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Ghost: Check Out Their Cover Of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’

Ghost have unveiled their cover of the Metallica classic “Enter Sandman.” The song appears on “Metallica, the tribute set honoring the metal band’s seminal 1991 Black Album. Blacklist arrived in…

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Ghost have unveiled their cover of the Metallica classic "Enter Sandman."

The song appears on “Metallica, the tribute set honoring the metal band's seminal 1991 Black Album. Blacklist arrived in full Friday (Sept. 10), along with a remastered and expanded reissue of the original record.

Ghost aren't the only ones covering "Enter Sandman." “Weezer” and Colombian musician Juanes already released their versions of "Enter Sandman," while a range of other artists, from “Volbeat” to “Miley, have also posted their versions of Metallica songs from the tribute package.

Ghost nails "Enter Sandman," with the Swedish metal band offering huge, dramatic harmonies, eerie keys and a double dose of guitar. Listen to Ghost's version of the song via YouTube below.

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge is a big Metallica fan and recently put together a Metallica-inspired playlist for Apple Music. When discussing the Metallica song "The Thing That Should Not Be," Forge named it "one of Metallica's darker songs, almost more in line with death metal. Definitely not the norm if you listen to the [entire Metallica] catalog. It's slightly different in tonality, which makes it stand out, and makes it super heavy and evil. Very Lovecraftian lyrics. This song has been a huge inspiration of mine for over 30 years."

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Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.