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.
CD 1: 1. Enter Sandman – Alessia Cara & The Warning 2. Enter Sandman – Mac DeMarco 3. Enter Sandman – Ghost 4. Enter Sandman – Juanes 5. Enter Sandman – Rina Sawayama 6. Enter Sandman – Weezer 7. Sad But True (Live) – Sam Fender 8. Sad But True – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 9. Sad But True – Mexican Institute of Sound feat. La Perla & Gera MX 10. Sad But True – Royal Blood 11. Sad But True – St. Vincent 12. Sad But True – White Reaper 13. Sad But True – YB
CD 2: 1. Holier Than Thou – Biffy Clyro 2. Holier Than Thou – The Chats 3. Holier Than Thou – OFF! 4. Holier Than Thou – PUP 5. Holier Than Thou – Corey Taylor 6. The Unforgiven – Cage The Elephant 7. The Unforgiven – Vishal Dadlani, DIVINE, Shor Police 8. The Unforgiven – Diet Cig 9. The Unforgiven – Flatbush Zombies feat. DJ Scratch 10. The Unforgiven – Ha*Ash 11. The Unforgiven - José Madero 12. The Unforgiven – Moses Sumney
CD 3: 1. Wherever I May Roam – J Balvin 2. Wherever I May Roam – Chase & Status feat. BackRoad Gee 3. Wherever I May Roam – The Neptunes 4. Wherever I May Roam – Jon Pardi 5. Don’t Tread on Else Matters - SebastiAn 6. Don’t Tread on Me – Portugal. The Man 7. Don’t Tread on Me – Volbeat 8. Through the Never – The HU 9. Through the Never - Tomi Owó 10. Nothing Else Matters – Phoebe Bridgers 11. Nothing Else Matters – Miley Cyrus feat WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith 12. Nothing Else Matters - Dave Gahan 13. Nothing Else Matters – Mickey Guyton 14. Nothing Else Matters – Dermot Kennedy 15. Nothing Else Matters – Mon Laferte
CD 4: 1. Nothing Else Matters – Igor Levit 2. Nothing Else Matters – My Morning Jacket 3. Nothing Else Matters – PG Roxette 4. Nothing Else Matters – Darius Rucker 5. Nothing Else Matters – Chris Stapleton 6. Nothing Else Matters – TRESOR Of Wolf and Man – Goodnight, Texas 7. The God That Failed – IDLES 8. The God That Failed – Imelda May 9. My Friend of Misery – Cherry Glazerr 10. My Friend of Misery – Izïa 11. My Friend of Misery – Kamasi Washington 12. The Struggle Within – Rodrigo y Gabriela