versions in a garage. on the B-side to Creeping Death. Nowhere is Metallica’s debt to the NWOBHM more explicit than here, their take on the hard-riffing B-side of Blitzkrieg’s 1981 single Buried Alive. “If there was no Black Sabbath, there’d be no Metallica,” Lars told the audience. Recorded by Greg Fidelman at the tail-end of their Death Magnetic sessions, the band add their own crunching intro to this Steve Harris and Paul Di’Anno composition. Metallica recorded six Ramones covers during the St. Anger sessions. “1st ever gig,” wrote Lars after the show. Thank you for signing up to Metal Hammer. The song – taken from their 1980’s eponymous album – is stripped of its post-punk angst and layered with aggressive thrash riffs. We’re A Happy Family, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Today Your Love, Tomorrow the …

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