Blackest Album: Tribute to Metallica [LP] [VINYL]

Digitally remastered edition of the second studio album by Metallica, originally released in 1984. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair in the midst of a thunderstorm. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand. Although rooted in the thrash metal genre, the album showcased the band's musical maturity and lyrical sophistication. This was partly because bassist Cliff Burton introduced the basics of music theory to the rest of the band and had more input in the songwriting. Instead of relying strictly on fast tempos as on Kill 'Em All, Metallica broadened it's approach by employing acoustic guitars, extended instrumentals, and more complex harmonies. Album Tracks 1. Fight Fire with Fire 4 45 2. Ride the Lightning 6 36 3. For Whom the Bell Tolls 5 09 4. Fade to Black 6 57 5. Trapped Under Ice 4 04 6. Escape 4 23 7. Creeping Death 6 35 8. The Call of Ktulu 8 53

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time, with global sales of over 35 million, and contains a series of unrelenting singles, InchEnter Sandman,Inch InchThe UnforgivenInch, InchNothing Else Matters,InchWherever I May Roam,Inch and InchSad But True.Inch Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman. Album Tracks 1. Enter Sandman (Remastered) 2. Sad But True (Remastered) 3. Holier Than Thou (Remastered) 1. The Unforgiven (Remastered) 2. Wherever I May Roam (Remastered) 3. Don't Tread on Me (Remastered) 1. Through the Never (Remastered) 2. Nothing Else Matters (Remastered) 3. Of Wolf and Man (Remastered) 1. The God That Failed (Remastered) 2. My Friend of Misery (Remastered) 3. The Struggle Within (Remastered)