---
title: "The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress) by Metallica"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/ccc095d8-c4f7-489e-afa6-c4b3dd58c866"
artist: "Metallica"
year: 2018
label: "Blackened"
---

# The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress)

**The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress)** is a demo by Metallica, released in 2018 on Blackened.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress) |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Type | Demo |
| Year | 2018 |
| Label | Blackened |
| Catalog number | [none] |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Place in discography | 642 of 1041 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Shortest Straw (December 1987 / Writing In Progress) | 6:46 |

## Genres

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

## In the discography

- Previous release: [One (live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA / December 7th, 1988) (2018)](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe4b19b5-a942-42ff-9888-a45e1bdf226a)
- Next release: [Transmission Impossible (2018)](https://themetalnet.com/album/70fbe430-f374-47d0-8757-614a85a83c81)

## Artist

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

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/ccc095d8-c4f7-489e-afa6-c4b3dd58c866](https://themetalnet.com/album/ccc095d8-c4f7-489e-afa6-c4b3dd58c866). Catalog compiled from open music-metadata sources. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt