Yes - it’s true.  LEGO has listened to us and included the following tread links in black!

Which set?  These in black will be found in the 7645 MT-61 Crystal Reaper from the Mars Mission Line.  American MSRP is $50.

This is not definite, but incredibly likely.  The initial prototype did not have them, but the final version most likely will.

I also noticed there were some rumors about black tread links in 8294 Excavator.  Sorry but this set will not have them in black.

Josh