Metallica Acoustic Benefit Show with Covers of Ozzy Osbourne, The Beatles and More Gets Released on Metallica Webstore

Photo Credit: Mauricio Alvarado

A rare acoustic set by metal veterans Metallica has finally hit the band’s webstore. The 2014 performance was charity gig for the MusicCares MAP fund and featured covers by the Beatles and Ozzy Osbourne, among others.

This was part of an annual event that takes place in Los Angeles. Each year, the benefit raises money by honoring an artist who has helped support recovering musicians. The 2014 show recognized Ozzy Osbourne, who performed alongside Dave Navarro, Slash, Beth Hart and Chad Smith of the Red Chili Peppers.

Metallica opened the show at L.A.’s Club Nokia with five songs. According to Lourwire, frontman James Hetfield took the stage first to play Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” by himself, following which the rest of the band joined him for the next four songs. They covered Rare Earth’s “I Just Want to Celebrate,” Deep Purple’s “When a Blind Man Cries,” The Beatles’ “In My Life” and concluded with Ozzy’s “Diary of a Madman.”

Hetfield’s Zeppelin cover is (for unknown reasons) not included as part of the webstore package, but the other four are. The band has promised that “all net proceeds from the sale of downloads of this show will be donated to the MusiCares MAP Fund.”  Watch the videos from the show below:

Photo credit: Mauricio Alvarado 

Karan Singh: I am an Indian American music journalist based in Los Angeles. My interests include (but aren't limited to) hip-hop, punk, rhythm & blues, rock and traditional world music. After working in the publishing industry as a copy editor for nearly three years, I decided to switch professions and become a writer. I have a bachelor's degree in English from UC Santa Cruz and a master's degree in Specialized Journalism from the University of Southern California. My aim as a writer is to explore the forces that energize creativity. I've always felt a natural pull toward the arts and entertainment space, and my stories seek to magnify the facets of its adjoining cultures.
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