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The original issue was limited to 4,500 copies which sold out immediately. Later that year a repressing was done by the Metalworks label with the same tracklist as the first, minus AVATAR. The cover is plain silver with just the words "METAL MASSACRE" rather than the familiar skulls picture. In 1984, Metal Blade made another reissue on vinyl and cassette with the following changes to the original tracklist: STEELER was replaced with BLACK 'N' BLUE - Chains Around Heaven (different to LP version), RATT was removed altogether, and the old version of Hit the Lights was replaced with a new one, which is also different to the LP version (back sleeve). The 3rd issue was also reissued on cassette and CD in 1994. Then there's the 1984 picture disc box set with Metal Massacres 1-5 (limited to 1,000 copies), and in 1998 all 12 CDs (at the time - now there are 13) were reissued as part of another box set called Grim Harvest. |