The third drop has been revealed!
Billabong LAB proudly announces the latest product delivery in the Billabong x Metallica 2019-2020 Collection of menswear. Titled ‘Ride the Lightning’, the new selection of surf trunks, t-shirts, long sleeves, fleece hoodies, corduroy jackets, and special edition wetsuits features the rock band’s iconic album artwork in a limited release.
This premium design collaboration with Metallica comes through Billabong LAB, a platform that supports artists, musicians, designers, and photographers.
The five-part collection, released between October 2019 and March 2020, features a unique blend of boardsports-engineered apparel from Billabong and iconic album artwork from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Metallica.
Several pieces in the collection have already sold out due to high demand, including the AI Forever x Metallica short-sleeve T-shirt in memory of surf champion Andy Irons, released as part of the December 2019 drop.
Available today, the third product drop takes inspiration from Metallica’s second studio album, ‘Ride the Lightning’. Recorded in 1984 on a shoestring budget, the critically acclaimed album helped define Metallica’s unique sound while establishing a louder and faster musical genre via milestone tracks such as the incendiary “Fight Fire with Fire”, the venerated commentary on the chaos of war, “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, and one of the most anthemic songs of the band’s storied career, “Creeping Death”.
The next two product deliveries in the Billabong x Metallica 2019-2020 Collection will hit e-commerce and international retail between February and March 2020.
‘Ride the Lightning’ has gone on to become certified six-times Platinum in the United States and has sold over ten million copies globally.