Metallica to unleash Six Feet Down Under

By Daniel Rutledge

Metallica are releasing an EP to celebrate their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.

The Six Feet Down Under EP is made up of live recordings of Metallica concerts in Australia from 1989 – 2004.

A statement on the band’s website reads: "We're getting psyched up for our return to Australia and New Zealand next week. It's been six long years since we've visited and we're ready to throw down!

“The nice people at Universal Music were so darn excited that they actually suggested that we release something special to commemorate this last run of World Magnetic tour dates, so ta-da we present the Six Feet Down Under limited edition EP!”

The EP will be available in New Zealand record stores from September 20.

The tracklist is as follows:

1. ‘Eye of the Beholder’ - Recorded live on May 4, 1989 at Festival Hall in Melbourne
2. ‘...And Justice For All’ - Recorded live on May 4, 1989 at Festival Hall in Melbourne
3. ‘Through the Never’ - Recorded live on April 8, 1993 at the Entertainment Centre in Perth
4. ‘The Unforgiven’ - Recorded live on April 4, 1993 at the National Tennis Centre in Melbourne
5. ‘Low Man's Lyric (Acoustic)’ - Recorded live on April 11, 1998 at the Entertainment Centre in Perth
6. ‘Devil's Dance’ - Recorded live on April 12, 1998 at the Entertainment Centre in Perth
7. ‘Frantic’ - Recorded live on January 21, 2004 at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney
8. ‘Fight Fire With Fire’ - Recorded live on January 19, 2004 at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane

Some of the tracks on the EP have never been officially released before as live b-sides.

The statement on Metallica.com continues: "Here's the story. The collective brain trust came up with what we thought might be a kinda fun idea. How about some live recordings from each time we have been lucky enough to visit the area?

“It was all well and good until we realized that we did not start making multi-track recordings of every show until 2004... oops! But you guys, the fans, came to our rescue with some pretty decent bootleg options.

“Be gentle with us. A few of these songs are, well, we'll say 'rough,' which may be an understatement! They do, however, capture the live moments and hopefully you'll have as much fun listening as we did playing on those nights."

The final leg of the World Magnetic tour includes the following performance dates:

• 15/09/2010 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
• 16/09/2010 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
• 18/09/2010 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
• 21/09/2010 - Christchurch, New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena
• 22/09/2010 - Christchurch, New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena
• 25/09/2010 - Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena
• 26/09/2010 - Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena
• 13/10/2010 - Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena
• 14/10/2010 - Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena
• 16/10/2010 - Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre
• 18/10/2010 - Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre
• 19/10/2010 - Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre
• 22/10/2010 - Perth, Australia Burswood Dome
• 23/10/2010 - Perth, Australia Burswood Dome
• 10/11/2010 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
• 11/11/2010 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
• 13/11/2010 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
• 15/11/2010 - Adelaide, Australia Entertainment Centre
• 16/11/2010 - Adelaide, Australia Entertainment Centre
• 18/11/2010 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
• 20/11/2010 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
• 21/11/2010 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena

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