Autumn of 2022 marked 20 years since the initial release of Metro Area’s first and only album, Metro Area. Environ had already remastered and re-released this essential LP for its 15th anniversary. So, this time around, the label is doing something a bit different. To celebrate two decades of Metro Area, Environ has partnered with renowned mastering engineer Matt Colton (Metropolis Studios) to remaster and recut the first four Metro Area 12″s: Metro Area, Metro Area 2, Metro Area 3, and Metro Area 4. Unlike the album reissue, these records include the original, extended 12″ versions of all songs, including some which have never been re-released. Metro Area 4 is the duo’s first 12″ EP, originally released in 2001.