Metallica: Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning Deluxe Box Sets

Metallica Kill Em All Deluxe

Metallica.com:

It’s been a long road since 1983 and today we celebrate our first two album releases as reissues of both Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning hit the streets 2016 style, all polished and remastered for the most advanced sound quality possible.

In addition to the CD and vinyl releases of these albums, we’ve told you about the deluxe box sets that include original source material from our personal collections, many never before heard or seen recordings, and books including rare photos and essays from those who were there.

Metallica Ride The Lightning Deluxe

I still am a huge Metallica fan after all these years. The first time I heard “Fight Fire With Fire”, I thought “What’s this? This is awesome!”

I certainly can’t wait for “Master of Puppets” to be remastered and released in a box set, if they ever get to that.

I pre-ordered that boxsets at a discount. They retail at $149.99 each.

Metallica.com:

Ground Control to David Bowie…

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The first David Bowie song I had ever heard was “Space Oddity” thanks to an uncle of mine sometimes in the late 80’s. I learned to play the song on guitar six years after that.

Bowie’s latest album “Backstar” was released on January 8, 2016; two days before his departure from this reality.

Dunlop Straplok

Dunlop Straplok Balck Hardware

I have just purchased a new electric guitar from Amazon.com and it comes with Dunlop StraplokI pre-installed. I’ll write more about purchasing guitar online later on as I am still struggling with a few issues.

I then decided to install Straplok on my old Gibson SG I which I purchased back in 1994; obviously it was used.

Straplok on Gibson SG I

I also purchased an Ernie Ball guitar strap with the Straplok.

Straplok on Ernie Ball Strap facing inward

I realized that I should install the Straplok facing outward since Gibson SG neck strap button is on the back of the body. The same goes with my new guitar.

Straplok on Ernie Ball Strap facing outward side profile

Straplok on Ernie Ball Strap facing outward

Install the retainer clip and it is done. Obviously, I installed Straplok the other end of the strap too; facing inward.

Straplok on Ernie Ball Strap with retainer clip

I’m ready to rock, with less chance of having the guitar to fly out when I spin it around my neck.

Straplok on Gipcon SG I and Ernie Ball Strap

Gibson SG I with Neck Strap

iTunes First Play: Foo Fighters “Sonic Highways”

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Foo Fighters latest album “Sonic Highways” is coming this Monday, November 10, 2014.
FooFighters.com | iTunes

iTunes is now streaming the album, all eight songs, for you to listen. As long as you have iTunes or iOS devices; preferably running the almost current iOS.

Foo Fighters “Sonic Highways” is also an HBO series.

Track Listing:

  • Something From Nothing
  • The Feast and The Famine
  • Congregation
  • What Did I Do? / God As My Witness
  • Outside
  • In the Clear
  • Subterranean
  • I Am a River

iTunes First Play Foo Fighters In The Clear

Apple, U2, Songs of Innocence and Ireland.

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During Apple September 9, 2014 Special Event, Apple CEO and U2 frontman Bono announced that “Songs of Innocence“, latest record from U2 will be made available to all iTunes user accounts.

The fine prints:

Songs of Innocence is available from September 9 to 11:59 p.m. PDT through October 13 in the 119 countries with the iTunes Store. Available to active iTunes Store account holders who are 13 years or older (or the minimum age in each jurisdiction).

The whole album magically appeared in the Music App.

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According to reports, Apple is paying an undisclosed amount of money to U2 for this arrangement to happen.

Apple can easily pay the ridiculous amount of money for this album to give away. Considering that Apple has a lot of cash outside the United States thanks to its office in Ireland. By the way, U2 is also from Ireland. Bono is now swimming in tons of cash.