Album · Compilation
Garage Inc.
Garage Inc. is a double album made up entirely of cover songs, released by Metallica on 24 November 1998. The first disc holds new recordings made with producer Bob Rock over three weeks in autumn that year. The second gathers earlier covers, including B-sides and the whole Garage Days Re-Revisited EP from 1987. Much of that older material had been widely bootlegged, so the band put it together in one place. The title nods to "Damage, Inc." from Master of Puppets.
It arrived between Reload and St. Anger, and works as a map of the band's influences: Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult, new wave of British heavy metal names like Diamond Head and Sweet Savage, and hardcore punks Discharge. Singles included Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" and Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey in the Jar". Critics generally liked it, noting how firmly Metallica stamped their own style on the songs, though some found the choices too obscure.
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Garage Inc.: tracklist, credits and charts
27 tracks · 2:16:36Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Free Speech for the DumbMaloney, Morris, Roberts, Wainright2:35
- 2It’s ElectricSean Harris and Brian Tatler3:34
- 3Sabbra CadabraButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward6:20
- 4Turn the PageBob Seger6:06
- 5Die, Die My DarlingGlenn Danzig2:26
- 6LovermanNick Cave7:55
- 7Mercyful FateHank Shermann and King Diamond11:11
- 8AstronomyBouchard, Bouchard, Pearlman6:38
- 9Whiskey in the Jar[traditional]5:05
- 10Tuesday’s GoneAllen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant9:04
- 11The More I SeeTrower, Maloney, Morris, Pyrtle, Wainright4:51
- Disc 2
- 1HelplessSean Harris and Brian Tatler6:38
- 2The Small HoursBartley, Levine, McCullim, Mortimer6:43
- 3The WaitColeman, Ferguson, Glover, Walker4:55
- 4Crash Course in Brain SurgeryBourge, Phillips, Shelley3:10
- 5Last Caress / Green HellGlenn Danzig3:30
- 6Am I Evil?Sean Harris and Brian Tatler7:50
- 7BlitzkriegJones, Ross, Sirotto3:37
- 8BreadfanBourge, Phillips, Shelley5:41
- 9The PrinceSean Harris and Brian Tatler4:26
- 10Stone Cold CrazyDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor2:18
- 11So WhatBlake, Culmer, Exall3:09
- 12Killing TimeBates, Campbell, Fleming, Haller3:04
- 13OverkillClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:05
- 14Damage CaseClarke, Farren, Kilmister, Taylor3:40
- 15Stone Dead ForeverClarke, Kilmister, Taylor4:52
- 16Too Late Too LateClarke, Kilmister, Taylor3:12
- Produced by
- James Hetfield, Bob Rock, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Mark Whitaker, Flemming Rasmussen
- Recorded at
- The Plant Studios, Ron McGovney’s Garage, Fantasy Studios, One on One Studios, Disc 1: The Plant (Sausalito, California), Disc 2: Various
- Recorded
- March 1982 – October 1998
- Mixed by
- Mike Fraser, Randy Staub, Flemming Rasmussen, Erwin Musper
- Mixed at
- The Plant Studios
- Engineered by
- Brian Dobbs, Randy Staub, Csaba Petocz, Jeffrey Norman, Mike Clink, Toby Wright, Michael Barbiero, Flemming Rasmussen
- Label
- PolyGram
- Length
- 2:16:36
Line-up
- Jerry Cantrell · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
- Jim Martin · background vocals · guest
- Jason Newsted · bass · guest
- Lars Ulrich · membranophone · guest
- James Hetfield · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Turn the Page” · 16 November 1998
- “Whiskey in the Jar” · 1 February 1999
- “Die, Die My Darling” · 7 June 1999
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1998–99 | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1998–99 | 29 |
| Finnish Albums · 1998–99 | 1 |
| German Albums · 1998–99 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1998–99 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 1998–99 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1998–99 | 2 |
| Austrian Albums · 1998–99 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1998–99 | 3 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1998–99 | 3 |
All 23 charts
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) · 1998–99 | 4 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) · 1998–99 | 4 |
| Dutch Albums · 1998–99 | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1998–99 | 9 |
| French Albums · 1998–99 | 9 |
| Swedish Albums · 1998–99 | 10 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 1998–99 | 11 |
| Hungarian Albums · 1998–99 | 19 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1998–99 | 21 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) · 1998–99 | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1998–99 | 31 |
| Scottish Albums · 1998–99 | 37 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) · 1998–99 | 97 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Argentina · 1998 | Gold |
| Australia · 2024 | 3× Platinum |
| Austria · 1998 | Gold |
| Denmark · 2023 | 2× Platinum |
| Finland · 1998 | Gold |
| Germany · 2019 | Platinum |
| Greece · 2012 | Platinum |
| New Zealand · 1999 | Platinum |
| Norway · 1999 | Gold |
| Poland · 1999 | Platinum |
| Spain · 1999 | Gold |
| Sweden · 2000 | Platinum |
| Switzerland · 1998 | Gold |
| Turkey | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Gold |
| United States · 1998 | 5× Platinum |
| Europe · 1999 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 November 1998 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 November 1998 | |
| Wikidata | 24 November 1998 | |
| US release | 24 November 1998 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 November 1998 | earliest UK or European date |
21 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MX | PolyGram | 731453835122 | other |
| 1998 | BR | Vertigo | 731453835122 | other |
| 1998 | US | Elektra | 075596229913 | other |
| 24 November 1998 | US | Elektra | 075596232340 | original |
| 24 November 1998 | US | Elektra | 075596229920 | original |
| 24 November 1998 | XE | Vertigo | 731453835122 | original |
| 2 December 1998 | JP | SME Records | 4988009880990 | other |
| 1999 | ID | Vertigo | 731453835122 | other |
| 9 August 2006 | JP | Vertigo | 4988005440099 | other |
| 18 August 2008 | AF | EMI | 00731453835122 | other |
| 12 September 2008 | JP | Vertigo | 4988005530530 | other |
| 22 September 2010 | JP | Vertigo | 4988005628701 | other |
| 24 February 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624961949 | other |
| 1 March 2011 | XE | Universal | 600753329597 | other |
| 2012 | CA | Blackened | 0075596229968 | other |
| 2012 | AR | Vertigo | 731453835122 | other |
| 25 August 2014 | US | Blackened | 856115004552 | other |
| 22 June 2015 | DZ | EMI | 00602547331489 | other |
| 2016 | US | Blackened | 850007452308 | other |
| 14 April 2023 | JP | Blackened | 4988031566275 | other |
| 5 April 2024 | XE | — | 602455726421 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 2000x2000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 2000×2000 | native: native 2000x2000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 400×600 | rejected |