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List of Metallica demos
The American heavy metal band Metallica recorded sev- four original songs by Metallica. It contained "The
eral demos throughout their career. Mechanix", written for the band by Dave Mustaine, and
"Motorbreath", which was written solely by James Het-
Ron McGovney’s ’82 Garage demo field. It was also recorded in McGovney’s garage.[2]
Ron McGovney’s ’82 Garage demo is a demo tape that was Track listing
never officially released, but the tape found wide circula-
No. Title Length
tion in full and partial versions. The demo contains two
original songs, "Hit the Lights" and "Jump in the Fire" 1. "Hit the Lights" (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) 4:18
along with six cover songs. These include one Sweet Sav- 2. "Jump in the Fire" (Dave Mustaine) 3:55
age cover, a Savage cover and four Diamond Head cov- 3. "The Mechanix" (Mustaine) 4:47
ers. "Hit the Lights" and "Jump in the Fire" were later re-
leased on the No Life ’til Leather demo and eventually were 4. "Motorbreath" (Hetfield) 3:23
released on the band’s debut studio album, Kill ’Em All. Total length: 16:23
Most of the covers were later released as b-sides and on
the compilation album Garage Inc. The demo was record- Personnel
ed in Ron McGovney’s garage on March 14, 1982.[1] • James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Lars Ulrich - drums
Track listing • Dave Mustaine - lead guitar, backing vocals
No. Title Length • Ron McGovney - bass guitar
1. "Hit the Lights" 4:19 • "The Mechanix" was the original version that later
would be renamed to "The Four Horsemen".
2. "Jump in the Fire" 4:25 Mustaine increased the pace from the original
3. "Killing Time" (originally performed by 2:36 version of the song, renamed it simply "Mechanix",
Sweet Savage) and included it on the first Megadeth album, Killing Is
4. "Let It Loose" (originally performed by Sav- 3:10 My Business... and Business Is Good!."The Mechanix"
age) and "Jump In The Fire" were altered prior to release
on Kill ’Em All, thus giving Hetfield and Ulrich
5. "Sucking My Love" (originally performed by 6:43
writing credits on what are otherwise Mustaine
Diamond Head)
compositions.
6. "The Prince" (originally performed by Dia- 5:00
mond Head)
7. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Dia- 7:43
No Life ’til Leather
mond Head) No Life ’til Leather is Metallica’s widely circulated demo
8. "Helpless" (originally performed by Diamond 6:13 tape. All of the tracks are early recordings of songs that
Head)
would later appear on the band’s debut album Kill ’Em All.
The track listing on Kill ’Em All is the same as that on the
Total length: 38:11 demo tape, with the exceptions of Cliff Burton’s bass solo
"(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth", "Whiplash", "No Remorse"
Personnel and "The Four Horsemen" (See notes above). The title of
• James Hetfield - lead vocals the demo comes from the first line of "Hit the Lights".[2]
• Lars Ulrich - drums The demo has been re-released twice unofficially,
• Dave Mustaine - guitar, backing vocals first under the title of Metallica: Bay Area Thrashers, and
• Ron McGovney - bass was alleged to be a live bootleg recording of Metallica in
the early days, however all "live" sounds had been added
from various sources including the Metallica video Cliff
Power Metal demo ’Em All. This was soon discovered by Metallica and all
Power Metal was a demo recorded sometime in April 1982. copies were removed from stores. The demo was re-re-
Although the demo was never officially released, it was leased a second time under the title Metallica: In the Begin-
given the bootleg name "Power Metal" and contained
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ning... Live, containing no differences from Metallica: Bay 8. "Whiplash" 4:08
Area Thrashers.
9. "Am I Evil?" (originally performed by Dia- 7:50
mond Head)
Track listing
10. "Metal Militia" 5:59
No. Title Length
Total length: 52:38
1. "Hit the Lights" 4:18
2. "The Mechanix" 4:28 Personnel
3. "Motorbreath" 3:18 • James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
4. "Seek & Destroy" 4:55 • Lars Ulrich - drums
5. "Metal Militia" 5:17 • Dave Mustaine - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ron McGovney - bass guitar
6. "Jump in the Fire" 3:51
7. "Phantom Lord" 3:33
Total length: 29:41
Megaforce demo
The Megaforce demo was recorded on March 16, 1983 and
was the band’s last demo album recorded with Dave Mus-
Personnel
taine.[1] The demo was designed to introduce Burton to
• James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar potential record labels and earned the band a contract
• Lars Ulrich – drums with Megaforce Records. It was also played live on KUSF
• Dave Mustaine – lead guitar, backing vocals FM in San Francisco. The demo contained two new songs
• Ron McGovney – bass which had not been previously released. It received a
• Cliff Burton is given credit on the demo but does not number of names including the Megaforce demo (due to it
perform. All bass tracks were played by original earning a contract with Megaforce), The KUSF Demo (due
bassist Ron McGovney. to it being played on KUSF FM) and Whiplash/No Remorse
Demo.
Metal Up Your Ass (Live)
Track listing
Metal Up Your Ass was recorded on November 29, 1982, at
the Old Waldorf in San Francisco. The supporting band No. Title Length
was Exodus, featuring Metallica’s future lead guitarist 1. "Whiplash" 4:12
Kirk Hammett. The band played all of its original material
2. "No Remorse" 5:38
(nine songs) that the group had written up to that point,
which included all of the songs from its previous demo Total length: 9:50
No Life ’til Leather and two new songs (which were later
released on the Megaforce demo). Two covers of Diamond Personnel
Head songs were played: "Am I Evil?" and "The Prince", • James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
however "The Prince" was not recorded as the tape had • Lars Ulrich - drums
ran out. Both the name and album cover of the demo • Dave Mustaine - lead guitar, backing vocals
were to be used as the name of the band’s debut studio al- • Cliff Burton - bass guitar, backing vocals
bum and album cover. However, Metallica’s record com-
pany would not allow it. The band changed the name to
Kill ’Em All.[3]
Ride the Lightning demo
The Ride the Lightning demo was released on October 24,
Track listing 1983. It was the group’s first demo recording to feature
lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. The demo contained the
No. Title Length
original material Metallica had written that was not re-
1. "Hit the Lights" 4:15 leased on Kill ’Em All. Both "Ride the Lightning" and
2. "The Mechanix" 4:28 "When Hell Freezes Over" (later re-named "The Call of
3. "Phantom Lord" 4:59 Ktulu") were co-written by Dave Mustaine. "Fight Fire
with Fire" and "Ride the Lightning" had been changed
4. "Jump in the Fire" 4:40
from their original versions due to input from Cliff Bur-
5. "Motorbreath" 3:05 ton. All four songs appeared on the band’s second studio
6. "No Remorse" 6:23 album Ride the Lightning. The four demos for Ride the Light-
7. "Seek & Destroy" 6:51 ning were recorded at the expense of Metallica’s Euro-
pean record label, Music for Nations, at the same time the
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band recorded versions of "Seek & Destroy" and "Phan- for All (1988). It was the group’s first demo album to fea-
tom Lord" to be used as fake "live" b-sides for the ture Jason Newsted on bass, since the death of Cliff Bur-
"Whiplash" and "Jump in the Fire" singles.[1] In 2005 sev- ton. The intro to "Blackened" on the demo is an un-
en other re-recorded demos surfaced on bootlegs. Out of reversed version, unlike the reversed version that ap-
the seven demos that surfaced, only "Trapped Under Ice" peared on ...And Justice for All. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity"
was confirmed as an official demo. was recorded with gibberish sung in place of most lyrics
(with the exception of the chorus’ "Frayed ends of sani-
Track listing ty/Hear them calling me"), although the final version of
the song contained lyrics. "Eye of the Beholder" had two
No. Title Length
different demo versions, however there are few differ-
1. "Fight Fire with Fire" 4:45 ences between the two besides running time. Most demo
2. "Ride the Lightning" 6:24 versions of the album do not include both takes of the
3. "Creeping Death" 6:50 song.
4. "When Hell Freezes Over" 8:17
Track listing
Total length: 26:26
No. Title Length
Personnel 1. "Blackened" (Forward Intro) 0:36
• James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar 2. "Blackened" 5:57
• Lars Ulrich - drums 3. "...And Justice for All" 8:14
• Kirk Hammett - lead guitar 4. "Eye of the Beholder" 6:18
• Cliff Burton - bass, backing vocals
5. "One" 7:00
6. "The Shortest Straw" 6:28
Master of Puppets demos 7. "Harvester of Sorrow" 5:37
The Master of Puppets demos were recorded on July 14,
8. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" 7:30
1985 and was essentially a rehearsal more than it was a
demo. The demo included five songs that were included 9. "To Live Is to Die" (Instrumental) 9:57
on its third studio album, Master of Puppets (1986). 10. "Dyers Eve" 5:35
Total length: 62:03
Track listing
No. Title Length Personnel
1. "Battery" (Instrumental) 5:23 • James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
2. "Battery" 4:43 • Lars Ulrich - drums
• Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
3. "Disposable Heroes" (Instrumental) 9:13
• Jason Newsted - bass, backing vocals
4. "Disposable Heroes" 9:15
5. "Master of Puppets" (Instrumental) 8:51
Demo Magnetic
6. "Welcome Home/Orion" (Instrumental) 9:38
Metallica’s ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, had all its
7. "Welcome Home/Orion" 8:55 songs released as demos, recorded between November
Total length: 55:59 2005 and January 2007. The demos were included on a
bonus disc titled Demo Magnetic, released with a different
Personnel "experience" version of Death Magnetic. The track listing
order remained the same, however the titles of the songs
• James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
are different. All music was written by Metallica, while
• Lars Ulrich - drums
all lyrics were written by James Hetfield. It is the group’s
• Kirk Hammett - lead guitar
first demo album to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.
• Cliff Burton - bass guitar, backing vocals
Track listing
...And Justice for All demos No. Title Length
The ...And Justice for All demos were recorded in 1988 and 1. "Hi Guy" 7:11
included early, shorter versions of songs which later ap-
peared on the band’s fourth studio album, ...And Justice 2. "Neinteen" 7:35
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3. "Black Squirrel" 6:13 Personnel
4. "Casper" 8:15 • James Hetfield - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
5. "Flamingo" 7:59 • Lars Ulrich - drums, backing vocals on "Ten"
• Kirk Hammett - lead guitar, backing vocals
6. "German Soup" 6:32
• Robert Trujillo - bass, backing vocals
7. "UN3" 7:51
8. "Gymbag" 7:56
References
9. "K2LU" (Instrumental) 9:31
[1] ^ Metallica.com timeline
10. "Ten" 5:19 [2] ^ MetallicaWorld.co.uk demos
[3] http://www.metal-archives.com/
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