Metallica's Bold Move: Buys Vinyl Plant Amidst Format Resurgence

Metallica has purchased Virginia-based plant Furnace Record Pressing, which has worked to keep the band within the top 10 best-selling acts on vinyl for a decade. The band remains committed to providing high-quality products to their fans and their partnership with Furnace benefits the industry as a whole. Metallica pressed almost 100 thousand pieces of vinyl for over 620 thousand packages last year, roughly half of which were sold in the U.S.