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Stern Pinball's Metallica Game Success Leads To Second Premium Edition

MELROSE PARK, Ill., April 18, 2013 -- Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's leading maker of real pinball games and the AAMA 2012 Manufacturer of the Year, announces the availability of a second Premium model Metallica pinball machine. The initial release of Metallica pinball captured the attention of gamers and fans alike. Stern sold out of both the US and International allocations of its 500 Limited Edition ("LE") games within an hour of each respective customer announcement.

The second Premium edition machine features the vibrant artwork of Dirty Donny Gillies and complement's Stern's Metallica LE, "Road Case" Premium and Pro models.

Stern Pinball Launches Metallica Game

MELROSE PARK, Ill., April 11, 2013 -- Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's leading maker of real pinball games and the AAMA 2012 Manufacturer of the Year, proudly announced today the availability of the Metallica pinball game. The newest addition to the iconic Stern collection of rock and roll machines honors one of the world's foremost rock bands. The Metallica pinball game channels the band's notoriously fast tempos and aggressive musicianship to set the tone for an exhilarating player experience.

Players will be able to bang their heads and their flippers to 12 classic Metallica hits including "Master of Puppets," "One" and "Fade to Black." Other action-packed game features include an electric chair, snake, grave marker and unparalleled magnetic action. With the addition of the Metallica pinball game, Stern Pinball continues to hit the mark by attracting an array of pin players from Metallica devotees to gamers and consumer electronic connoisseurs.

METALLICA'S KIRK HAMMETT TO PUBLISH HIS FIRST BOOK – TOO MUCH HORROR BUSINESS : THE KIRK HAMMETT COLLECTION VIA ABRAMS IMAGE THIS OCTOBER

NEW 9"X12" ART AND PHOTO BOOK BY KIRK HAMMETT FEATURES HAMMETT'S COLLECTION OF HORROR MEMORABILIA

June 20, 2012 - Metallica's Kirk Hammett announced today that he will publish his first book, Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection, this October via Abrams Image. Documenting Kirk's love of all things horror, and the legendary collection of horror memorabilia he has amassed over the years, TMHB is a stunning 228 page, hardback, large format coffee table book featuring well over 300 full color images from Kirk's private collection and exclusive set photography by Mark Leialoha and Joe Gibbs. There will be three extensive conversations with writer Steffan Chirazi covering the importance of collecting in Hammett's life from childhood, plus written captions by Kirk for many of the items displayed in the book.