Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – Sad But True

Thursday, time for a cover.

"Sad but True" is a song by American heavy metal band METALLICA. It was released in February 1993 as the fifth and final single from their eponymous fifth "Black Album". The music video for the single was released in October 1992.

"The Metallica Blacklist" celebrates the 30th anniversary and enduring influence of the iconic "Black Album", with one of the most ambitious projects ever conceived by the METALLICA team: An unprecedented 50+ artists spanning an unbelievably vast range of genres, generations, cultures, continents and more, each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album song. All profits from "The Metallica Blacklist" will be split evenly between the All Within My Hands Foundation and 50+ charities chosen by the artists who play on the album. All music overseen by executive producer Giles Martin.

Today's cover version is by Jason Isbell who transform METALLICA’s ‘Sad But True’ into a Breakneck Blues Jam. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s contribution to the upcoming "Blacklist" tribute album.

Jason Isbell trades the plodding drums and rhythm of Metallica’s “Sad But True” for nasty slide guitar played at breakneck speed. Isbell’s version of the song will appear on the heavy metal pioneers’ upcoming 30th anniversary edition of 1991’s Black Album.

Backed by his group THE 400 UNIT, Isbell careens through the song like a train off its tracks. He and guitarist Sadler Vaden spar with dueling slide licks, transforming “Sad But True” into some kind of blues-rock monster. Isbell throws himself into the vocals with abandon, singing in a high tenor that’s in contrast to James Hetfield’s original low rumble.

In a 2017 interview with the Village Voice, Isbell talked about expanding his guitar playing into different genres — including heavy metal. “I love the idea of playing guitar on different kinds of records, even metal records, just stuff nobody would ever expect. That’s because I get a lot of enjoyment out of playing all different styles of guitar,” he said. “Nobody probably realizes that, but I would love to play guitar on a really fast metal record at some point, or on a blues album.”

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All profits from this song go to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and the Nashville Rescue Mission.
Video by Aaron Hymes



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