METALLICA has posted the following message on its web site:

"As promised, June will see the re-release of 'Master of Puppets' [1986] on vinyl . . . the retro summer continues! Following on the heels of 'Kill 'Em All' [1983] and 'Ride The Lightning' [1984], we dusted off the masters and 'Master of Puppets' will come out in the same formats — a single disc at 33 rpm and a deluxe two-disc version on 180-gram vinyl spinning at 45 rpm.

Look for 'Master' on vinyl to hit the Metallica.com store and your friendly local record shop on June 17th, 2008 in North America and damn close to that date in the rest of the world. You know the drill . . . we'll keep you posted here! And for those still following along, yes, '…And Justice for All' [1988] is up next . . . probably sometime in August."