According to the info included, the rough mix was completed on May 14th, 1991, at One on One Recording studio in Los Angeles. Compared to The Black Album version, it seems to have fewer effects, especially guitar-wise, and frontman James Hetfield’s vocals sound cleaner and softer. Hear it below.

“The Unforgiven” rough mix will be included in the special reissue of The Black Album. It comes on September 10th and will contain remastered original songs and loads of other goodies like alternate mixes and demo versions.

The reissue will be followed by The Metallica Blacklist cover album, which features more than 50 artists delivering their renditions of The Black Album songs in all sorts of different styles. Seven “The Unforgiven” covers will be included on the album, with three of them already being made available on streaming platforms.

You can check out the covers of “The Unforgiven” by Latin pop duo Ha*Ash, Indian music artists Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police, and indie rockers Diet Cig below.

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Metallica was set to enter the studio and record their debut album in May 1983 but suddenly found itself in need of a guitarist after firing Dave Mustaine. They called up Hammett to replace him, and the rest is history.

“It was April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and I was sitting on the toilet. I got the call from [Metallica sound engineer] Mark Whittaker, and after I hung up, I was like, ‘I can’t believe I just got that phone call,” Hammett told Louder Sound. “Was that an April Fool’s Day prank?’ A couple of days later I got this tape from them, but I already had the demo and I already knew two-thirds of the songs on there.”

Hammett was a member of thrash metal band Exodus when he got the call, but didn’t find it hard to leave the group and join Metallica. 

“Around that time, Exodus were going through some personnel changes,” he added. “We just got rid of the previous bass player, and brought another bass player in, and it was a different dynamic within the band.”

It was definitely the right choice for Kirk Hammett, as he became one of the most appreciated guitar players in the world for his work with Metallica. He recorded 10 studio albums with the band and earned numerous achievements, including nine Grammy Awards.

The post Kirk Hammett Was Invited to Join Metallica on April Fool’s Day appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

According to the info included, the rough mix was completed on May 14th, 1991, at One on One Recording studio in Los Angeles. Compared to The Black Album version, it seems to have fewer effects, especially guitar-wise, and frontman James Hetfield’s vocals sound cleaner and softer. Hear it below.

“The Unforgiven” rough mix will be included in the special reissue of The Black Album. It comes on September 10th and will contain remastered original songs and loads of other goodies like alternate mixes and demo versions.

The reissue will be followed by The Metallica Blacklist cover album, which features more than 50 artists delivering their renditions of The Black Album songs in all sorts of different styles. Seven “The Unforgiven” covers will be included on the album, with three of them already being made available on streaming platforms.

You can check out the covers of “The Unforgiven” by Latin pop duo Ha*Ash, Indian music artists Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police, and indie rockers Diet Cig below.

The post You Can Now Listen to a Rough Mix of Metallica’s “The Unforgiven” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Metallica was set to enter the studio and record their debut album in May 1983 but suddenly found itself in need of a guitarist after firing Dave Mustaine. They called up Hammett to replace him, and the rest is history.

“It was April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and I was sitting on the toilet. I got the call from [Metallica sound engineer] Mark Whittaker, and after I hung up, I was like, ‘I can’t believe I just got that phone call,” Hammett told Louder Sound. “Was that an April Fool’s Day prank?’ A couple of days later I got this tape from them, but I already had the demo and I already knew two-thirds of the songs on there.”

Hammett was a member of thrash metal band Exodus when he got the call, but didn’t find it hard to leave the group and join Metallica. 

“Around that time, Exodus were going through some personnel changes,” he added. “We just got rid of the previous bass player, and brought another bass player in, and it was a different dynamic within the band.”

It was definitely the right choice for Kirk Hammett, as he became one of the most appreciated guitar players in the world for his work with Metallica. He recorded 10 studio albums with the band and earned numerous achievements, including nine Grammy Awards.

The post Kirk Hammett Was Invited to Join Metallica on April Fool’s Day appeared first on Hot Pop Today.