Listen To Metallica Perform 'Damage, Inc.' Live In 1987

By Scott Munro

November 2, 2017

Metallica have released a stream of an early live performance of Damage, Inc.

It was recorded at Grugahalle in Essen, Germany, on January 25 1987, and has been taken from their Master Of Puppets box set, which arrives on November 10 via their Blackened Recordings label. The performance features bassist Jason Newsted who joined the band following the death of Cliff Burton the previous year.

Master Of Puppets will available in a variety of formats, with a limited edition deluxe box set containing 10 CDs, two vinyl LPs, two DVDs and a cassette, along with 108-page hardback book, lithograph, folder with handwritten lyrics and six button badges – and is now available for pre-order.

Speaking about the project, drummer Lars Ulrich said: “There are so many things associated with Master Of Puppets – it is an immense project.

“Master Of Puppets seemed to be the culmination of the journey that had started four or five years before with James and I getting together, writing some songs, Kirk and Cliff joining, and that lineup settling.”