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Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Riff)

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Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Riff)

Release date: 13th June 2025

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"Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Riff)" is a track by Metallica, from the album Load (Remastered Deluxe Box Set), released 13th June 2025. Full lyrics are available below.

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Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Riff)

[Intro: Lars Ulrich & Bob Rock]

Wow

Uh, hey, what's up?

Uh, couple different versions of the Bob Mould riff

Mouldy riff (Mouldy riff)

[Instrumental]

[Outro: James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich]

Cool (Alright)

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2025

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2025

—Bitch ("Ain't My Bitch" Original Ending Alternate Mix)
—Enter Sandman (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—Intro Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Load ("King Nothing" Kirk Solo Comp 2 Rough Mix)
—2 X 4 (Riff II)
—Ain't My Bitch (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—2 X 4 (Demo)
—Believe ("Cure" Riff III)
—Bleeding Me (Live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, October 21st, 1996)
—Boss ("Bleeding Me" Vocal Idea)
—Creeping Death (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Dusty ("Poor Twisted Me" Take 12)
—Devil's Dance (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Devil's Dance (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - March 10th, 1997)
—Dusty ("Poor Twisted Me" Demo)
—Dusty ("Poor Twisted Me" Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
—Encore Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Enter Sandman (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Hero of the Day (Live at Miami Arena, Miami, FL - April 19th, 1997)
—Hero of the Day (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Riff)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Take 16)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Riff II)
—Intro Jam (Live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL - February 9th, 1997)
—Kill / Ride Medley (Live at Spodek, Katowice, Poland, September 8th, 1996)
—Last Caress (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—King Nothing (Live at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA - March 26th, 1997)
—Load ("King Nothing" Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Master of Puppets (Live at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland - October 10th, 1996)
—Last Caress (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Load ("King Nothing" Take 16)
—Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Instrumental Mix)
—Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Take 16)
—NC-17 ("Thorn Within" Take 18)
—NC-17 ("Thorn Within" Riff II)
—Outlaw ("The Outlaw Torn" Outlaw of Torn Vocal Tag Alternate Mix)
—Outlaw ("The Outlaw Torn" Riff)
—Outlaw ("The Outlaw Torn" Take 12)
—Ronny ("Ronnie" Take 16)
—Ronnie (Instrumental Rough Mix)
—Ronnie (Demo)
—Ronnie (Jam)
—Sad but True (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—Seek & Destroy / Fight Fire with Fire (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Seek & Destroy (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Riff)
—So What (Live at Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark - November 26th, 1996)
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Riff II)
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
—The God That Failed (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—The Shortest Straw (Live at Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium - September 14th, 1996)
—Wasting My Hate (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Wherever I May Roam (Live at Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA - May 16th, 1997)
—Wherever I May Roam (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Wherever I May Roam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Whiplash (Live at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - October 9th, 1996)
—Believe ("Cure" Kirk Solo Comp 1 Rough Mix)
—Devil's Dance (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Devil's Dance (Live at Astoria 2, London, England - August 23rd, 1995)
—Boss ("Bleeding Me" Riff)
—Creeping Death (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Believe ("Cure" Riff)
—Creeping Death (Live at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA - December 20th, 1996)
—Bitch ("Ain't My Bitch" Take 15)
—Bitch ("Ain't My Bitch" Riff)
—Believe ("Cure" Demo)
—Ain't My Bitch (Live at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO - January 24th, 1997)
—2 X 4 (Live at Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic - September 9th, 1996)
—The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England Live Rehearsal)
—Thorn Within (Guilty) ["Thorn Within" Vocal Idea]
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Take 5)
—Encore Jam #2 (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Prins Van Oranjehal, Utrecht, Netherlands - November 12th, 1996)
—So What (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
—So What (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—The House Jack Built (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
—Streamline ("Wasting My Hate" Fraze Slam Mix)
—The Blue and The Gray (and The Red) ["Ronnie" Vocal Idea]
—For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—So What (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Whiplash (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Enter Sandman (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—F.O.B.D ("Until It Sleeps" Vocal Idea)
—Fuel (Live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL - February 9th, 1997)
—Until It Sleeps (Birmingham, England Live Rehearsal)
—Donington Jam (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Encore Jam (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—Enter Sandman (Live at the Omni, Atlanta, GA - April 22nd, 1997)
—For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Fade to Black (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Fade to Black (Live at Centre Molson, Montreal, QC, Canada - March 28th, 1997)
—Guitar Solo (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Fade to Black (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Poor Twizted Me ("Poor Twisted Me" Vocal Idea)
—Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Riff)
—2 X 4 (Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
—Sad but True (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Fade to Black (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Last Caress (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Mama Said (Live on Later…with Jools Holland)
—Wasting My Hate (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Wasting My Hate (Live at Velódromo De Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain - September 18th, 1996)
—Mama ("Mama Said" Take 15)
—Wasting My Hate (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
—Mama ("Mama Said" Vocal Idea)
—Mama ("Mama Said" New Arrangement Take 7)
—Master of Puppets (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
—Load ("King Nothing" Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
—Mama ("Mama Said" No Band Alternate Mix)
—Load ("King Nothing" Riff)
—King Nothing (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Last Caress (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Intro Jam (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
—Intro Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" More FX Alternate Mix)
—2 X 4 (Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Mama ("Mama Said" Acoustics Only Alternate Mix)
—Jack ("The House Jack Built" Demo)
—Wherever I May Roam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Until It Sleeps (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—One (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Ronnie (Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
—NC-17 ("Thorn Within" Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
—NC-17 ("Thorn Within" Riff)
—One (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Bass / Guitar Doodle (Live at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico - January 8th, 1997)
—Nothing Else Matters (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Overkill (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Motorbreath (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Nothing Else Matters (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Riff Tape Intro
—Boss ("Bleeding Me" Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
—Boss ("Bleeding Me" Take 9)
—Breadfan (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Nothing Else Matters (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Nothing Else Matters (Live at Estádio Do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal - September 20th, 1996)
—Mouldy ("Hero of the Day" Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
—Master of Puppets (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Bass Doodle (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Motorbreath (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—Encore Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Whiplash (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Until It Sleeps (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Believe ("Cure" Riff II)
—Encore Jam (Live at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH - April 16th, 1997)
—Egypt ("The House Jack Built" Vocal Idea)
—Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Believe ("Cure" Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Believe ("Cure" Take 14)
—(We Are) the Road Crew / Overkill (Reprise)
—Until It Sleeps (Live at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV - January 10th, 1997)
—Sad but True (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995)
—Sad but True (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)
—Bitch ("Ain't My Bitch" Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
—Ain't My Bitch (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—2 X 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, England - August 23rd, 1995)
—Until It Sleeps (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—F.O.B.D. ("Until It Sleeps" Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix)
—Bleeding Me (Birmingham, England Live Rehearsal)
—Breadfan (Live at Seidenstickerhalle, Bielefeld, Germany - November 11th, 1996)
—Creeping Death (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—NC-17 ("Thorn Within" Demo)
—Overkill (Live at Earls Court, London, England - October 12th, 1996)
—One (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Bass / Guitar Doodle (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—2 X 4 (Riff)
—Master of Puppets (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Bleeding Me (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—Encore Jam #2 (Live at Le Dome, Marseille, France - October 2nd, 1996)
—Sad but True (Live at Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Italy - September 26th, 1996)
—Am I Evil? (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996)
—2 X 4 (Take 16)
—Whiplash (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)
—Boss ("Bleeding Me" Riff II)
—One (Live at Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada - May 26th, 1997)
—King Nothing (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
—For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996)

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