Metallica's self-titled fifth album, commonly known as The Black Album, is one of the best-selling records ever made, with over 35 million copies sold worldwide. It launched an era-defining run of singles including "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven," "Nothing Else Matters," "Wherever I May Roam," and "Sad But True." This double LP pressing is on 180-gram vinyl, remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering under executive producer Greg Fidelman, and includes a digital download.
For collectors, an encapsulated pressing of The Black Album represents something genuinely rare: a landmark album that sold tens of millions of copies, yet almost none survive in the pristine, unplayed state this copy has been in since it left the pressing source.
What Alliance Authentic Preservation Means: Every copy listed was moved directly from the pressing source into preservation: uncirculated, unhandled, and documented before it ever reached the open market. Each preserved copy includes an embedded NFC chip. Tap it with any smartphone to access your Certified Copy: verified authenticity, documented condition, and a full provenance chain from pressing source to you.
Limited to 20 individually numbered copies.
