Metallica announce special reissue of ‘The Black Album’ and star-studded covers album - NME

Vincent, Biffy Clyro, Phoebe Bridgers, Miley Cyrus, IDLES and many more.

Metallica have announced a special pair of releases to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of their album ‘Metallica’, AKA ‘The Black Album’.

‘The Black Album’ is set to be remastered for the “definitive” new reissue, which will be released on September 10 on the band’s own Blackened Recordings.

Metallica – ‘The Black Album’ reissue.

Another release, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, will see over 50 artists each contributing “a unique interpretation” of their favourite ‘Black Album’ song, with profits from the tribute record being split between charities of the artist’s choice and Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation.

Vincent, Biffy Clyro, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Mac DeMarco, Weezer, Rina Sawayama and Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor – you can check out the full tracklist below2

Enter Sandman – Alessia Cara & The Warning3

Enter Sandman – Mac DeMarco.

Enter Sandman – Ghost4

Enter Sandman – Juanes.

Enter Sandman – Rina Sawayama5

Holier Than Thou – Biffy Clyro.

Holier Than Thou – The Chats1

Holier Than Thou – OFF.

Holier Than Thou – PUP2

Holier Than Thou – Corey Taylor.

Nothing Else Matters – Phoebe Bridgers.

Nothing Else Matters – Miley Cyrus (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith).

Nothing Else Matters – Dave Gahan.