''Pianotarium: Piano Tribute to Metallica'' is a piano tribute album to heavy metal band
Metallica by
Scott D. Davis.
It contains eight piano covers of Metallica songs and three original compositions. Davis had been a Metallica fan since his teenage years; explaining the genesis of the album to the ''
Sacramento News & Review
The ''News & Review'' is a group of free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. of Chico, California. The company publishes the ''Chico News & Review'' in Chico, California, the ''Sacramento News & Review'' i ...
'', he said: "I’ve been a huge Metallica fan since I was 14, and have wanted to do this album for a long time. I had a hunch that their music could sound really amazing on the piano. There’s a great deal of beauty in Metallica’s music, and I wanted the piano arrangements to highlight that quality, to bring forth many of the harmonies and intricacies that have always set Metallica apart. I also tried to take advantage of the powerful, edgy resonance of the grand piano, so that it wouldn’t totally lose its 'metal' intensity."
Track listing
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Enter Sandman
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist an ...
" – 5:39
# "
Until It Sleeps" – 4:27
# "
Master of Puppets
''Master of Puppets'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band's last albu ...
" – 8:44
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The Unforgiven" – 6:06
# "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" – 6:23
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Nothing Else Matters
"Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, '' Metallica''. The song peaked at number 11 on the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock ...
" – 6:02
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One" – 6:17
# "
Fade to Black" – 6:49
# "The Renewal - I - Lament" – 2:28
# "The Renewal - II - Inner Battle" – 3:50
# "The Renewal - III - Return to Sanity" – 3:53
See also
* ''
Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica''
* ''
Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute''
References
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2007 albums
Metallica tribute albums