A collection of music from classic run-and-gun games Metal Slug 1-7 and X and being released together on vinyl by Materia Collective in celebration of the series’ 30th anniversary.
The release will be a 4LP set on “Forest Falcon camo” green and brown marble colored vinyl. It will be housed in a slipcase box set with new artwork by SINA.
It is priced at $110 and is scheduled to release in Q3 2026. It can be preordered via the Materia Store here.
Wayô Records have opened vinyl preorders for the soundtrack to the run and gun shooter Metal Slug X.
The release will be a single LP available in four color variants – a grey marbled color variant, and a yellow marbled color variant (Ship To Shore exclusive), an orange translucent color variant (Big Wax exclusive), and an orange marbled color variant (Just For Games exclusive). It will be housed in a regular LP jacket with game art.
The first 200 preorders will also come with a signed shikishi print with an original illustrator by series illustrator Tonko.
It is priced at €22,80 and is scheduled to release in mid-October, 2021. It can be preordered from Wayô Records here.
US folks can preorder the Ship To Shore-exclusive variant here. BigWax has their variant up here, and Just For Games have theirs up here.
A few days back Data Discs announced that they will be partnering with SNK to bring Takushi Hiyamuta’s Metal Slug soundtrack to vinyl. This will be their first release with a game company other than Sega and it sounds like there are more to come.
The release will be single LP housed in a gatefold jacket featuring artwork from SNK’s archives. The album also features two lithographic inserts, and a special translucent OBI strip. The release also comes with a download code for a digital copy of the remastered album.
As usual Data Discs will offer three different color variants – a limited edition variant on orange, clear & yellow tricolor with white splatter, a yellow opaque variant, and a classic black variant.
The release will be priced at £21 and is scheduled to release in late November 2017.
It can be preordered from Data Discs’ store here.
