The Metallica Blacklist ist eines der ambitioniertesten und größten Projekte Metallicas: der Longplayer bringt mehr als 50 Künstler*innen aus verschiedensten Genres und Generationen, aus etlichen Kulturen und Kontinenten zusammen, die allesamt ihren jeweiligen Lieblingstitel aus Metallicas gleichnamigem Grammy-prämierten Album von 1991, allgemein als „The Black Album" bekannt, neu interpretieren.
Die 53 Cover-Tracks stammen unter anderem von Miley Cyrus, J. Balvin, Dave Gahan, Alessia Cara + The Warning, Cage The Elephant, Phoebe Bridgers, My Morning Jacket, Sam Fender, Dermot Kennedy, Weezer, Jason Isbell, St. Vincent, Chris Stapleton, Kamasi Washington, Mickey Guyton, Igor Levit und viele mehr.
LP 1 /SIDE A: Enter Sandman – Alessia Cara & The Warning Enter Sandman – Mac DeMarco Enter Sandman – Ghost
LP1 / SIDE B: Enter Sandman – Juanes Enter Sandman – Rina Sawayama Enter Sandman – Weezer
LP 2 / SIDE A: 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
LP 2 / SIDE B: Sad But True – St. Vincent Sad But True – White Reaper Sad But True – YB
LP 3 / SIDE A: Holier Than Thou – Biffy Clyro Holier Than Thou – The Chats Holier Than Thou – OFF! Holier Than Thou – PUP Holier Than Thou – Corey Taylor
LP 3 / SIDE B: The Unforgiven – Cage The Elephant The Unforgiven – Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police The Unforgiven – Diet Cig The Unforgiven – Flatbush Zombies feat. DJ Scratch
LP 4 / SIDE A: 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
LP 4 / SIDE B: Wherever I May Roam – The Neptunes Wherever I May Roam – Jon Pardi Don’t Tread on Else Matters – SebastiAn
LP 5 / SIDE A: Don’t Tread on Me – Portugal. The Man Don’t Tread on Me – Volbeat Through the Never – The HU Through the Never - Tomi Owó
LP 5 / SIDE B: Nothing Else Matters – Phoebe Bridgers Nothing Else Matters – Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith Nothing Else Matters - Dave Gahan Nothing Else Matters – Mickey Guyton
LP 6 / SIDE A: Nothing Else Matters – Dermot Kennedy Nothing Else Matters – Mon Laferte Nothing Else Matters – Igor Levit Nothing Else Matters – My Morning Jacket
LP 6 / SIDE B: Nothing Else Matters – PG Roxette Nothing Else Matters – Darius Rucker Nothing Else Matters – Chris Stapleton
LP 7 / SIDE A: Nothing Else Matters – TRESOR Of Wolf and Man – Goodnight, Texas The God That Failed – IDLES The God That Failed – Imelda May
LP 7 / SIDE B: My Friend of Misery – Cherry Glazerr My Friend of Misery – Izïa My Friend of Misery – Kamasi Washington The Struggle Within – Rodrigo y Gabriela