2020 Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary Trivia Questions with Answers
2020 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the opening track on Metallica's Metallica, known as The Black Album?
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Enter Sandman
Which song on Metallica's The Black Album does not feature Kirk Hammett's guitar performance?
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Nothing Else Matters
At which recording studio did Metallica primarily record Metallica, known as The Black Album?
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One on One Recording Studios
At which Vancouver studio did Metallica record for about a week while making The Black Album?
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Little Mountain Sound
Which Metallica song shares its title with the motto on the Gadsden flag?
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Don’t Tread on Me
Which Metallica song features Jason Newsted’s main riff originally intended for an instrumental?
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My Friend of Misery
Who illustrated the cover of Metallica’s 1991 album Metallica?
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Don Brautigam
Which Metallica track was promoted to rock radio but not released as a commercial single?
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Don’t Tread on Me
Which Los Angeles studio hosted the main recording sessions for Metallica’s 1991 album?
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One on One Recording Studios
On what date was Metallica’s fifth studio album, Metallica, released?
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August 12, 1991
Who arranged the orchestral part on Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”?
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Michael Kamen
At which Moscow venue did Metallica play the final concert of its 1991 Monsters of Rock tour?
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Tushino Airfield
How many tracks are on Metallica's original 1991 self-titled album?
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12 tracks
Which Metallica song features a 12-string bass in its introduction?
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Wherever I May Roam
What is the title of the first sequel to Metallica’s “The Unforgiven” from The Black Album?
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The Unforgiven II
Which Metallica song from Metallica, commonly called The Black Album, does not feature Kirk Hammett playing?
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Nothing Else Matters
Whose melody is interpolated in the opening of Metallica's “Don't Tread on Me”?
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Leonard Bernstein
Who wrote the orchestral arrangement for Metallica's song “Nothing Else Matters”?
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Michael Kamen
How long is Metallica's 1991 album Metallica in its original standard edition?
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62 minutes 40 seconds
On what date did recording sessions for Metallica's 1991 album end?
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June 16, 1991
At which recording studio did Metallica begin recording the album commonly called The Black Album?
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One on One Recording Studios
How many copies of Metallica's 1991 album were sold in its first U.S. week?
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598,000 copies
What was the original working title for Metallica's 1991 album before it became self-titled?
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Married to Metal
What symbol appears on the cover of Metallica's album commonly called The Black Album?
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A coiled snake