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Pianotarium: Piano Tribute to Metallica
Type:Album
Artist:Scott D. Davis
Cover:Pianotarium_Piano_Tribute_to_Metallica.jpg
Released:2007
Genre:Instrumental
Length:60:44
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Pianotarium: Piano Tribute to Metallica is a piano tribute album to heavy metal band Metallica by Scott D. Davis.[1] It contains eight piano covers of Metallica songs and three original compositions. Davis had been a Metallica fan since his teenage years; explaining the genesis of the album to the Sacramento News & Review, he said: "I’ve been a huge Metallica fan since I was 14, and have wanted to do this album for a long time. I had a hunch that their music could sound really amazing on the piano. There’s a great deal of beauty in Metallica’s music, and I wanted the piano arrangements to highlight that quality, to bring forth many of the harmonies and intricacies that have always set Metallica apart. I also tried to take advantage of the powerful, edgy resonance of the grand piano, so that it wouldn’t totally lose its 'metal' intensity."

Track listing

  1. "Enter Sandman" – 5:39
  2. "Until It Sleeps" – 4:27
  3. "Master of Puppets" – 8:44
  4. "The Unforgiven" – 6:06
  5. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" – 6:23
  6. "Nothing Else Matters" – 6:02
  7. "One" – 6:17
  8. "Fade to Black" – 6:49
  9. "The Renewal - I - Lament" – 2:28
  10. "The Renewal - II - Inner Battle" – 3:50
  11. "The Renewal - III - Return to Sanity" – 3:53

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Notes and References

  1. News: Edward Dunn . Enter piano man. The confessions of New Age metalhead Scott D. Davis . 4 May 2007 . Sacramento News & Review . 2011-02-13.