What do Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton and Jon Pardi have in common with METALLICA?
It’s no joke…
Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton and Jon Pardi represent mainstream country along with FIFTY THREE artists of all genres on The Metallica Blacklist, an album featuring tributes to Metallica. All of the artists included on the project chose their favorite Metallica song to cover from the 1991 The Black Album.
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Grammy-winning, 16-times platinum-certified The Black Album. Metallica has announced 2 releases. A fully remastered version of The Black Album, and The Metallica Blacklist both drop on September 10th.
Jon takes on “Wherever I May Roam,” along with three other artists, while Chris, Darius and Mickey all chose “Nothing Else Matters.” Twelve artists in total covered that hit.
All profits from sales of The Metallica Blacklist will be split evenly between Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and a charity selected by each artist. Chris has chosen his own Outlaw State of Kind; Darius selected he MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital; Jon chose the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism; and Mickey is working with the United Negro College Fund.
Here is the complete The Metallica Blacklist track listing:
1. Enter Sandman – Six Different Songs
Alessia Cara & The Warning / Mac DeMarco / Ghost / Juanes / Rina Sawayama / Weezer
2. Sad But True – Seven Different Songs
Sam Fender / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit/ Mexican Institute of Sound Ft. La Perla & Gera MX / Royal Blood / St. Vincent / White Reaper / YB
3. Holier Than Thou – Five Different Songs
Biffy Clyro / The Chats / OFF! / PUP / Corey Taylor
4. The Unforgiven – Seven Different Songs
Cage The Elephant / Vishal Dadlani, Divine, Shor Police / Diet Cig / Flatbush Zombies Ft. DJ Scratch / Ha*Ash / José Madero / Moses Sumney
5. Wherever I May Roam – Four Different Songs
J Balvin / Chase & Status Ft. BackRoad Gee / The Neptunes / Jon Pardi
6. Don’t Tread On Me – Three Different Songs
SebastiAn “ Don’t Tread on Else Matters” / Portugal. The Man Ft. Aaron Beam / Volbeat
7. Through The Never – Two Different Songs
The HU / Tomi Owó
8. Nothing Else Matters – Twelve Different Songs
Phoebe Bridgers / Miley Cyrus Ft.WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, & Chad Smith / Dave Gahan / Mickey Guyton
Dermot Kennedy / Mon Laferte / Igor Levit / My Morning Jacket / PG Roxette / Darius Rucker / Chris Stapleton / TRESOR
9. Of Wolf and Man
Goodnight, Texas
10. The God That Failed – Two Different Songs
IDLES / Imelda May
11. My Friend of Misery – Three Different Songs
Cherry Glazerr / Izïa / Kamasi Washington
12. The Struggle Within
Rodrigo y Gabriela