---
title: "The Ultimate Rarities by Metallica"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/857dcae1-0bb2-3768-96cf-a349c70a78b1"
artist: "Metallica"
year: 1997
---

# The Ultimate Rarities

**The Ultimate Rarities** is a compilation by Metallica, released in 1997.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Ultimate Rarities |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 1997 |
| Tracks | 14 |
| Place in discography | 166 of 1041 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Hit the Lights | 4:06 |
| 2 | Master of Puppets (single version) | 3:30 |
| 3 | Breadfan (live) | 4:01 |
| 4 | Last Caress (live) | 1:34 |
| 5 | Harvester of Sorrow (live) | 6:17 |
| 6 | One (live) | 7:05 |
| 7 | Enter Sandman (live) | 5:33 |
| 8 | Sad but True (live) | 5:27 |
| 9 | Nothing Else Matters (live) | 6:16 |
| 10 | Motörbreath (demo) | 3:06 |
| 11 | Creeping Death (live) | 7:41 |
| 12 | Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (live) | 6:58 |
| 13 | Battery (live) | 5:24 |
| 14 | Ain't My Bitch (live) | 5:50 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The Story So Far (1997)](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c0ec5e4-51f8-3786-aab6-b19201ed0002)
- Next release: [Unplugged! (1997)](https://themetalnet.com/album/de2e819f-e1be-4baa-98f5-ecab18bc5341)

## Artist

- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica)

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