Metallica ‎– Ride The Lightning

Year/Genre: 1984 Metal Matrix #: BLCKND004R-1 (180g) Condition: New, sealed Description: Formed i...

Year/Genre: 1984 Metal Matrix #: BLCKND004R-1 (180g) Condition: New, sealed Description: Formed in Los Angeles and soon rooted in the Bay Area thrash scene, Metallica reshaped heavy music with Ride the Lightning (1984). Their second album showcased a leap in sophistication, weaving complex arrangements into the raw aggression of thrash. Songs like “Creeping Death” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls” captured themes of fate, death, and social unrest, while the acoustic opening of “Fade to Black” exp...

Deftones - Around The Fur

Year/Genre: 1997 Alternative Metal / Nu MetalMatrix #: 093624957805Condition: New, repackaged at ...

Year/Genre: 1997 Alternative Metal / Nu MetalMatrix #: 093624957805Condition: New, repackaged at Power Plant Description:Emerging from Sacramento, California, Deftones’ Around the Fur captured the evolution of 1990s heavy music with atmosphere, groove, and emotional volatility. Released in 1997, the album pushed beyond the confines of nu metal, incorporating shoegaze textures and dynamic shifts that set them apart. Tracks like “My Own Summer (Shove It)” and “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” bec...

System Of A Down - Toxicity

Year/Genre: 2001 MetalMatrix #: 19075865591Condition: New, Re-Sleeved Description: Toxicity was r...

Year/Genre: 2001 MetalMatrix #: 19075865591Condition: New, Re-Sleeved Description: Toxicity was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and released just one week before 9/11, which fueled its reputation as a politically charged record. System of a Down, made up of Armenian-American members from Los Angeles, used their platform to address issues like government corruption and war—subjects rarely heard on mainstream rock radio at the time. The album’s sudden success catapulted them into the glo...

Black Sabbath – Vol. 4

Year/Genre: 1972 Heavy Metal Matrix #: RR1 2602 Condition: New Description: Vol. 4 marked a turni...

Year/Genre: 1972 Heavy Metal Matrix #: RR1 2602 Condition: New Description: Vol. 4 marked a turning point for Black Sabbath, recorded in Los Angeles at the Record Plant in 1972. With tracks like “Snowblind,” a candid nod to the band’s cocaine use, and “Supernaut,” praised by Frank Zappa as a personal favorite, the album blended crushing riffs with experimental touches including piano and orchestration. It showed Sabbath stretching beyond their blues-heavy roots while still shaping the sound o...