While it's still not the long-awaited new Metallica record, the group will be giving fans something new in 2015! They'll be dropping deluxe, remastered versions of 1983's Kill 'Em All and 1984's Ride the Lightning. While there's currently no word on if there are going to be bonus tracks or anything like that on the reissues, the band is looking for photos and videos from that time period for the releases!
"We want it all! Did you manage to sneak a video camera into a show long before they fit in your pocket? Maybe your old instamatic camera for some snap shots? A cassette Walkman with a microphone? We’re looking for anything and everything… audio, video, photos, fliers, ticket stubs, the set list you picked up off the floor, and in general any mementos you may have from that around that time. Make your mark on these albums by e-mailing us at [email protected] to share your story and receive more info about submitting photos, videos, audio recordings and other mementos. Remember, we want everything (well, everything that’s yours)! Nothing is too small or too trivial… share your archives with your fellow fans and have some fun with us walking down memory lane. By submitting it, you’re saying we can use it should your piece of history land on a release (yes, the lawyers made us add this part!)."
I like the fan aspect of the releases because it gives a whole different side of that period in the band's existence never seen before, or seen by a very small amount of people. The band has said in the past they want to reissue their back catalogue too, so maybe this is the start of that?
The world needs a bass-filled …And Justice For All something fierce.
