Beatallica (album)

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Beatallica
EP by Beatallica
Released	2004
Genre	Comedy rock
Length	26:54
Label	None
Beatallica chronology
A Garage Dayz Nite (2001) Beatallica (2004) Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band (2007)

Beatallica (known by fans as The Grey Album) is the second E.P. from Beatallica. It contains eight tracks, made from combinations of Beatles and Metallica songs. The gray color of the album cover is a reference to both The Beatles and Metallica's self-titled albums (the former being white and the latter being black).

[edit] Track listing

1. Blackened the USSR
   • Musical References:
     • "Hey Jude"
   • Lyrical References:
     • "Hit the Lights"
     • Lemmy from the band Motörhead
2. Sandman
   • Lyrical References:
     • "Seek and Destroy"
     • Don Dokken/Dokken
3. And I'm Evil
   • Lyrical References:
     • "Ain't My Bitch"
     • "Die, Die My Darling"
     • "20 Eyes" by the Misfits
     • "All Within My Hands" ("Die" section at the end a reference to the "Kill" section in the Metallica song)
     • The Misfits (A Glenn Danzig sound-alike provides backing vocals half-way through the song)
4. Got to Get You Trapped Under Ice
   • Lyrical References:
     • MTV
     • Bananarama
5. Leper Madonna
   • Musical References:
     • Contains a sample from the infamous online faux-copy of Madonna's American Life
   • Lyrical References:
     • "Like a Virgin"
     • "Like a Prayer"
     • "Orion"
6. Hey Dude
   • Lyrical References:
     • "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
     • "Eye of the Beholder"
     • Diamond Head
     • Kip Winger
     • New Wave of British Heavy Metal
     • "Flying V" Guitars
7. I Want to Choke Your Band
   • Lyrical References:
     • Don't Tread on Me
     • C. C. DeVille (Poison guitarist)
     • White Lion
     • Warrant
8. We Can Hit the Lightz
   • Lyrical References:
     • Trixter
     • No Life 'Til Leather
   • Musical References:
     • "Orion" (bass line during the "life is very short" section)