The Garage Remains The Same

After 2 albums unfairly criticized because of the new musical direction of a little less Trash / metal band, a little Hard Rock, Metallica released Garage Inc., an album of covers recorded throughout his career. The groups are taken very different and the choice of songs is very eclectic. "Expect the Police to Metallica sauce ..." declared the singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield before the release of Garage Inc. Indeed, one finds this tribute album of pure metal with Mercyful Fate, Black Sabbath , Diamond Head, Motörhead ... Danzig with punk, rock with Nick Cave or Queen, country-rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd or folk (!) with the traditional "Whiskey In The Jar". The result is sometimes surprising but Metallica manages to give a second life to old or forgotten titles, witness the stunning "Turn the Page" or "Astronomy". Listening Garage Inc., we feel that Metallica was really fun to take all these songs, and joy rapidly invades the listener.