Metallica release ‘Atlas, Rise!’ on Halloween

Metallica treat fans this Halloween, offering a taster of what is to come from their forthcoming album

Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Metallica will unleash  ‘Atlas, Rise!’ to fans this coming Halloween. The song is the third track to be released from Metallica’s forthcoming album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, due for release on the band’s own Blackened Recordings on November 18th; following previously released tracks ‘Hardwired‘ and ‘Moth Into Flame‘.

A Halloween gift from Metallica 

To help fans get into the Halloween spirit, starting this Friday, October 28th, Metallica fans around the world can visit select independent record stores for the chance to obtain a free limited edition Hardwired…To Self-Destruct Halloween mask. Inside of each mask fans will find a special access code that will allow them to hear “Atlas, Rise!” 30-minutes prior to its official release on Halloween. To see a complete list of participating record stores, go HERE.

Metallica new album and tour dates

Hardwired…To Self-Destruct is Metallica’s first studio album since 2008’s multi-platinum Death Magnetic. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed Death Magnetic, and is available for pre-order at www.metallica.com in various configurations including: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Deluxe, and Deluxe Deluxe Versions.

The band have started to roll out dates for their ‘WorldWired’ Tour – which promises to take them to all corners of the globe.  Additional shows are being added all the time. See the dates that have been announced so far:

Oct 26^th                   Coliseo De Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Oct 29^th                    Parque Bicentenario, Quito, Ecuador

Nov 1^st                    Hipodromo De Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Nov 3^rd                    Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatamala City, Guatemala

Nov 5^th                    Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica

Jan 11^th 2017          Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea

Feb 3^rd                    Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Feb 5^th                    Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Feb 7^th                    Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Feb 9^th                    Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mar 25^th – 26^th Mar  Lollapalooza, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mar 31st – Apr 1st   Lollapalooza, Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 1^st – Apr 2nd    Lolloapalooza, Santiago Chile

Hardwired…To Self-Destruct is out on the 18th November through Blackened Recordings.