Garage Inc.

Garage Inc. is a cover album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1998.

Garage Inc.
Compilation album of cover songs by Metallica
Released	November 24, 1998
Recorded	September 14 – October 1, 1998 (disc 1)
Studio	The Plant (Sausalito, California) – disc 1
Genre	Heavy metal hard rock thrash metal
Length	136:38
Label	Elektra
Producer	James Hetfield Bob Rock Lars Ulrich Mark Whitaker
Metallica chronology
Reload (1997) Garage Inc. (1998) St. Anger (2003)
Singles from Garage Inc.
"Turn the Page" Released: November 16, 1998 "Whiskey in the Jar" Released: February 1, 1999 "Die, Die My Darling" Released: June 7, 1999

It includes recorded cover versions of other artists' songs, all of their b-side covers released up to that point, and the entire The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987. The title is a combination of Garage Days Re-Revisited and their song Damage, Inc. Over 5 million copies have been sold in the US as certified by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional reviews:

• Rolling Stone (12/10/99, p. 122) - 4 Stars (out of 5) -"Gloriously hard as the album is, you can't miss Metallica's good natured side coming through."
• Entertainment Weekly (12/18/98, p. 84) - "We'll have to wait until Metallica's next `proper' album to find out if this trip to the garage recharges their batteries. Still, all things considered, Garage Inc. is an intermittently exhilarating joyride." - Rating: B-
• CMJ (12/21/98, p. 29) - "Those who still relate to the adolescent angst of the 'Metallicats' earliest days will find plenty to like on Garage Inc."

Track listing

Disc one

These tracks were recorded in September-October 1998 for the Garage Inc. album.

No.	Title	Original artist (date)	Length
1.	"Free Speech for the Dumb"	Discharge (1982)	2:36
2.	"It's Electric"	Diamond Head (1980)	3:34
3.	"Sabbra Cadabra"	Black Sabbath (1973)	6:20
4.	"Turn the Page"	Bob Seger (1973)	6:06
5.	"Die, Die My Darling"	Misfits (1984)	2:29
6.	"Loverman"	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1994)	7:53
7.	"Mercyful Fate (medley)"	Mercyful Fate (1982, 1983)	11:11
8.	"Astronomy"	Blue Öyster Cult (1974)	6:37
9.	"Whiskey in the Jar"	Traditional (inspired by Thin Lizzy's version in 1972)	5:05
10.	"Tuesday's Gone"	Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)	9:06
11.	"The More I See"	Discharge (1984)	4:49
Total length:			65:42

Disc two

These tracks are a collection of B-sides from artists Metallica were inspired by throughout the early years of the band.

The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Helpless"	Diamond Head (1980)	6:38
2.	"The Small Hours"	Holocaust (1983)	6:43
3.	"The Wait"	Killing Joke (1980)	4:55
4.	"Crash Course in Brain Surgery"	Budgie (1974)	3:10
5.	"Last Caress/Green Hell"	Misfits (1980/1983)	3:30

"Creeping Death" B-sides (1984)
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
6.	"Am I Evil?"	Diamond Head (1980)	7:50
7.	"Blitzkrieg"	Blitzkrieg (1981)	3:37

B-sides and one-offs (1988–1993)
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
8.	"Breadfan"	Budgie (1973)	5:41
9.	"The Prince"	Diamond Head (1980)	4:26
10.	"Stone Cold Crazy"	Queen (1974)	2:19
11.	"So What"	Anti-Nowhere League (1981)	3:09
12.	"Killing Time"	Sweet Savage (1981)	3:04

Motörheadache ("Hero of the Day" limited edition CD single B-sides) (1996)
No.	Title	Original artist	Length
13.	"Overkill"	Motörhead (1979)	4:05
14.	"Damage Case"	Motörhead (1979)	3:40
15.	"Stone Dead Forever"	Motörhead (1979)	4:52
16.	"Too Late Too Late"	Motörhead (1979)	3:12
Total length:			70:51

Personnel

• James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
• Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals
• Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion
• Cliff Burton – bass on "Blitzkrieg" and "Am I Evil?"

Other websites

• Information about the album on the official website Archived 2007-05-06 at the Wayback Machine