Metallica are reissuing their first five albums on coloured vinyl

Metallica have announced plans for a staggered series of reissues for their first five records. Starting in November and finishing in May, they'll be dropping coloured vinyl editions of 1983’s Kill ’Em All, ’84’s Ride The Lightning, ’86’s Master Of Puppets, ’88’s ...And Justice For All, and their 1991 self-titled 'Black' album.

Full details of each one are...

Kill ’Em All (Nov 3) – pressed on 180g ‘Jump In The Fire Engine Red’ limited edition coloured vinyl, featuring the 2016 remastered audio.

Ride The Lightning (Dec 1) – pressed on 180g ‘Electric Blue’ limited edition coloured vinyl, featuring the 2016 remastered audio.

Master of Puppets (Jan 5, 2024) – pressed on 180g ‘Battery Brick’ limited edition coloured vinyl, featuring the 2017 remastered audio.

…And Justice For All (Feb 2, 2024) – 2LP pressed on 180g ‘Dyers Green’ limited edition coloured vinyl, featuring the 2018 remastered audio.

Black Album (March 1, 2024) – 2LP pressed on 180g ‘Some Blacker Marbled’ limited edition coloured vinyl, featuring the 2021 remastered audio.

Following their triumphant double-set headlining turn at Download back in June, the band will return to Europe next summer for a series of stadium shows, continuing the two-different-shows-in-one-city format of this year's trek.

Catch them at:

May 2024

24 Munich Olympiastadion
26 Munich Olympiastadion

June 2024

7 Helsinki Olympic Stadium
9 Helsinki Olympic Stadium
14 Copenhagen Parken Stadium
16 Copenhagen Parken Stadium

July 2024

5 Warsaw PGE Narodowy
7 Warsaw PGE Narodowy
12 Madrid Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
14 Madrid Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

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