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"Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee ( highwayman ) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs and has been recorded by numerous artists since the 1950s.
Garage Inc. is a compilation album of cover songs by American heavy metal band Metallica.It was released on November 24, 1998, through Elektra Records.It includes cover songs, B-side covers, and The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 1987.
He also said Metallica expanded its compositional technique and range of expression to take on a more aggressive approach in following releases, and lyrics dealt with personal and socially conscious issues. [237] Religious and military leaders, rage, insanity, monsters, and drugs—among other themes—were explored on Master of Puppets. [238]
Live at Grimey's is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded live on June 12, 2008, at The Basement, a venue beneath Grimey's New & Preloved Music in Nashville, Tennessee, just before their appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. It was released on November 26, 2010. [2]
Thin Lizzy are also a major inspiration for modern heavy metal bands such as Metallica, [168] Alice in Chains, [169] Mastodon [170] and Testament. [171] [172] Metallica have covered "Whiskey in the Jar" multiple times in honour of their former bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in 1986.
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. [4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. [3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. [5]
The title is taken from a line in Thin Lizzy's version of the traditional Irish folk song "Whiskey in the Jar". [2] "Molly's chambers" is archaic slang for a brothel. Molly's chambers" is archaic slang for a brothel.
Reload is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on November 18, 1997, [9] via Elektra Records.The album is a follow-up to Load, released the previous year, and Metallica's last studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted.