Garage Inc.

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

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

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	Writer(s)	Original artist (date)	Length
1.	"Free Speech for the Dumb"	Garry Maloney, Kevin "Cal" Morris, Tony "Bones" Roberts, Roy "Rainy" Wainwright	Discharge (1982)	2:36
2.	"It's Electric"	Sean Harris, Brian Tatler	Diamond Head (1980)	3:34
3.	"Sabbra Cadabra"	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	Black Sabbath (1973)	6:20
4.	"Turn the Page"	Bob Seger	Bob Seger (1973)	6:06
5.	"Die, Die My Darling"	Glenn Danzig	Misfits (1984)	2:29
6.	"Loverman"	Nick Cave	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1994)	7:53
7.	"Mercyful Fate (medley)"	King Diamond, Hank Shermann	Mercyful Fate (1982, 1983)	11:11
8.	"Astronomy"	Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Blue Öyster Cult (1974)	6:37
9.	"Whiskey in the Jar"	Traditional (arr. Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott)	Traditional (inspired by Thin Lizzy's version in 1972)	5:05
10.	"Tuesday's Gone"	Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins	Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)	9:06
11.	"The More I See"	Maloney, Morris, Peter "Pooch" Purtill, Wainwright	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	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Helpless"	Harris, Tatler	Diamond Head (1980)	6:38
2.	"The Small Hours"	John Mortimer, John McCullim, Bryan Bartley, Ron Levine	Holocaust (1983)	6:43
3.	"The Wait"	Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson	Killing Joke (1980)	4:55
4.	"Crash Course in Brain Surgery"	Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, Ray Phillips	Budgie (1974)	3:10
5.	"Last Caress/Green Hell"	Glenn Danzig	Misfits (1980/1983)	3:30

"Creeping Death" B-sides (1984)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
6.	"Am I Evil?"	Harris, Tatler	Diamond Head (1980)	7:50
7.	"Blitzkrieg"	Ian Jones, Jim Sirotto, Brian Ross	Blitzkrieg (1981)	3:37

B-sides and one-offs (1988–1993)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
8.	"Breadfan"	Bourge, Phillips, Shelley	Budgie (1973)	5:41
9.	"The Prince"	Harris, Tatler	Diamond Head (1980)	4:26
10.	"Stone Cold Crazy"	Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon	Queen (1974)	2:19
11.	"So What"	Nick "Animal" Kulmer, Chris "Magoo" Exall, Clive "Winston" Blake	Anti-Nowhere League (1981)	3:09
12.	"Killing Time"	Vivian Campbell, Trevor Fleming, Raymond Haller, Davy Bates	Sweet Savage (1981)	3:04

Motörheadache ("Hero of the Day" limited edition CD single B-sides) (1996)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
13.	"Overkill"	Eddie Clarke, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor	Motörhead (1979)	4:05
14.	"Damage Case"	Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor, Mick Farren	Motörhead (1979)	3:40
15.	"Stone Dead Forever"	Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor	Motörhead (1979)	4:52
16.	"Too Late Too Late"	Clarke, Kilmister, Taylor	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