Chris Stapleton and More to Tribute Hard Rock Icons Metallica
Chris Parton
Country stars like Chris Stapleton might not share much with hard-rocking metalheads like Metallica, but they can still be fans. This September, Stapleton will be just one of the country singers showcasing that fandom, helping tribute the band with a massive album titled The Metallica Blacklist.
Helping mark the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s seminal 1991 album, known to fans as The Black Album, the project will feature 53 artists of all stripes, covering their favorite song from The Black Album in their own way. That means there are multiple versions of the same track, with popular favorites like “Nothing Else Matters” getting covered 12 times. And country stars are right in the thick of it.
Stapleton, Rucker and Guyton all reportedly chose to cover “Nothing Else Matters,” while Pardi rocks “Wherever I May Roam.” Isbell and his band are one of seven acts doing “Sad But True,” while Goodnight, Texas are the only artists covering “Of Wolf and Man.”
The Metallica Blacklist arrives on September 10, and all profits will be split between Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and a charity selected by each artist.
The Metallica Blacklist Tracklist:
Enter Sandman – Alessia Cara & The Warning
Enter Sandman – Mac DeMarco
Enter Sandman – Ghost
Enter Sandman – Juanes
Enter Sandman – Rina Sawayama
Enter Sandman – Weezer
Sad But True (Live) – Sam Fender
Sad But True – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Sad But True – Mexican Institute of Sound feat. La Perla & Gera MX
Sad But True – Royal Blood
Sad But True – St. Vincent
Sad But True – White Reaper
Sad But True – YB
Holier Than Thou – Biffy Clyro
Holier Than Thou – The Chats
Holier Than Thou – OFF!
Holier Than Thou – PUP
Holier Than Thou – Corey Taylor
The Unforgiven – Cage The Elephant
The Unforgiven – Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police
The Unforgiven – Diet Cig
The Unforgiven – Flatbush Zombies feat. DJ Scratch
The Unforgiven – Ha*Ash
The Unforgiven – José Madero
The Unforgiven – Moses Sumney
Wherever I May Roam – J Balvin
Wherever I May Roam – Chase & Status feat. BackRoad Gee
Wherever I May Roam – The Neptunes
Wherever I May Roam – Jon Pardi
Don’t Tread on Else Matters – SebastiAn
Don’t Tread on Me – Portugal. The Man
Don’t Tread on Me – Volbeat
Through the Never – The HU
Through the Never – Tomi Owó
Nothing Else Matters – Phoebe Bridgers
Nothing Else Matters – Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith