Metallica Guide to Demo`s on Bootlegs & Official;

This is Hector`s handy guide to which demo tracks are available and which bootlegs/official releases they appear on, also included are the relative information about line-ups, dates, and other notes

"METAL BLADE / METAL MASSACRE", demo;
exact date unknown, sometime between 28/10/81 & ??/01/82, track recorded in James`s apartment & Lloyd`s guitar in Lloyd`s house

line up #1;
guitar & vocals; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; James Hetfield
lead guitar; Dave Mustaine
additional guitar solo; Lloyd Grant

TRACK;

"hit the lights", (originally composed by James old band `Leather Charm` but never recorded)

NOTES;
the recording of this track may actually pre-date the forming of Metallica as the exact date is unknown, Lloyd grant was never involved with Metallica again

OFFICIAL RELEASE:

lp, "metal massacre", first pressing lp only (10 track version)
vinyl, "metal massacre - 20th anniversary box set" - five picture disc set
cd, "metal massacre - 20th anniversary box set" - 9 x cd & 1 x dvd set

BOOTLEG RELEASES:

2lp, "molten rock", black vinyl or picture disc
cd, "early demos 1981 - 84"
cd, "sucking my love part 2"

"METAL BLADE / METAL MASSACRE", demo;
exact date unknown, sometime around march `82

line up #2;
vocals; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Ron Mcgovney
lead guitar; Dave Mustaine

TRACK;

"hit the lights"

NOTES;
metallica re-recorded this track for later pressings of the compilation album

OFFICIAL RELEASE:

2nd press lp, "metal massacre", (9 track version)
cd, "metal massacre", all cd versions

"MARCH `82 PRACTISE SESSION";
?/03/82, recorded in Rons garage, 13004 curtis & king road, norwalk, ca

line up #2;
vocals; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Ron Mcgovney
lead guitar; Dave Mustaine

TRACKS;

"hit the lights", (4:18)
"jump in the fire", (4:23)
"the mechanix", (4:32) incorrect, actually `no life `til leather` version
"killing time", (2:37), sweet savage cover, re-recorded for `92 release
"let it loose", (3:09), savage cover, unreleased comercially
"sucking my love", (6:45), diamond head cover, unreleased commercially
"am i evil?", (7:43), diamond head cover, re-recorded for `84 release
"helpless", (6:12), diamond head cover, re-recorded for `87 release
"the prince", (4:59), diamond head cover, re-recorded for `88 release

NOTES;
by march of `82 Metallica had their first proper line up and had started playing gigs
it is not known if these tracks are an early demo or merely a taped rehersal/practise session
of the three original tracks, both the mechanix & jump in the fire have alternative lyrics, the mechanix was re-titled "the four horsemen" & given new lyrics during the recording of "KILL `EM ALL" in mid `83
all of the cover versions are very straightforward & similar to the original versions
(running time for the tracks vary somewhat)

BOOTLEG RELEASES:

7", "killing time/let it loose", tracks 4 & 5
lp, "horsemen of the apokalypse", tracks 4 & 5
2lp, "molten rock", black vinyl or picture disc, tracks 4 & 5
cd, "sucking my love", tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 & 9
cd, "garage days pt.II" (with the white cover), tracks 2 - 6 & 9
cd, "garage days pt.II" (with the black cover), tracks 3 - 6 & 9
cd, "things that should not be" (both versions), tracks 7 & 8
cd, "the apokalypse" (cd 1), tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 & 9
cd, "the apokalypse" (cd 2), tracks 4 & 5
cd, "in for the kill", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "early demos 1981 - 84", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "fight fire with fire", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "garage sessions", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "horsemen of the apokalypse" (both versions), tracks 4 & 5
cd, "more than just metal", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "one last visit", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "up & down", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "with dave mustaine", tracks 4 & 5
cd, "garage complete", tracks 4 & 5
2cd, "unsurpassed demos & rehersals 1984 - 1988", track 6
2cd, "metal up your ass", tracks 4 & 5

"POWER METAL" demo;
?/04/82, recorded in ron`s garage, 13004 curtis & king road, norwalk ca

line up #2 still

TRACKS;

"hit the lights", (4:21)
"jump in the fire", (3:56)
"the mechanix", (4:50)
"motorbreath", (3:26)

NOTES;
first demo recorded on half decent equipment, this demp is not actually called the power metal demo, that name comes from an early "business" card that the band used, the name has stuck this demo was originally untitled
jump in the fire & the mechanix still have different lyrics
the version of "hit the lights" on this tape is often listed as being the same take that appears on the "metal massacre" cd version (even by me originally), this is wrong

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

lp or cd, "no life `til power", all four tracks
cd, "night of the rivvet heads", all four tracks
cd, "the apokalypse", cd 1, all four tracks
cd, "early demos 1981 - 84", all four tracks
cd, "the real no life `til leather", tracks 1, 3 & 4

"NO LIFE `TIL LEATHER" demo;
?/07/82, recorded in chateau east studio, tuscin, ca

line up #4;(james now playing guitar as well as singing)
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Ron Mcgovney *
lead guitar; Dave Mustaine

TRACKS;

"hit the lights", (4:23)
"jump in the fire", (3:50)
"the mechanix", (4:30)
"motorbreath", (3:19)
"seek & destroy", (4:57)
"phantom lord", (3:34)
"metal militia", (5:15)

NOTES;
this was the first demo recorded on decent equipment, it was also the most widely distributed
the tracks are quite similar to the final versions on "kill `em all" apart from the lyrics for the mechanix & jump in the fire
* - Ron McGovney has stated that James played bass on one track off `no life `til leather` but didn`t mention which track

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

lp, "metal militia", all seven tracks
lp, "horsemen of the apokalypse", tracks 3 - 7
lp, "metalmilitia-garage daze", tracks 1 - 4 & 7
lp, "garage days revisited", tracks 1 - 4 & 7
2lp, "the devil, shaved soap & gasoline", all seven tracks
2lp, "time for some fucking danish beer", tracks 4 & 7
lp & cd, "no life `til power", all seven tracks
cd, "the real no life `til leather", all seven tracks
cd, "horsemen of the apokalypse" (both versions), all seven tracks
cd, "the apokalypse" cd1, all seven tracks
cd, "fight fire with fire", all seven tracks
cd, "garage sessions", all seven tracks
cd, "more than just metal", all seven tracks
cd, "one last visit", all seven tracks
cd, "up & down", all seven tracks
cd, "with dave mustaine", tracks 3 & 5 - 7
cd, "garage complete", tracks ??
cd, "bay area thrashers - the early years" (with added audience noise), all seven tracks
cd, "sucking my love part2", track 3
2cd, "metallica (bay area thrashers)" (with added audience noise), all seven tracks
2cd, "metal up your ass", all seven tracks

"WHIPLASH/NO REMORSE" demo, (also known as the megaforce demo);
16/03/83, recorded in chateau east studio, tucsin, ca

line up #5;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Cliff Burton
lead guitar; Dave Mustaine

TRACKS;

"whiplash", (4:16)
"no remorse", (5:36)

NOTES;
this was the last demo recorded before the band started work on the lp "kill `em all", the tracks don`t sound too much different to the album versions
this is also the only studio recording with Dave & Cliff playing together
many bootlegs have these tracks recorded too slow

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

lp, "metal militia", both tracks
2lp, "the devil, shaved soap & gasoline", both tracks
cd, "sucking my love", both tracks (correct speed)
cd, "garage days pt.II" (with the white cover), both tracks
cd, "the apokalypse" cd2, both tracks
cd, "early demos 1981 - 84", both tracks
cd, "the real no life `til leather", both tracks
cd, "things that should not be", ?? tracks

"RIDE THE LIGHTNING" demo;
?/09/83, recorded in san francisco, ca

line up #6, the "classic" line up;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Cliff Burton
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

TRACKS;

"ride the lightning", (6:12)
"creeping death", (6:34)
"fight fire with fire", (4:37)
"when hell freezes over", (7:16)

NOTES;
the track "when hell freezes over" is the early name for "the call of ktulu", all bootleg versions play a bit too fast. these four demos are pretty similar to the final versions

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

lp, "metal militia - garage daze", all four tracks
lp, "death mission", all four tracks
lp, "garage days revisited", all four tracks
lp, "horsemen of the apokalypse", tracks 1 - 3
lp, "..let god sort `em out", tracks 1 & 3
2lp, "time for some fucking danish beer", tracks 3 & 4
2lp, "the devil, shaved soap & gasoline", all four tracks
cd, "horsemen of the apokalypse" (16 track version), all four tracks
cd, "in for the kill", all four tracks
cd, early demos 1981 - 84", all four tracks
cd, "fight fire with fire", all four tracks
cd, "live and dangerous", all four tracks
cd, "live before death vol.2", all four tracks
cd, "..the man is dead", all four tracks
cd, "welcome to the ball", all four tracks
cd, "garage sessions vol.2", all four tracks
cd, "up & down", tracks 1, 2 & 4
cd, "with dave mustaine", tracks 1 & 3, NOTES; dave mustaine did not play on these tracks
cd, "garage complete", tracks unknown
2cd, "unsurpassed demos & rehersals 1984 - 1988", all four tracks
2cd, "metal up your ass"", all four tracks

"MASTER OF PUPPETS" demo;
14/07/85, recorded in san francisco, ca?

line up #6 still;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Cliff Burton
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

TRACKS; (all instrumentals unless noted)

"disposable heroes", take 1, (6:02)
"disposable heroes", take 2, (3:08)
"welcome home (sanitarium)", take 1, with vocals, (3:54) incomplete
"welcome home (sanitarium)", take 2, (9:34)
"battery", (5:24)
"master of puppets", (8:42)

NOTES;
"disposable heroes" has different lyrics. take 2 of "welcome home (sanitarium)" has an extra four minutes of music towards the end of the track, this music was replaced in the final version. the extra four minutes was expanded and reworked until it became the track ""orion", many bootlegs list this track as "orion" when it is actually half "welcome.." and half "orion"
due to this error on many bootlegs i am only listing track detail for the cd`s that i have
the track "disposable heroes" was played live six months before the release of the album

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

lp, "evil never dies", track 1
cd, "the apokalypse cd2", tracks 1 - 5
cd, "studio jams & raw rarities", track 6 (hidden track)
cd, "enter the studio", 3 tracks
cd, "puppets in el paso", 3 tracks
cd, "garage sessions vol.2", 2 tracks
cd, "from the storm", 4 tracks
cd, "secret demos (1985-1988)", 4 tracks
cd, "garage days far behind", ?? tracks
2cd, "unsurpassed demos & rehersals 1984 - 1988", 5 tracks

~~"HARVESTER OF SORROW" b-side demo~~; (fake!!)

line up #9;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Jason Newsted
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

TRACK;

breadfan, instrumental (budgie cover)

NOTES;
this song was listed as being a demo instrumental version but is not, the song is the commercial version with the vocals edited out almost completely, i`ve left this here as a reference only

BOOTLEG RELEASE;

cd, "covering `em II", track 1

"..AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" demo;
"one" recorded 2nd week of 11/87 at james`s basement, san francisco
the other tracks were recorded at one on one studio, california, starting from 29/01/88

line up #9 again;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Jason Newsted
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

TRACKS;

"blackened", (5:50)
"...and justice for all"
"eye of the beholder", take 1, (6:20)
"eye of the beholder", take 2, (5:55)
"one", (7:03)
"the shortest straw"
"harvester of sorrow"
"the frayed ends of sanity" instrumental, (7:24)
"to live is to die"
"dyers eve"

NOTES;
i don`t have all of these demos only numbers 1, 3 - 5 & 8, i don`t know the running times of the other 5 tracks or whether they are instrumentals or not
the two versions of eye of the beholder don`t sound too different, they may be the same take just different running times or cuts

OFFICIAL RELEASES;

cd, "one", japanese 5 track mini album, track 5
12", "one", gatefold edition, england, track 5

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

2lp, "in vertigo you will be", track 5
cd, "rough justice", tracks 1 - 3 & 5 - 10
cd, "the apokalypse cd2", tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8
cd, "things that should not be", track 4
cd, "garage days pt.II", track 4
cd, "secret demos (1985 - 1988)", tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8
cd, "from the storm", tracks 1, 2 & 10
cd, "garage sesssions vol.2", tracks 2 & 3
cd, "covering `em", tracks 1, 3 & 8
2cd, "fanatic battery", trackss 1, 3 & 8
2cd, "unsurpassed demos & rehersals 1984 - 1988", tracks 1 - 3 & five others

"METALLICA"demo;
tracks 1 - 4 recorded in lars` basement, san francisco, ca on 13/08/90, track 5 recorded in lars` basement on 04/10/90, track 6 recorded at bayview studio, richmond ca on 02/06/91

line up #9;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Jason Newsted
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

(tracks 1 - 5 are played by james & lars only)

TRACKS;

"enter sandman", (5:05)
"the unforgiven", (6:17)
"nothing else matters", (5:52)
"wherever i may roam", (5:35)
"sad but true", (4:54)
"holier than thou", (3:48)

NOTES;
these six tracks were released as official b-sides to the black album singles

OFFICIAL RELEASES:

cd/12", "enter sandman", track 1
12", "enter sandman", tracks 1 & 6
cd/12", "the unforgiven", track 2
cd/12", "nothing else matters", track 3
cd/12", "wherever i may roam", track 4
cd/12", "sad but true", track 5

BOOTLEG RELEASES;

cd, "the apokalypse", cd 3, all six tracks
cd, "rare tracks vol.1", tracks 1 - 3 & 5
cd, "things that should not be", track 6
cd, "enter the studio", unknown tracks
cd, "secret demos (1985 - 1988)", unknown tracks

"LOAD"demo;
all tracks recorded at the plant studio, sausilito, san francisco, ca in between 18/11/94 & 08/12/95

line up #9;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Jason Newsted
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

(all tracks are played by james & lars only)

TRACKS;

"streamline" aka "wasting my hate", 28/11/94 (4:19)
"load" aka "king nothing", 30/11/94 (5:48)
"mouldy" aka "hero of the day", 10/12/94 (5:22)
"outlaw" aka "the outlaw torn", 06/03/95 (9:19)
"bitch" aka "ain`t my bitch", 06/04/95 (5:31)
"bleeding me", 07/04/95 (8:36)
"mama said", 14/04/95 (6:52)
"f.o.b.d." aka "until it sleeps", 08/12/95 (4:56)

NOTES;
the tracks for "load" & "re load" were demoed at the same time, the song "cure" was written under the working title of "believe"
"2x4" was played live in august `95, nine months before the release of "load"

OFFICIAL RELEASES:

cd, "until it sleeps", track 8
cd, "hero of the day", track 3
cd, "mama said", track 7
cd, "fan can cd3", tracks 1, 2, & 4 - 6

"RE LOAD"demo;
all tracks recorded at the plant studio, sausilito, san francisco, ca inbetween 10/12/94 & 30/10/95

line up #9;
vocals & guitar; James Hetfield
drums; Lars Ulrich
bass; Jason Newsted
lead guitar; Kirk Hammett

(all tracks are played by james & lars only)

TRACKS;

"devils dance", 10/12/94 (4:46)
"fixer" aka "fixxxer", 29/12/94 (5:56)
"fuel" take 1, 16/01/95 (4:25)
"skimpy" aka "bad seed", 02/03/95 (6:23)
"the memory remains" take 1, 06/03/95 (6:42)
"the unforgiven II" take 1, 14/03/95 (7:07)
"the memory remains" take 2, 17/03/95 (6:41)
"the unforgiven II" take 2, 21/04/95 (7:14)
"fuel for fire" aka "fuel" take 2, work in progress, 05/10/95 (4:41)
"mine eyes" aka "low mans lyric", 30/10/95 (7:57)

NOTES;
the tracks for "load" & "re load" were demoed at the same time, "fuel" was played live in may `96 six months before the release of "re load". "devils dance" was first played in august `95, fifteen months before the release of "re load"

OFFICIAL RELEASES:

cd, "the memory remains", tracks 7 & 9
cd, "the unforgiven II", track 6
cd, "fuel", track 3
cd, "fan can cd3", tracks 1 - 5, 8 & 10

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