Am I Evil?

On 14th March 1982, Metallica played their first show and performed their cover of Diamond Head’s ‘Am I Evil?’ for the first time. The song was later recorded by Metallica and released on the B-side of their Creeping Death 12” single, along with Blitzkrieg by Blitzkrieg in October 1984.

Metallica’s version of ‘Am I Evil?’ includes a short intro that Diamond Head only ever played live and was not on any of the recorded versions. Lars must have remembered it from a show and decided to use it in Metallica’s version. Or, maybe he even had a cassette of Diamond Head live? 

As of today, Metallica have performed ‘Am I Evil?’ live seven hundred and sixty times, and the song has appeared on at least eighteen official Metallica releases, including:

·       Cliff Em All- DVD

·       The Good, the Bad and the Live Collection.

·       Wherever I May Roam – Single

·       Live Shit: Binge & Purge

·       Fan Can 1

·       The Unforgiven II - Single

·       Garage Inc – Double album

·       Cunning Stunts – DVD

·       Fan Can IV

·       Vinyl Box

·       Guitar Hero: Metallica

·       The Big 4: Live in Sofia, Bulgaria

·       Ride The Lightning (remastered Deluxe Box Set)

·       Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan

·       Master of Puppets (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)

·       Master of Puppets (Remastered Expanded Edition)

·       …And Justice for All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)

·       Metallica (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)