Just yesterday, we heard St. Vincent deconstruct Metallica's leviathan rocker Sad But True into a serrated slice of industrial funk. Now, we've been graced with another, perhaps even more radical, interpretation of the song, this time from Americana A-listers Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.
Taken, like the St. Vincent cover, from the upcoming The Metallica Blacklist – a sprawling, 53-track tribute to Metallica's record-shattering, 1991 self-titled album – Isbell reimagines the bludgeoning tune as something that wouldn't feel out of place on the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack.
You can give Isbell's reimagining a spin – complete with some awesome Western visuals – below.
Aside from kicking up the tempo a few notches, Isbell and his trusty band drench the song with a feast of wicked slide licks and gale-force, nervy, fuzzy riffage. Hell, there's even some fiddle to top off the proceedings.
We can't help but feel like James Hetfield – a country/roots music aficionado himself – will have a particular appreciation for this one.
Both the Black Album remastered and The Metallica Blacklist are set for a September 10 release via Blackened Recordings.
All proceeds from the latter will be split evenly between Metallica's All Within My Hands foundation and over 50 charities chosen by artists who appear on the record.
