This kind of old news, now that it’s almost April, but the first two Metallica albums, Kill ‘em All and Ride the Lightning, are going to be re-released* on vinyl by Mobile Fidelity on April 15th. These releases are meant to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kill ‘em All…which is just crazy to think about!

These are new half-speed masters from the original analog tapes. What’s even cooler is that the albums will be released in two flavors: a regular 33 1/3 or “the deluxe” version on 180 gram vinyl, mastered at 45 speed. I’m probably going to try and get the 45s, if not both versions.

Additionally, MoFi is releasing Master of Puppets and …And Justice for All (with some bass hopefully!) sometime in June 2008, with the same treatment.

* There was a box set of all the vinyl Metallica albums released a few years ago that featured all the albums from Kill ‘em All through their self-titled “black album,” but apparently these new MoFi releases are newly remastered.

Tags: 180 gram, analog, LPs, Metallica, Mobile Fidelity, remastered, Vinyl

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