Mötley Crüe have unveiled a massive, multi-configuration 40th anniversary reissue campaign for their landmark sophomore album Shout at the Devil.
Fans will have numerous options for acquiring the newly remastered re-release, including a massive Super Deluxe Edition box set, as well as single LP vinyl variants via specific retailers.
For the hardcore Crüe obsessive, the box set is the centerpiece. The original remastered album is included on vinyl, CD, and cassette, along with a plethora of goodies: the 7-inch vinyl singles of “Too Young to Fall in Love” and “Looks That Kill,” plus: pentagram séance boards, a Mötley Crüe metal 7-inch turntable adapter, album art lithographs, tarot cards, a devil candle holder, and more. To top it off, seven rare era-specific demos are also included in the collection under the title Shout at the Demos & Rarities.
Released in 1983 during the “Satanic Panic” that swept the country throughout the decade, Shout at the Devil stands as a seminal album not just for Mötley Crüe, but heavy metal in general. The album’s visual aesthetics would come to define the genre, and the music served as a gateway to even more extreme and blasphemous forms of metal.
The LP was also a commercial success, breaking into the Top 20 on the US album charts at the time and receiving significant exposure via the craze that was MTV. Shout at the Devil has since been certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA.
Ahead of the 40th anniversary reissue, Mötley Crüe will be playing a handful of summer US dates with Def Leppard and Alice Cooper. The outing kicks off Saturday (August 5th) in Syracuse, New York, and you can pick up tickets here.
Pre-order the Shout at the Devil box set here and the single LP picture disc version here. See the tracklist below.
Shout at the Devil 40th Anniversary Box Set Artwork:
Shout at the Devil 40th Anniversary Edition Tracklist:
01. In The Beginning
02. Shout At The Devil
03. Looks That Kill
04. Bastard
05. God Bless The Children Of The Beast
06. Helter Skelter
07. Red Hot
08. Too Young To Fall In Love
09. Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid
10. Ten Seconds To Love
11. Danger
Shout at the Demos & Rarities Tracklist:
01. Shout At The Devil (Demo)
02. Looks That Kill (Demo)
03. Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid (Demo)
04. Too Young To Fall In Love (Demo)
05. Hotter Than Hell (Demo for “Louder Than Hell”)
06. I Will Survive (Demo)
07. Black Widow (Demo)