Metallica has announced that they will reissue their first two albums Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning on April 15th. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in three formats – CD, vinyl, and Deluxe Box set. Both Deluxe Box sets include original source material from the band’s personal collection with many never before heard or seen recordings, along with a book including rare photos and essays from those who were there.
The deluxe numbered box set of Kill ‘Em All includes four vinyl records, five CDs, one DVD, a deluxe book including rare photos and a patch while the deluxe numbered box set of Ride the Lightning includes four vinyl records, six CDs, one DVD, a deluxe book including more of those unseen photos, a mini-book of lyrics handwritten by James Hetfield and a set of three posters. The Deluxe Box sets are limited edition collectors’ items.
Fans can preorder both Deluxe Box sets at the Metallica store now and all six new items will also be available at your local record store on Friday, April 15th, just in time for Record Store Day.
Kill ‘Em All track listing:
CD/Vinyl:
Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Motorbreath
Jump In The Fire
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia
Vinyl – Live At Espace Balard, Paris, France – February 9th, 1984 (2LP) – Previously Unreleased:
The Ecstasy Of Gold
Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Ride The Lightning
Motorbreath
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia
Vinyl – Jump In The Fire (Picture Disc):
Jump In The Fire
Seek & Destroy (“Live” at The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (“Live” at The Automatt)
CD – Interview & Radio IDs:
Metal Forces Interview with Lars, January 1984
Radio IDs with Lars, James, and Cliff from 1984
CD – Rough Mixes From Lars’ Vault, Bootleg Tracks and Whiplash Remix EP:
Motorbreath (Rough Mix)
Hit The Lights (Rough Mix)
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Rough Mix)
Seek & Destroy (Rough Mix)
Whiplash (Rough Mix)
The Four Horsemen (Rough Mix)
Seek & Destroy (NOT Live from The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (NOT Live from The Automatt)
Jump In The Fire
Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)
Seek & Destroy (“Live” at The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (“Live” at The Automatt)
CD – Live At J Bees Rock III, Middletown, NY – January 20th, 1984 – Previously Unreleased:
The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
CD – Live At The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA – October 31st, 1983 – Previously Unreleased:
Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu)
Seek & Destroy
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia
DVD – Metallica Live At The Metro In Chicago On August 12th, 1983 – Previously Unreleased Except No Remorse and Metal Milita
Hit The Lights (Video Only/No Audio)
The Four Horsemen (Video Only/No Audio)
Jump In The Fire (Video Only/Partial Audio)
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia
Ride The Lightning track listing:
CD/Vinyl:
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fade To Black
Trapped Under Ice
Escape
Creeping Death
The Call Of Ktulu
Vinyl – Live At The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA – March 10th, 1985 (2LP) – Previously Unreleased
The Ecstasy Of Gold
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath
Vinyl – Creeping Death (Picture Disc):
Creeping Death
Am I Evil?
Blitzkrieg
CD – Metallica Interviews:
Metal Forces Interview with Lars, November 1984
WUSC Cleveland Radio Interview with Cliff and Kirk – February 1985
Metal Madness Interview with Lars, March 1985
CD – Demos And Rough Mixes From Lars’ Vault – Previously Unreleased:
Ride The Lightning (Studio Demo)
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu) (Studio Demo)
Creeping Death (Studio Demo)
Fight Fire With Fire (Studio Demo)
Ride The Lightning (Garage Demo)
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu) (Garage Demo)
Fight Fire With Fire (Garage Demo)
Ride The Lightning (Boom Box Demo)
Blitzkrieg (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)
Am I Evil? (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)
CD – Live At Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA – March 15th, 1985 – Previously Unreleased:
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
The Four Horsemen
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth)
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
Fade To Black
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath”
CD – Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK – December 20th, 1984
Phantom Lord
The Four Horsemen
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
The Call Of Ktulu
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia
CD – Live At Castle Donington, UK – August 17th, 1985 – Previously Unreleased:
Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Four Horsemen
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Motorbreath
DVD – Live At The Metal Hammer Festival In St. Goarshausen, Germany – September 14th, 1985:
Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
Disposable Heroes
No Remorse
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Four Horsemen
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Fight Fire With Fire
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath
Live At MTV’s Day On The Green At Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA – August 31st, 1985:
Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
MTV Day On The Green Interview with Lars and James
Danish TV – Previously Unreleased:
Lars Ulrich When He Was Young (Lars’ first television interview)
SPOT – Lars Ulrich
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7 Responses
I’m a Remaster addict. I agree many Remasters are garbage, sound levels brick-walled, which equals no dynamic range. When available, I ALWAYS get the SHM-CD versions no matter which artist. Metallica’s 2011 SHM-CD Japan releases are no different. They sound fantastic! The only album that doesn’t of course is Death Magnetic. The only version of Death Magnetic that sounds good is the “2008 – Metallica – Death Magnetic [Guitar Hero III Rip 24-96 FLAC]” files, which can be found via torrent.