Metallica announced that they will reissue their third album, Master of Puppets on November 10th on their own Blackened Recordings. The album has been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in various digital and physical configurations. The reissue is available for pre-order beginning today atwww.metallica.com where fans can see the full package details and track listing. Those who pre-order the standard album will receive an instant download of “Disposable Heroes (Remastered)”. Those who pre-order the expanded or deluxe editions will receive an instant download of “Disposable Heroes (Remastered)” and “The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986)”.
The Master of Puppets reissue will be available physically as a Standard LP, Standard CD, 3 CD Expanded Edition, and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set and digitally as a Standard CD (available to stream and download), a 3 CD Expanded Edition (available for download only), and a Digital Deluxe Box Set (available for streaming and download). The Expanded Edition will include previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, interviews, live tracks, and a 28-page booklet. The Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set will include a 108-page hardcover book including never before seen photos, outtakes and previously unreleased interviews, three LPs, ten CDs, a cassette, two DVDs, a lithograph, a folder with handwritten lyrics, and a set of six buttons.
Click HERE to watch James Hetfield unbox the reissue.
Master of Puppets was originally released on March 3rd, 1986, on Elektra Records and went on to become the first Metallica album to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album has been certified 6x Platinum in the United States and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. In 2016, the album became the first metal album to be added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, an honor granted to works deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
ABOUT METALLICA
Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. They have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991's Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), with sales of nearly 17 million copies in the United States alone, making it the best-selling album in the history of Soundscan. Metallica has also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. In December 2013, Metallica made history when they performed a rare concert in Antarctica, becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents all within a year, and earning themselves a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Metallica's latest album Hardwired...To Self Destruct was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copiesworldwide in its first week. Metallica recently wrapped the North American leg of its WorldWired stadium tour.
WORLDWIRED TOUR
- 9/2 - Royal Arena - Copenhagen, Denmark
- 9/4 - Ziggo Dome - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 9/6 - Ziggo Dome - Amsterdam Netherlands
- 9/8 - Accorhotels Arena - Paris, France
- 9/10 - Accorhotels Arena - Paris, France
- 9/12 - Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
- 9/14 - Lanxess Arena - Cologne, Germany
- 9/16 - Lanxess Arena - Cologne, Germany
- 10/22 - The O2 Arena - London, England
- 10/24 - The O2 Arena - London, England
- 10/26 - The SSE Hydro - Glasgow, Scotland
- 10/28 - Manchester Arena - Manchester, England
- 10/30 - Genting Arena - Birmingham, England
- 11/1 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, Belgium
- 11/3 - Sportpaleis - Antwerp, Belgium
- 2/1 - Meo Arena - Lisbon, Portugal
- 2/3 - Wizink Center - Madrid, Spain
- 2/5 - Wiznik Center - Madrid, Spain
- 2/7 - Palau Sant Jordi - Barcelona, Spain
- 2/10 - Pala Alpitour - Turin, Italy
- 2/12 - Unipol Arena - Bologna, Italy
- 2/14 - Unipol Arena - Bologna, Italy
- 2/16 - Sap Arena - Mannheim, Germany
- 3/27 - Jyske Bank Boxen - Herning, Denmark
- 3/29 - Barclaycard Arena - Hamburg, Germany
- 3/31 - Wiener Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
- 4/2 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
- 4/5 - Budapest, Hungary - Sports Arena
- 4/7 - Schleyerhale - Stuttgart, Germany
- 4/9 - Schleyerhale - Stuttgart, Germany
- 4/11 - Palexpo - Geneva, Switzerland
- 4/26 - Olympiahalle - Munich, Germany
- 4/28 - Tauran Arena - Krakow, Poland
- 4/30 - Leipzig Arena - Leipzig, Germany
- 5/2 - Telenor Arena - Oslo, Norway
- 5/5 - Ericsson Globe - Stockholm, Sweden
- 5/7 - Ericsson Globe - Stockholm, Sweden
- 5/9 - Hartwall Arena - Helsinki, Finland
- 5/11 - Hartwall Arena - Helsinki, Finland