Metallica announces "Now That We're Live," a live rehearsal special

                
    METALLICA ANNOUNCES ‘NOW THAT WE’RE LIVE’ REHEARSAL SPECIAL                  EVENT TO BE STREAMED LIVE FROM BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK 

                        LIVE ON MAY 9TH AT 9:00 PM EST 

              NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF WORLDWIRED TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 10TH 

Metallica today announced “Now That We’re Live,” a live rehearsal special from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore that will stream exclusively on Facebook Live on Tuesday May 9th at 9:00 PM EST, the eve of their inaugural show for the North American leg of the WorldWired Tour 2017.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and multiple-Grammy® Award winning band will warm up the stadium stage with a full-scale rehearsal performance.

The ‘Now That We’re Live’ rehearsal special will feature Metallica performing four songs in their entirety (including their current single, “Now That We’re Dead”). The presentation will offer fans an early glimpse of the groundbreaking production elements of the WorldWired tour and will be available for on-demand viewing following the live stream via Metallica.com and the band’s Facebook page. 

Said Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, “We are psyched to share some of our rehearsals and final pre-production run-through with our friends around the world, and we hope you’ll come hang with us as we fire up the engines for the North American Summer run.” 

A very limited number of lucky Fifth Club members will have the opportunity to attend the event by entering to win at Metallica.com. 

Viewers will also be able to donate on Facebook Live to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, which supports a cross-section of national, local and Bay Area charities that the individual band members support, as well as music education programs and local food banks. 

Metallica’s most recent album Hardwired...To Self Destruct was released on November 18, 2016 on Metallica's own Blackened Recordings record label and debuted at No. 1 around the world, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide in its first week. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, and is available in various configurations at www.metallica.com. 

See below for a list of all confirmed dates and visit www.Metallica.com for more info. 

WorldWired Live Dates 

May 10 - Baltimore, MD - M&T Bank Stadium*^

May 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field*^

May 14 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium*^

May 17 - Uniondale, NY - New Coliseum^

May 19 - Boston, MA - Gillette Stadium ^#

May 21 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range Festival

June 4 - St. Louis, MO - Busch Stadium^#

June 7 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field*^

June 9 - Dayton, IA - Iowa Speedway

June 11 - Houston, TX - NRG Stadium*^

June 14 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome*#

June 16 - Dallas, TX - AT&T Stadium*#

June 18 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field*#

July 5 - Orlando, FL - Camping World Stadium*^

July 7 - Miami, FL - Hard Rock Stadium*^

July 9 - Atlanta, GA - Suntrust Park*^

July 12 - Detroit, MI - Comercia Park*^

July 14 - Quebec City, QC- Festival D'Ete

July 16 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre*^

July 19 - Montreal, QB - Parc Jean-Drapeau*^

July 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Rose Bowl*+

August 4 - Phoenix, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium*+

August 6 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park*+

August 9 - Seattle, WA - Centurylink Field*+

August 11-13 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

August 14 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place*+

August 16 - Edmonton, AB - Commonwealth Stadium*+ 

*With Avenged Sevenfold

^With Volbeat

+With Gojira

#With Local H

www.metallica.com 

ABOUT METALLICA

Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. They have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991's Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), with sales of nearly 17 million copies in the United States alone, making it the best-selling album in the history of Soundscan. Metallica has also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.  In December 2013, Metallica made history when they performed a rare concert in Antarctica, becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents all within a year, and earning themselves a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

METALLICA RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM- HARDWIRED…TO SELF DESTRUCT

~ The heavy metal band’s new album had already gained the #1 spot on       iTunes India on the day of its release and gained its Sixth                  No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart~

Classic American band Metallica dropped their latest album ‘Hardwired…to Self-Destruct’ on the 18th of November, 2016 marking their comeback after 8 years following’ Death Magnetic(2008).’

From being a trash and Heavy metal band to being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame through its release ‘Death Magnetic’ in 2008, the band sticks back to its original style in their newly released album consisting of 12 songs divided into two discs. The album marked a fresh beginning for the band with a new logo variant appearance known as the ‘Glitch’ logo.

Their title track ‘Hardwired’ received high accolades soon after its release with the entire album topping in over 57 countries.

The album songs ranges from slow to heavy rock music with some solos pieces by individual band members. Kirk Hammett yet again makes a mark with stellar solos lined up in the song ‘Here Comes Revenge.’

The album is said to have drawn inspiration from classic musicians such as ‘Slayer’ and Amy Winehouse’ with songs like ‘Am I Savage?’ and ‘Moth into Flame.’ The deluxe edition of the album consists of an additional soundtrack ‘Lord of Summer’.  Metallica indeed has made a thumping comeback with all of their music video being released on a single day along with their interesting ‘in the making’ versions of each. Hardwired…to Self-Destruct builds on Death Magnetic with an added element from all its previous albums starting from Kill ‘Em All to Master Of Puppets to Load taking the band further ahead in the league.

In an unprecedented move for Metallica, the band released music videos for each song from the album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct on 16th and 17th November on www.metallica.com New songs and their videos were premiered continuously over the 48 hour span featuring videos that were shot around the globe –giving fans the opportunity to hear the long awaited Metallica album.

METALLICA TO RELEASE ITS 11TH STUDIO ALBUM "HARDWIRED.TO SELF-DESTRUCT"

METALLICA TO RELEASE HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT NOVEMBER 18TH ON                        THEIR OWN BLACKENED RECORDINGS                             PRE-ORDER NEW STUDIO ALBUM TODAY AT METALLICA.COM                     NEW SONG “HARDWIRED” AVAILABLE EVERYWERE TODAY                               WATCH VIDEO FOR “HARDWIRED” HERE 

Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The 2 CD / 2 Vinyl set is the Grammy® Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s first studio album since 2008’s multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired…To Self-Destruct is available for pre-order at www.Metallica.com starting today in various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions. The album is produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic. 

“Has it really been eight years?  Doesn’t feel like it!  Nudge, nudge, wink, wink,” said Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.  “We’re obviously beyond psyched to share new tunes with all our friends out there.  We’ve been rockin’ along in the studio with Greg on and off for the last 18 months firing up the creative engines again. Putting new music out there, getting in your faces once again and all that comes with it is what we love to do more than anything else, so strap yourselves in … INCOMING!”

“Hardwired,” the first track to be released from the forthcoming album was played for the first time earlier today during a live remote broadcast from Metallica’s HQ in the Bay Area. During an interview with Minneapolis rock station 93X discussing the band’s performance at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20th, Lars Ulrich stunned 93X’s Pablo by unleashing the incendiary song for the first time, much to the surprise (and delight) of the station, as well as fans around the world. “Hardwired” will be delivered as an instant download to fans who preorder the album. 

 Metallica also premiered the official video for “Hardwired” today.  The clip can be viewed HERE.

Metallica will perform this Saturday, August 20th, at U.S. Bank Stadium — the new home of the Minnesota Vikings. The band’s performance will be the first rock concert at the venue and tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes. Fans can tune in from home via a Pandora live stream beginning at 10 pm EST at http://pdora.co/metallicalive. Individual songs from the concert will also spin on Pandora. To listen, log in to your Pandora account or create a new one for free if you live in U.S., Australia or New Zealand. Fans outside of those countries can access the live stream at www.livemetallica.com.

Additionally, in celebration of Saturday’s performance, the band will be launching the official Metallica Pop-Up Store in Minneapolis this weekend. The store will have exclusive show merchandise and items not available anywhere else (including inside the stadium) as well as a wide selection of classic Metallica merch. The Metallica Pop-Up Store will be located at 401 2nd Ave North and open on Friday, August 19th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM and Saturday, August 20th from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Stay tuned for more details on Hardwired…To Self-Destruct in the coming weeks.

TRACKLISTING

Regular Album (on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats):

Disc One

1. Hardwired

2. Atlas, Rise!

3. Now That We’re Dead

4. Moth Into Flame

5. Am I Savage?

6. Halo On Fire

Disc Two

1. Confusion

2. Dream No More

3. ManUNkind

4. Here Comes Revenge

5. Murder One

6. Spit Out The Bone 

Deluxe Version (On CD & Vinyl only):

Disc One

1.         Hardwired

2.         Atlas, Rise!

3.         Now That We’re Dead

4.         Moth Into Flame

5.         Am I Savage?

6.         Halo On Fire

Disc Two

1.         Confusion

2.         Dream No More

3.         ManUNkind

4.         Here Comes Revenge

5.         Murder One

6.         Spit Out The Bone 

Disc Three

1.      Lords Of Summer

2.      Riff Charge (Riff Origins)

3.      N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M.  (Riff Origins)

4.      Tin Shot (Riff Origins)

5.      Plow (Riff Origins)

6.      Sawblade (Riff Origins)

7.      RIP (Riff Origins)

8.      Lima (Riff Origins)

9.      91 (Riff Origins)

10.    MTO (Riff Origins)

11.    RL72 (Riff Origins)

12.    Frankenstein (Riff Origins)

13.    CHI (Riff Origins)

14.    X Dust (Riff Origins)

ABOUT METALLICA

Metallica formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and has become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. They have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991's Metallica (commonly referred to as The Black Album), with sales of nearly 17 million copies in the United States alone, making it the best-selling album in the history of Soundscan. Metallica has also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.  In December 2013, Metallica made history when they performed a rare concert in Antarctica, becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents all within a year, and earning themselves a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.