We've already told you about the all-star lineup for the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album, This is Your Life. We've heard Motorhead's contribution already and today it's time for Metallica's.
The thrash kings decided to focus on Dio's time with Rainbow, combining parts of “A Light in the Black,” “Tarot Woman,” “Stargazer” and “Kill the King.” The medley premiered on Rolling Stone earlier today and it sounds pretty great. Here's the stream:
Drummer Lars Ulrich also gushed to RollingStone about how big of an influence Dio was on the band:
"Ronnie's music, and what he was, was part of my life," Ulrich tells Rolling Stone. "[Dio's] music is so much a part of what's in Metallica's DNA, the harder, edgier, blues-based hard rock from the Seventies," he says. "It was fairly effortless to put this together, because it's something that we were all reared on. I don't recall sitting there in a band meeting or anything deciding what to play. Somebody starts playing 'Stargazer' – which is sort of just like something that's in our arsenal to jam – and then that whole period there, 'Tarot Woman,' 'Kill the King,' 'A Light in the Black ' – that's just really effortless to jump into."
This Is Your Life is set for release on April 1st. You can pre-order the album for $12 on Amazon.com.
