Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Free Speech For The Dumb
2. It's Electric
3. Sabbra Cadabra
4. Turn The Page
5. Die, Die My Darling
6. Loverman
7. Mercyful Fate
8. Astronomy
9. Whiskey In The Jar
10. Tuesday's Gone
11. The More I See

Disc 2:

1. Helpless
2. The Small Hours
3. The Wait
4. Crash Course In Brain Surgery
5. Last Caress / Green Hell
6. Am I Evil?
7. Blitzkrieg
8. Breadfan
9. The Prince
10. Stone Cold Crazy
11. So What
12. Killing Time
13. Overkill
14. Damage Case
15. Stone Dead Forever
16. Too Late Too Late

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6612 in Music
• Released on: 2007-07-02
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Box set, Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 137 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This double-CD, all-covers release could come to represent a vital turning point for Metallica. While Disc 2 is a straightforward collection of every cover the group have recorded in its 16-year history, Disc 1 comprises 11 new selections drawn from the oeuvres of such exciting and diverse artists as punk rockers Discharge and the nefarious Nick Cave. The heavier songs, such as the Mercyful Fate medley, Black Sabbath's "Sabbra Cadabra" and the Misfits' "Die Die My Darling", prove that nobody delivers a crunching riff better than these metal veterans. But it is vocalist-guitarist James Hetfields's confident approach toward the likes of Cave's "Loverman" and Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" that delivers the most electricity; here his raw, heartfelt vocals are largely untouched. Given that the recharged group spent only three weeks in the studio recording these tracks, it appears that these guys have remembered the value of studio spontaneity over laborious pontificating. Hopefully, that mindset will resurface in future projects. --Steffan Chirazi

CD Description
Anybody who's anybody in rock has been in a cover band. Although "cover" has a negative connotation, it is the playing of others' material that forges the identity and agenda of future superstars. Every recorded cover tune from Metallica plus 11 newly recorded covers are included in this double-CD set. They combine to give fans a glimpse into the wide variety of influences that have shaped metal's mightiest band.
Disc one is the new material, and Metallica place their undeniable stamp on each track. Transforming Bob Seger's midtempo "Turn the Page" into a real rocker, and converting Nick Cave's "Loverman" into sheer brutality. Closer to the mark ofMetallica's style, a Mercyful Fate medley retains the spirit of the original. James Hetfield's growls give an extra dose of attitude to Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey In The Jar", while anacoustic radio station jam of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone" is a southern delight. Disc 2 contains GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED, which had been out of print and heavily bootlegged. Rounding out the package are B-sides and one-offs including four Motorhead covers the band rehearsed for Lemmy's birthday party.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
You can't really give a covers album five out of five, but this double CD comes very close. The quality shines through from the fact that Metallica pick obscure covers and they are a diverse range too. The first CD does have one or two mistakes in the playing, but is well produced and gives a live in the studio vibe to it, which is refreshing. Top picks of CD1, recorded in September 1998, are the Mercyful Fate medley, the groovy as hell Sabbra Cadabra, the wistful Astrology by the Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Seger's gloomy Turn The Page and a cover of Nick Cave's even gloomier Loverman.
CD2 is a reissued compilation of the rare B-sides and original "Garage" days. "Am I Evil?" and "Blitzkrieg" first appeared as B-sides to the November 1984 release of the "Creeping Death" single. The first five tracks on CD2 are ... recorded in six days during the summer of 1987 as a prelude to Donington 1987. This includes the classic "Last Caress" by the Misfits and the tense "The Wait" by Killing Joke. Tracks 8 and 9 were B-sides recorded in January 1988 to the release of the "Harvester Of Sorrow" single the following September. Track 10 is a record label anniversary celebration cover - Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" has never sounded better. But the best track is from the "Black Album" sessions of 1991 - the Anti-Nowhere League's "So What" contains some of the most vulgar lyrics you'll hear in a song. Unsurprisingly, this British band's signature tune was banned when it was released originally in 1981. The album finishes off with a Motorhead tribute from the "Load" sessions in late 1995 - best track here, and possibly on the whole album, is "Damage Case" - it rocks.
All in all, well worth buying. It is a sign of the influence of British bands that so many of them are represented here. Try Slayer's "Undisputed Attitude" for a clutch of punk covers that are even more furious and extreme than the music here.

Best covers album EVER!!!
Let me start by saying that this album is amazing!!! I've owned it for what must be in the region of 6 years and I still love it to bits.

This is the album that got me into Metallica. The first song I heard from this album was "Die Die My Darling", a cover of the old Misfits song.

Other notable tracks include the fantastic "It's Electric", a glorious version of "Astronomy" and a huge 11 minute Merciful Fate medley. Metallica also show their softer side with a beautifully soulful version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone" taken from a BBC radio session and including guests (such as Alice In Chains quitarist Jerry Cantrell).

The first CD comprises of tracks recorded for the album. The second CD features B-Side cover tracks and rarities recorded through the years.

I cannot reccommend this album enough. I still listen to this album quite regularly and still vastly enjoy it.

Garage Inc. is unmissable to any fan of Metallica or rock/metal music in general. Absolutely fantastic!!!!

Hmmm... Garage Inc.
Garage Inc. is a 2 CD which has songs which Metallica have covered. They have covered bands like Queen, Motorehead and more. This CD is not bad some songs suck, which is unfortunate as Metallica are an awesome band. Mercyful Fate, Whiskey In The Jar, Am I Evil? Stone Cold Crazy, Killing Time and Overkill are the only ones i listen to. If you like Metallica or the artists whose songs have been covered i suggest you buy it but you might be disappointed.