Metallica announce “phase two” of special pressings of all albums on vinyl

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Metallica have shared details of a “phase two” of special pressings of their albums on vinyl. Find out more details and images below.The announcement follows last year’s news that the metal icons would be re-releasing their first five albums on limited edition coloured vinyl – with a new record being shared every month between November 2023 and March 2024.These included ‘Kill ‘Em All’, ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘…And Justice For All’ and their 1991 self-titled, more famously known as ‘The Black Album’.Now, James Hetfield and co.

have revealed details of a “phase two” launch, which sees the band share new vinyl variants of their remaining albums.Kicking off on April 5, the second phase of releases starts with ‘Garage Inc.’ – a 1998 compilation album which saw the band put their own spin on iconic rock tracks including Thin Lizzy’s ‘Whiskey In The Jar’.

The new run will see the LP pressed on 140g ‘Fade To Blue’ limited edition coloured vinyl.From there, the Grammy-winning ‘St.

Anger’ will be shared on May 3, and pressed on 140g ‘Some Kind Of Orange’ limited edition coloured vinyl, while 2008’s ‘Death Magnetic’ arrives on June 7 –pressed on 140g ‘Magnetic Silver’ limited edition coloured vinyl.The final pressing of phase two will be the 2016 release ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’, which contained hits including ‘Moth Into Flame’ and ‘Halo On Fire’.