There's no doubt that the re-release of Metallica 's Black Album is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's legendary self-titled album, the super special edition arrives on September 10th containing multiple configurations for fans who want to acquire it in various formats.
Among the huge variety of extra material – including rough mixes, demos, interviews and live shows – is the CD Pre-Production Rehearsals , containing rehearsal versions of Metallica during the pre-production phase. It is from this session that the track “Don't Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal)” was extracted, released this Tuesday, the 27th.
James Hetfield 's vocals , focusing entirely on the instrumental. The audio was captured live during pre-production rehearsals at Bayview Studios in Richmond, California, on October 4, 1990. Check it out:
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