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For many years, Metallica's 1987 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited was the most sought-after item in their catalog; it was constantly bootlegged in the '90s, and often supplemented by a host of covers Metallica had released on singles and compilations throughout the years. By 1998, the band had understandably grown frustrated with this situation and decided to confront the problem head-on by reissuing all these rarities. Savvy businessmen that they are, they also realized they needed to give hardcore fans who already owned all the covers a reason to purchase the new set -- hence, the expansion of the Garage Days EP to the double-disc blowout Garage, Inc. The second disc's rarities are balanced by the first disc's new covers, the bulk of which were recorded following the Reload tour. It shouldn't come as a surprise that these covers recall the blooze 'n' boogie heavy rock of the Loads, but what is a surprise is that Metallica seems to have found their footing in this style through other people's songs. Whether it's Bob Seger, Blue Öyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, Nick Cave, or the all-star jam on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone," the band effortlessly makes the songs seem like their own, through a bizarre mix of respect and ballsy irreverence. Sure, it may not be nearly as raw as early Metallica, but it is a better listen than either of the Load records. And if raw is what you want, the equally diverse disc two provides all the thrills you could hope for. At one time, it might have seemed a little odd that Metallica would cover Budgie, Diamond Head, the Misfits, and Queen, but if Garage, Inc. proves anything, it's that the group's musical instincts, risks, and sense of humor have made them the greatest metal band of the '80s and '90s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Maloney, Writer - Bob Rock, Producer - Roberts, Writer - Wainwright, Writer - MORRIS, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - Sean Harris, Writer - Brian Tatler, Writer - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Black Sabbath, Composer, Lyricist - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Bob Seger, Composer, Lyricist - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Danzig, Composer, Lyricist - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Nick Cave, Composer, Lyricist - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Hank Shermann, Writer - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - Kim Bendix Petersen, Writer - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
S. Pearlman, Writer - A. Bouchard, Writer - J. Bouchard, Writer - Bob Rock, Producer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Unknown, Writer - Traditional, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - COLLINS, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - RONNIE VAN ZANDT, Writer - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Maloney, Writer - Bob Rock, Producer - Roberts, Writer - Wainwright, Writer - MORRIS, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - James Hetfield, Producer - Lars Ulrich, Producer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
DISC 2
Harris, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Tatler, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Holocaust, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Killing Joke, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Phillips, Writer - Shelley, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Bourge, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Danzig, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Harris, Writer - Cliff Burton, Bass Guitar - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Tatler, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Cliff Burton, Bass Guitar - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Ian Jones, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Ray Phillips, Writer - Burke Shelley, Writer - Tony Bourge, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Harris, Writer - Cliff Burton, Bass Guitar - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Tatler, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Queen, Writer - Freddie Mercury, Writer - Brian May, Writer - Taylor, Writer - Cliff Burton, Bass Guitar - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Deacon, Writer - Metallica, Producer, MainArtist - Tatler, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - Cliff Burton, Bass Guitar - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Metallica, MainArtist - Clive Blake, Writer - Chris Exall, Writer - Nick Culmer, Writer - Nicholas Culmer, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Bob Rock, Producer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist - Sweet Savage, Writer
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Clarke, Writer - Taylor, Writer - Kilmister, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Clarke, Writer - Taylor, Writer - Kilmister, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Clarke, Writer - Taylor, Writer - Kilmister, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Clarke, Writer - Taylor, Writer - Kilmister, Writer - James Hetfield, Vocals - Kirk Hammett, Guitar - Lars Ulrich, Drums - Jason Newsted, Bass Guitar - Metallica, MainArtist
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 E/M Ventures
Album review
For many years, Metallica's 1987 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited was the most sought-after item in their catalog; it was constantly bootlegged in the '90s, and often supplemented by a host of covers Metallica had released on singles and compilations throughout the years. By 1998, the band had understandably grown frustrated with this situation and decided to confront the problem head-on by reissuing all these rarities. Savvy businessmen that they are, they also realized they needed to give hardcore fans who already owned all the covers a reason to purchase the new set -- hence, the expansion of the Garage Days EP to the double-disc blowout Garage, Inc. The second disc's rarities are balanced by the first disc's new covers, the bulk of which were recorded following the Reload tour. It shouldn't come as a surprise that these covers recall the blooze 'n' boogie heavy rock of the Loads, but what is a surprise is that Metallica seems to have found their footing in this style through other people's songs. Whether it's Bob Seger, Blue Öyster Cult, Thin Lizzy, Nick Cave, or the all-star jam on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone," the band effortlessly makes the songs seem like their own, through a bizarre mix of respect and ballsy irreverence. Sure, it may not be nearly as raw as early Metallica, but it is a better listen than either of the Load records. And if raw is what you want, the equally diverse disc two provides all the thrills you could hope for. At one time, it might have seemed a little odd that Metallica would cover Budgie, Diamond Head, the Misfits, and Queen, but if Garage, Inc. proves anything, it's that the group's musical instincts, risks, and sense of humor have made them the greatest metal band of the '80s and '90s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 02:16:22
- Main artists: Metallica
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blackened Records
- Genre: Metal
© 1998 Blackened Recordings. ℗ 1998 Blackened Recordings.
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