With the recent comeback success of vinyl records—and even cassettes—driven by nostalgia and larger profit margins for major record labels, heavy metal’s biggest band is going one step further. James Hetfield recently announced via TMZ that Metallica will release their entire catalog on 8-track cartridges… even the infamous Lulu. Hetfield went on to say, “Well, when we noticed how Taylor Swift had an impact on the booming record and tape industry, we had to ask, ‘Why not us?’ We could share that stage with her to bolster that comeback even more! We still have a bad taste from the Napster controversy, so this is our way of paying it forward to all Metallica and music fans everywhere. Yeah, yeah!” More...
