Garage Inc.

Garage Inc.
Compilation album of cover songs by Metallica
Released	November 23, 1998
Recorded	New cover songs recorded & mixed from September 14–October 1, 1998 at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California. Other songs recorded at various locations from 1984–1995.
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, thrash metal
Length	136:38
Label	Elektra, Sony Music, Vertigo
Producer	Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Mark Whitaker
Metallica chronology
ReLoad (1997) Garage Inc. (1998) S&M (1999)
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/compilation album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 23, 1998 through Elektra Records. Over 2.5 million copies have been sold in the U.S. as certified by the RIAA. It includes cover songs, B-side covers, and the 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." The album features songs by artists that have influenced Metallica, including many bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B−
NME	5/10
Q	issue 253, August 2007
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

• Penthouse (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 'Metallicas' earliest days will find plenty to like on Garage Inc."

• In 2005 the album was placed number 500 on Rock Hard magazine's list of "the 500 greatest rock & metal albums of all time".

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"	King Diamond, Hank Shermann	Mercyful Fate (1982, 1983)	11:05
8.	"Astronomy"	Joe Bouchard, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Blue Öyster Cult (1974)	6:38
9.	"Whiskey in the Jar"	Traditional arr. Eric Bell, Brian Downey, Phil Lynott	Traditional, inspired by Thin Lizzy's version (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:				65:47

• "Sabbra Cadabra" also covers part of the Black Sabbath song, "A National Acrobat."
• "Mercyful Fate" is a medley of the songs "Satan's Fall", "Curse of the Pharaohs", "A Corpse Without Soul", "Into the Coven", and "Evil"
• "The More I See" contains a short segment of the Robin Trower song "Bridge of Sighs", from the album of the same name

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 (1971)	3:10
5.	"Last Caress/Green Hell"	Glenn Danzig	Misfits (1980/1983)	3:30

Garage Days Revisited ("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 & One-Offs (1988–1991)
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) (1995)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
13.	"Overkill"	Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil 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

• "Last Caress/Green Hell" contains a parody of Iron Maiden's song "Run to the Hills" at the end. Iron Maiden responded to this on a B-side cover of the Montrose song titled "Space Station No. 5"
• "Breadfan" and "The Prince" are taken from the "Harvester of Sorrow" single
• "Stone Cold Crazy" is taken from the "Enter Sandman" single
• "So What?" and "Killing Time" are taken from the "The Unforgiven" single

Personnel

Metallica

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

Guest musicians on "Tuesday's Gone"

• Pepper Keenan – co-lead vocals
• Jerry Cantrell – guitar
• Sean Kinney – additional percussion
• Jim Martin – guitar
• John Popper – harmonica
• Gary Rossington – additional guitar
• Les Claypool – banjo

Technical personnel

• Bob Rock – producer
• James Hetfield – producer
• Lars Ulrich – producer
• Mike Clink – engineer
• Brian Dobbs – engineer
• Jeffrey Norman – engineer
• Csaba Petocz – engineer
• Randy Staub – engineer
• Toby Wright – engineer
• Leff Lefferts – assistant engineers
• Chris Manning – assistant engineers
• Kent Matcke – assistant engineers
• Mike Fraser – mixing
• Flemming Rasmussen – mixing
• Randy Staub – mixing
• George Marino – mastering, remastering
• Paul DeCarli – digital editing
• Mike Gillies – digital editing
• Andie Airfix – design
• Ross Halfin – cover design, photography
• Anton Corbijn – photography
• Mark Leialoha – photography
• David Fricke – liner notes

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	U.S. Billboard 200	2
1998	Canadian Albums Chart	3
2009	Mexican Albums Chart	97

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"Turn the Page"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1999	"Die, Die My Darling"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	26
1999	"Turn the Page"	Modern Rock Tracks	39
1999	"Whiskey in the Jar"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

Sales and Certification

In the U.S., Garage Inc. sold 426,500 units in the first week of release and thus entering the charts on the peak position of 2. As of 2003 the album has sold over 2.5 million copies and has been certified 5× Platinum.

Country	Certification
Finland	Gold
Greece	Platinum
United States	5× Platinum

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2000	"Whiskey in the Jar"	Best Hard Rock Performance

Release history

Region	Date
Worldwide (except North America)	November 23, 1998
United States	November 24, 1998

External links

• Information about the album on the official website