Metallica - Wherever I May Roam [DEMO]

The demo was recorded back in 1990 a year before the single release in 1991.

Song facts:
All stringed instruments featured in this song, both guitars and basses, are tuned in the standard tuning of E A D G B E. The original recording of the song is notable for its interesting instrumentation: Asian instruments such as a gong and sitar feature, along with an overdubbed Warwick twelve-string bass (as mentioned by the bassist Jason Newsted on the Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica DVD). This instrument was only used for 'effect' during the intro to emphasize several accented notes and that a standardly tuned 4-string bass was used as the main bass instrument throughout the remainder of the recording.

The song is performed frequently during the band's live concerts, and was performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Michael Kamen) on the live S&M (album) and its companion DVD. When performed live, the band has always relied on their original sitar recording for the intro (the band enters on the first accented note to dramatic effect), however for the S&M concerts guitarist Kirk Hammett utilised a Danelectro electric sitar for the intro before switching to his ESP electric guitar. Jason Newsted never reprised his use of the 12-string bass guitar for any live performances of the song.

The music video featured clips from Metallica behind the scenes and in concert, during their Wherever We May Roam Tour.

Media: * The song is included in Guitar Hero: Metallica. * In the PC game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the Bandit unit quotes this song, saying "Roamer, wanderer, nomad, vagabond, call me what you will." and the Beastmaster hero says, "Where I lay my head is home. See that rock? That's my pillow." * Koopsta Knicca, a former member of Three 6 Mafia, used some instrumental parts of this song for his song "Torture Chamber" from the album Da Devil's Playground. * An instrumental cover version of this song can be found as track 5 on the 2005 album Hands Without Shadows by guitarist Michael Angelo Batio. * Sinner covered the song for A Tribute to the Four Horsemen. * Apocalyptica also covered this song on their album Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. * The track is sampled by Chase & Status for the dubstep single "Saxon". * The song is used as the entrance song of Minnesota Twins pitcher Jon Rauch and the batting music for Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth.

Category:

Music

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• metallica
• black
• album
• metllica
• wherever
• whenever
• may
• roam
• rock
• thrash
• metal
• heavy
• james
• hetfield
• speed
• kirk
• hammett
• lars
• ulrich
• jason
• newstead
• guitar
• master puppets

[megahurtz30]

Thumbs for the upload, but also for the excellent info you posted along with it !!

[Samerius]

@megahurtz30

Thanks :3

[RabbCrosbie]

Do you think they had straight faces when james was singing to this? :P

[totzzo1]

NANANA NAAAAA NAAA NAAAA YEEEHEEEHEE YEHEEEE YEHEHEEEEE (...) NANANA ANYWERE  \\m//

[GerMaggot555]

this were the lyrics .. but them didn´t like them ;)

[eggheadnin]

PERFECT WHEN SINGING DRUNK

[adik559]

The Original Song Is One Of My Top Three Songs. It Would Go:

1.The Unforgiven 1

2.Wherever I May Roam

3.Blackend And Master Of Puppets (Does It Matter, Pick One)

I Think This Song Is The Sh*t, My One Problem With The Demo Is, I Keep Forgetting The Words To The Song.

[StanleyNrt]

Lmao

This version rules :D

[skwisgaar821]

@massgilms it fits the syllables he wants to use wen he writes the lyrics...

[massgilms]

@skwisgaar821 yeah i know that but where does the melody of the wa nana come from

[skwisgaar821]

This shoulda been then solo that was used...its bad fuckin ass man



[skwisgaar821]

@massgilms Han man...well yea,kinda...he didnt have all the lyrics in place...so he'd WA NA NA NA" to how he wanted to sing them wen he wrote them down...

[Sarrgas]

@willdroz21 It's right over there, just alongside with the lyrics!