Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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A cover of Metallica's The Unforgiven II from their 1997 album Reload.

Like they did last year for the Load album, Metallica is hosting a fan cover competition for their album Reload. I just had to give this one a go. One of my favorites from Reload. #getthereloadout I decided to try and add some small orchestral elements.

Gear used for recording:
Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Gen3
Microphone: Shure SM7B with Cloudlifter CL-1 (Shure Super 55 Black Edition used for the video only)
Guitars: ESP Eclipse I CTM DB Distressed VBK & Gibson Hutchinson Viking V
Bass: Ibanez SR305
Drums: Superior Drummer 3
Orchestral VST: Audio Impera Jaeger
Amp sims: Archetype Nolly X, STL Tonehub, Brainworx Ampeg SV-TR, EZ Mix.

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