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METALLICA ‘72 SEASONS GLOBAL PREMIERE’ COMING TO MOVIE THEATERS WORLDWIDE APRIL 13 FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY


Metallica and Trafalgar Releasing are excited to extend an open invitation to a worldwide listening party: the global premiere of Metallica’s forthcoming 12th studio album, 72 Seasons. For one night only on Thursday, April 13, 72 Seasons will be played in full in pummeling surround sound, exclusively for cinema audiences worldwide—with every one of the new songs featuring its own music video and exclusive commentary from the band. The result will offer fans an unforgettable night as they experience 72 Seasons first and fully on the eve of its April 14 release date. View a 72 Seasons – Global Premiere announcement video from Metallica HERE.

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Apocalyptica Song Featured In Tim Burton’s Netflix Series ‘Wednesday’


The world’s most successful cello metal band Apocalyptica received pleasant surprising news last week: the third episode of Netflix’s newly released Wednesday series, which immediately became a hit, also includes Apocalyptica’s already iconic version of Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters single. Danny Elfman, Burton’s trusted man, is responsible for the score music for Tim Burton’s Addams Family series.

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METALLICA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ’72 SEASONS’ & SHARE NEW SONG/VIDEO “LUX ÆTERNA” + WORLD TOUR


Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track 72 Seasons is Metallica’s first full length collection of new material since 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. The album will be released in formats including 2LP 140g black vinyl and limited edition variants, CD and digital—for a full listing of configurations, pre-orders and further information, go to metallica.com/72-seasons-info.

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Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary becomes the fastest-selling Download Festival ever


Download Festival is witnessing its fastest ever selling year, with Early Bird tickets and the much sought-after RIP packages selling out in record time, following the launch party on Monday at London’s NoMad hotel. Celebrating an incredible 20 years, the special 20th anniversary edition, taking place for the first time over 4 days on 8-11 June 2023, will feature headliners Bring Me The Horizon, Slipknot and Metallica, who will perform two headline sets with no repeat songs. Also announced were over 60 bands including the likes of Evanescence, Placebo, Parkway Drive, The Distillers, Within Temptation, Ghost, Disturbed, an exclusive reunion from The Blackout and many more.


 
Book tickets now and be part of this historical event: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets.

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2023 CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FOUR HEADLINE SLOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME


Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, is back to celebrate its epic 20 year legacy with four headline sets for the first time ever. Announced today are headliners Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica, who will deliver two massive no-repeat performances. This year the festival will take place over four days on 8-11 June 2023 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. General tickets are onsale at 10am on Thursday 10 November at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
 

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ARMORED DAWN Explores Dark Emotional Issues with Brutal New Single, “Tides”!


After a successful comeback with the official music video for “S.O.S.”, Brazil based, Progressive Metal band ARMORED DAWN has released their newest single “Tides”, bringing down even more heaviness. However, like the previous song, this current single also addresses deeper sentimental themes, such as melancholy, and is the second single off of the band’s upcoming album, Brand New Way.

“Tides” was recorded at renowned Dharma Studios and mixed by renowned producerChris Lord Alge (MuseGreen DayNickelback), while mastering was handled by Ted Jensen (Bring Me The HorizonEvanescenceMetallica).

The current lineup of Armored Dawn, which includes Eduardo Parras (vocals), Tiago de Moura and Timo Kaarkoski (guitars), Heros Trench (bass), Rafael Agostino (keyboards) and Chris Oliveira (drums), continues to work on future releases.

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The band’s upcoming album, Brand New Way, was produced and recorded at the renowned Dharma Studios, in São Paulo, by Rodrigo Oliveira and Heros Trench, mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and mastered by Ted Jensen, two top names in North American music production. Acclaimed since the 1980s, having won 5 Grammys, Chris Lord-Alge has worked with some of the world’s greatest music legends such as James BrownPrinceJoe Cocker, and Tina Turner, as well as legendary soundtracks such as Rocky IV and Batman.

Sound engineer Ted Jensen, renowned for his work at the renowned Sterling Sound studio, has mastered albums by the EaglesJean Michel JarreSantana, and Norah Jones, for which he received a Grammy in 2002. In the heaviest fields of music, he worked on the most recent albums by The Pretty RecklessDeath by Rock & Roll, and Death Magnetic, by Metallica, as well as albums by bands such as KornDisturbedAlice in Chains, and Papa Roach.

Create a concept, find the right partners, work to make it all cohesive and invest in the potential to pursue your goals. From this perspective, Armored Dawn appeared in 2014 and became relevant in the Brazilian metal scene. After all, they toured alongside great bands such as SaxonMegadethScorpionsWhitesnakeEuropeHammerfallRhapsodyFates WarningSabatonTarja, in addition to participating in the Motörboat, the cruise of the legendary Motörhead.

The first two albums, Power of Warrior (2016) and Barbarians in Black (2018), were produced by important professionals such as Tommy Hansen (HelloweenJorn), Bruno Agra (We Are Harlot) and Kato Khandwala (The Pretty RecklessPapa Roach). The third, Viking Zombie, was produced, mixed and mastered by Rodrigo Oliveira and Heros Trench, who is a veteran producer, with more than 200 bands under his belt and a Latin Grammy winner.

Presenting a sophisticated and versatile metal, the group collects great works in music videos, such as the super production “Sail Away” and “Beware of the Dragon”, shown in all movie theaters in Brazil during the trailers for the movie Aquaman. Besides them, “Ragnarok” and “Animal Uncaged” (recorded at the Rockfest Festival, at Allianz Parque, São Paulo, when they played to around 37,000 people) have millions of views on YouTube.

During the pandemic, they released the single “Stronger Together”, very well accepted by the fans, as well as the most recent, “S.O.S.”, which came out last July. The fourth album in Armored Dawn’s career is currently being produced by the band.