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TRACK PROFILE · 1986

The Thing That Should Not Be

By Metallica

From 1986‐05‐23: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK, USA

Hard rockHeavy metalSpeed metalThrash metal

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Released
1986
Disc / track
1 / 7
Duration
6:01
Artist
Metallica

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About this track

“The Thing That Should Not Be” appears on Metallica’s 1986‐05‐23: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK, USA, first released in 1986. This recording is listed with a 1986 release. It is track 7 on disc 1 in the listing below.

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1986‐05‐23: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK, USA

Main track listing: 1986‐05‐23: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK, USA (1986), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Battery
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  2. 02Master of Puppets
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  3. 03For Whom the Bell Tolls
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  4. 04Ride the Lightning
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  5. 05Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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  6. 06The Four Horsemen
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  7. 07The Thing That Should Not Be
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  8. 08(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
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  9. 09Damage, Inc.
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  10. 10Fade to Black
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  11. 11Seek and Destroy
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  12. 12Creeping Death
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  13. 13Disposable Heroes
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  14. 14Guitar Solo
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  15. 15Am I Evil?
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  16. 16Whiplash
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