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NEW PROMOTIONAL ITEMS RELEASED!
OK, Metallica will not release more singles for a while, at least not to the public, but some promotional items still sees the light of day these days. Two of the latest is a new 3 track promo single of "I disappear" with songs by Santana as well, pluss a promo DVD video sampler.

"I disappear" - Mexican split promo single
I disappear - mexican promo CD single Songs:

1. Santana - Put your lights on

2. Santana - African bamba

3. Metallica - I'll disappear

A promo split single released for radio airplay in Mexico. There are 3 songs on it, two by Santana and one by Metallica. There are two fronts on the paper cover, one for each band and it has also a fold-out with tracklisting. Not much info on the sleeve. Catalogue number is COX-2289 and it is released by Arista. I don't know the print run, but my guess is 1000 or 500. If you are a collector like me, you might want to check out Esprit to see if they still have it in stock. Link below.

"The Metallica DVD collection sampler"
Songs:

1. Of wolf and man (From S&M)

2. Fuel (From S&M)

3. Sad but true (From S&M)

4. Enter sandman (From Cunning stunts)

5. For whom the bell tolls (From A year and a half...)

6. Seek & destroy (From Cliff 'em all)

Promotional DVD or video samplers are rarely released. I know that several ordinary MTV style videos has been released on VHS in England, but nothing else. This is the first DVD promotional sampler I have ever seen. The cover has the same size as a regular CD and is very cool. The Plastic "digi-pack" is all black with the logo and the ninja-star. The fold out has the tracklisting and some information about the DVDs released by the band. From "Cliff 'em all" to "S&M".

DVD sampler My guess is that this DVD was released to promote the re-released videos on DVD earlier this year. You will not find it in regular shops, but Esprit or other collectors shop might have it, but expect to pay a lot for it as it is already very rare.

The disc features an on-screen DVD catalog and it is also possible to play the songs in a loop. All songs are in stereo 2.0, but the tunes from S&M can also be played in 5.1 surround with multi angled cameras. Recomended for "completist collectors", else buy the regular DVDs which should be a lot cheaper.