Wherever I May Roam is the fifth track on the album Metallica released in 1991 by the heavy metal band Metallica. This track was also implented into the line up of songs in Guitar Hero: Metallica.
The song starts with an electric sitar playing the main riff of the song, before the drums and electric guitars come in. In addition to the use of a sitar, the loud "crack" heard at 0:30 in the song (and then repeatedly throughout the intro) is bassist Jason Newsted playing a 12-string electric bass, as mentioned by the bassist on the Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica DVD.
Live[]
"Wherever I May Roam" has been played 852 times as of January, 2025.
"Wherever I May Roam" was first performed live on October 12th, 1991, in Oakland, California, at Day on the Green 1991.
It was last performed live on September 22nd, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico, at Estadio GNP Seguros, during the 72 Seasons tour.
Covers[]
In the PC game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the Bandit unit quotes this song, saying "Roamer, wanderer, nomad, vagabond, call me what you will." and the Beastmaster hero says, "Where I lay my head is home. See that rock? That's my pillow."
Koopsta Knicca, a former member of Three 6 Mafia, used some instrumental parts of this song for his song "Torture Chamber" from the album Da Devil's Playground.
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