METALLICA – “Enter Sandman” (Remastered 2021 German CD singles – 5″ Maxi CD and 3″ Pockit-CD)
The Black Album box set is coming! Batten down your wallet because it looks absolutely incredible. Yet on the 14 CDs and 6 DVDs, you won’t find the specific live tracks released only in Germany on the new set of “Enter Sandman” CD singles. (There is also a glow-in-the-dark vinyl single, but it is missing the live tracks.) All the discs maintain the style and design of Metallica’s original 1991-1992 singles. This is an appetiser for what is to come, including two of the newly remastered Metallica tracks. Proceeds went to German charity.
“Enter Sandman” and “Sad But True” are the two remastered studio cuts included. The remastering sounds good and the tracks are not brickwalled. Fans will be pleased to know that Metallica opted out of the Loudness Wars this time. Good thumping bass, nice and prominent. Crisp, clear, and loud enough. “Sad But True” is really punchy.
The live tracks are all taken from Frankfurt or Stuttgart, shows not included in the box set. The 5″ Maxi-CD and 3″ Pockit-CD each contain two exclusives. Just like in the days of old, you have to buy both formats to get all the tracks.
“Through the Never” is one of the thrashiest songs from the Black era, and the very dry recording here is evidence of non-tampering. Tasty wah-wah from Kirk Hammett. “Damage, Inc.” brings thrash the old school way, Metallica as frantic as ever, barely holding it all together, but making the heads bang no matter what. By the end it’s a total steamroller.
The teeny little 3″ CD is no less mighty. “Of Wolf and Man” is choppy and heavy. Hunting relentlessly like the titular wolf, Metallica are out for blood. What’s really wild is the long jammy section at the end which contains a surprise. Finally the Budgie cover of “Breadfan” ends the whole series of tracks with an explosive go-for-the-throat attitude. Sloppy but foot on the gas the whole way.
What’s better than a wicked set of Metallica CD singles, including a 3″? What could beat that? How about if both discs were pressed in black plastic? Would that do anything for ya? These limited singles are sure to be collectible for their exclusive tracks and unique traits. Try the German Amazon site for international shipping. Contrary to a report in Bravewords, these singles do ship worldwide.
4/5 stars
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Not that I’ll buy the set, but I hope it wasn’t too expensive.
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They were not cheap but they are worth it. These are collectible and people will be looking for them years from now. I’m very excited for the box set now.
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It’s a good piece to have for Metallica fans that love The Black Album, for sure.
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How do you play a 3″ single??? I don’t have the capabilities I don’t believe.
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To my knowledge there is only one kind of CD player that cannot play a 3″, and that is the car type where you insert the disc into a slot and the mechanism pulls it in. Every other CD player should be able to play this. Open the drawer of your player and look at the tray. Do you see a smaller 3″ concentric circle inside the 5″ one where you drop in the CD? That smaller circle is for 3″. But even if you don’t have that, there are plastic ring adaptors. Just like for 45 singles, but they go on the outside of the CD. Here is one on my copy of Van Halen’s Finish What Ya Started.
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Shit, yeah I have that!! Thanks.
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There ya go! There’s an entire series of like a dozen Queen 3″ CDs you should keep an eye open for. I have two of them. One of them is a CD reissue of Queen’s First EP. Oh and Def Leppard did a 3″ reissue of the first EP too, in that first box set they did.
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Oh, don’t send me down that path!!! LOL!!
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Nice scores and great to see they made it to your place safe n sound. Looking forward to this Friday when all this Black album stuff drops.
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Nice editions.
I purchased the CD single when the album came out and it had the Enter Sandman demo which has James doing wohs and ahhs for the vocal melodies. Plus a cover of Stone Cold Crazy.
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Yep I got that one too, UK import. I have a complete set of Black singles!
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Nice
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these sound like awesome collectibles, no pun intended.
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They are dude! The 3″ CD in particular.
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Ohhhhh those are things of beauty. I remember your emails about them.
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Absolutely things of beauty. And very cool that they did this.
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Yeah! They can be your retirement fund!
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