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."

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