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Metal Blade Records Celebrates 40 Years With Vinyl Reissue of 1984’s ‘Metal Massacre’!
Marking its 40th anniversary this year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating by bringing volume one of its iconic 1982 release Metal Massacre to limited-edition vinyl!
Originally released on June 14, 1982, Metal Massacre showcased the best of Los Angeles’ unsigned acts of the time such as Metallica, Ratt and Malice, and has since become a cornerstone of Metal Blade Records. This special release dropped worldwide on April 22, 2022, at finer retail stores everywhere.
In addition, Metal Blade Records is releasing a brand new documentary showcasing Metal Massacre!
This 40-anniversary reissue tracklist includes all songs originally featured on the first and second pressing of the iconic compilation and a limited-edition Ruby Red vinyl variant will be available with only 5000 copies total in print, available at: metalblade.com/40thanniversary and 2,000 copies pressed on clear vinyl (SOLD- OUT) exclusively at metallica.com.
Founder Brian Slagel celebrates with this special re-issue which marks the first of many Metal Blade Records activities happening across the world to celebrate the label’s 40th year as a pioneer and champion of heavy music.
Until more events are announced, head to Metal Blade Records and stream special curated 80’s and 90’s-inspired playlists, personally selected by Brian Slagel. These released playlists are an aural journey into Metal Blade Records first and second decades… The newly dropped 1990s playlist is a listener’s time capsule into the diversity of the eclectic mix of ’90s modern rock and some of the most extreme heavy metal released in that time. This decadent decade features a prime line-up of Metal Blade Records’ arsenal of bands – some of the hard hitters on this killer playlist is death metal behemoths BROKEN HOPE and icons CANNIBAL CORPSE, metal soldiers ARMORED SAINT, technical wizards ANACRUSIS and obscure metallurgists ARTCH… even commercial rock giants GOO GOO DOLLS – let your ears feast on this official Metal Blade Records 1990’s Playlist!
It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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