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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.
Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett was credited with songwriting on every Metallica album from Ride the Lightning to Death Magnetic. Metallica's original lead guitarist Dave Mustaine co-wrote a number of the band's early songs. Bassist Jason Newsted joined in 1986, performed on four studio albums and co-wrote three songs.
Live Shit: Binge & Purge is the first live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released in a box set format on November 23, 1993.The initial pressings contained three CDs or cassette tapes, featuring songs from concerts in Mexico City during the Nowhere Else to Roam tour, as well as three VHS tapes.
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.
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) [1] is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Prior to joining Metallica, he co-formed the thrash metal band Exodus in 1979.
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]
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.
From a song's cover version: This is a redirect from a cover version of a song to the article about the original song this version covers.This accords with editing guidelines located at WP:SONGDAB.