On Nov. 23, 1993, Metallica released the box set Live Shit: Binge & Purge, which consisted of three CDs and three VHS tapes (kids, ask your parents what those are). Later editions would include two DVDs instead of the VHS tapes. The collection included over nine hours of live material.

In addition to the music, the set came in a special mini road case box along with extras like a T-shirt, a “Snake Pit" backstage pass, a stencil of James Hetfield’s Scary Guy and a 72-page booklet. Live Shit: Binge & Purge did draw some criticism for its high price.

The material on the band’s first official live release was taken from several different shows. The Mexico City concert, which is divided into three CDs, was recorded in 1993 on the Nowhere Else to Roam Tour. The first DVD/first two VHS tapes are from a 1992 San Diego show on the Wherever I May Roam Tour, while the second DVD/third VHS tape is from a 1989 Seattle show on the Damaged Justice Tour.

It was no mistake that Live Shit: Binge & Purge was released right before the holiday shopping season. Those who couldn’t afford (or didn’t want to spring for) the expensive box set could ask for it as a gift. The DVD version of the box set was released Nov. 12, 2002.

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The set has sold over 600,000 copies, which for an album isn’t that impressive, but for a box set is incredible. Because it is considered a long-form music video instead of an album, the certification numbers are different, and it has been certified 15-times Platinum.

Watch Metallica Perform "Whiplash" From Live Shit: Binge & Purge

Metallica — Live Shit: Binge & Purge

CD 1

Recorded at the Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico on February 25, 26, 27, and March 1 and 2, 1993.

"Enter Sandman"
"Creeping Death"
"Harvester Of Sorrow"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Sad But True"
"Of Wolf And Man"
"Unforgiven"
Justice Medley ("Eye Of The Beholder"/"Blackened"/"The Frayed Ends Of Sanity")

CD 2

"Through The Never"
"For Whom The Bell Tolls"
"Fade To Black"
"Master Of Puppets"
"Seek And Destroy"
"Whiplash"

CD 3

"Nothing Else Matters"
"Wherever I May Roam"
"Am I Evil?"
"Last Caress"
"One"
"Battery"
"Four Horsemen"
"Motorbreath"
"Stone Cold Crazy"

VHS 1/DVD 1

Recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California on January 13 and 14, 1992.

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"The Ecstasy of Gold"
"Enter Sandman"
"Creeping Death"
"Harvester of Sorrow"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Sad But True"
"Wherever I May Roam"
Bass solo
"Through the Never"
"The Unforgiven"
Justice Medley ("Eye of the Beholder"/"Blackened"/"The Frayed Ends of Sanity"/"...And Justice for All")
Drum solo and drum battle (with James Hetfield on drums)
Guitar solo

VHS 2/DVD 1

"The Four Horsemen"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Fade to Black"
"Whiplash"
"Master of Puppets"
"Seek & Destroy"
"One"
"Last Caress"
"Am I Evil?"
"Battery"
"Stone Cold Crazy"

VHS 3/DVD 2

Recorded at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington on August 29 and 30, 1989.

"The Ecstasy of Gold"
"Blackened"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Harvester of Sorrow"
"The Four Horsemen"
"The Thing That Should Not Be"
Bass solo
"Master of Puppets"
"Fade to Black"
"Seek & Destroy"
"...And Justice for All"
"One"
"Creeping Death"
Guitar solo
"Battery"
"Last Caress"
"Am I Evil?"
"Whiplash"
"Breadfan"

Watch Metallica Perform "Breadfan" From Live Shit: Binge & Purge

Some of Our Favorite Live Photos of Lars Ulrich

As iconic as James Hetfield is, as much of a shredder as Kirk Hammett is and as crazy as Robert Trujillo is onstage, there might be no member more associated with Metallica than Lars Ulrich.

Afterall, he's the reason the band even exists. He's a major part of the songwriting process. He's the voice that stood up for Metallica and musicians across the globe in the wake of Napster.

After hours and hours of rifling through photos of Ulrich, we whittled this list down to just a few of our favorite live shots from the last 20 years. Of course, there's no way to encapsulate Ulrich in a mere photograph, but as you will no doubt be able to tell, you can get pretty close.

Some of Our Favorite Live Photos of Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett is a shredder, plain and simple. Or more specifically, he's a ripper. The Ripper.

Whether you're listening to him ripping or watching videos or staring at photos, one thing is obvious: this guy is a six-string master. While we could never create a collection that covers Hammett's entire history with Metallica, we've picked a handful of some of our favorite photos over the last 20 years showing the guitarist rocking out and having fun.

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