Paul McCartney Releases New Album 

The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Available Now via MPL/Capitol Records Here

Watch Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal In Conversation Here

Download Hi-Res Album Artwork & Press Photographs Here 
Credit: Mary McCartney / MPL Communications

Paul McCartney’s new studio album The Boys of Dungeon Lane is released today. Listen here.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is not only the first new solo album from Paul McCartney in over five years; it is a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs, from one of the most culturally significant figures of our time. Turning the lens inward, Paul revisits the formative years that shaped both his life, and the very foundations of modern popular culture. The album is arguably his most personal and introspective to date, untold stories that transport the listener back to where it all began. The new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the story before THE story.

Record stores nationwide will celebrate the release of The Boys of Dungeon Lane with indie release parties across the weekend from May 29-31. Fans are invited to gather in-store to hear the album, connect with fellow McCartney fans, and take part in exclusive release party offerings including postcard giveaways with photos from Paul’s personal archive, tote bags with purchase, and a chance to win a special canvas print. A highly limited silver vinyl edition with photo print of the new album will also be available to purchase exclusively at participating release parties. Find a participating store near you for dates, times and details.

Since the new album was announced The Boys of Dungeon Lane has been surrounded by excitement from fans and media all over the world: 

“exults in McCartney’s lifelong musical playfulness”—The New York Times

“a late-career masterpiece” — Rolling Stone ★★★★

“McCartney’s best album of the 21st Century” — Variety

“a must-play for any Beatles fan” — Associated Press

“delightfully Beatle-esque in parts in terms of melodies, instrumentation, bold tempo and stylistic changes and, of course, McCartney’s vocals, which sound by turns sturdy and robust and then delicate and vulnerable” — Billboard

“The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a joyous late-career reminder of McCartney’s melodic genius” — Daily Telegraph ★★★★★

“McCartney gets back to his best” — The i Paper ★★★★

“his gift for Melody is undimmed” — BBC

“an album about life passing that leaves you with a sense of optimism: pure Macca, in other words” — The Times ★★★★

“his gift for melody still astounds” — The Guardian ★★★★

“Macca delivers some of his most personal and introspective songwriting in years on The Boys of Dungeon Lane” — The Independent ★★★★

“I find it impossible to listen to The Boys of Dungeon Lane without feeling moved.” — FT ★★★★

“Sir Paul’s long and winding career is not ending with a whimper.” — Daily Mirror ★★★★

“His gift for staying grounded is written all over these 14 songs, which are strikingly modest and homespun.” — Mail On Sunday ★★★★

“Sir Paul’s new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is so drenched in emotion and honesty that you’d have to be a robot not to feel connected to him.” — Metro ★★★★

“reminiscence and romance from pop’s master craftsman” — MOJO ★★★★

“a record that bears repeated listening and is rich and nuanced” — Record Collector ★★★★

“magical” — Classic Pop Magazine ★★★★

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is out now via MPL/Capitol Records.

Track list:

As You Lie There
Lost Horizon
Days We Left Behind
Ripples in a Pond
Mountain Top
Down South
We Two

Come Inside
Never Know
Home to Us 
Life Can Be Hard
First Star of the Night
Salesman Saint
Momma Gets By

MIKE D 

“WHAT WE GOT”

NEW SONG OUT NOW

WATCH THE VISUALIZER HERE

“‘Switch Up’ really does have some of the same spirit as late-period Beastie Boys… He sounds energized, and it’s good to hear him again.” 
— STEREOGUM

“Dope… Experimental and high energy… 15 years later Mike D sounds hungry and passionate.” 
— UPROXX / HIPHOP DX 

Mike D follows the “souped-up flavor for your ears” (BILLBOARD) of his recent debut solo single “Switch Up” with the anthemic stomp of “What We Got.” The second helping of the first new music from a Beastie Boy in 15 years, “What We Got” evokes a kindred vibe to “Switch Up” with another unique sonic palette that “feels less like a return to form than a new approach overall” (ROLLING STONE).

With its measured and deliberate tempo and walls of distorted guitars, “What We Got” is the second song to be released from a series of experimental sessions with Mike, his sons Davis and Skyler along with musicians Jason Lader, Benjamin Pacheco, Kevin Rhomberg, Carter Lang and Tyran Donaldson. It was produced by Carter Lang & Tyran Donaldson and mixed by Derek “MixedByAli” Ali at No Name Studios. 

The release of “What We Got” arrives on the eve of Mike’s sold out New York shows May 22 and 23 at Xanadu Roller Arts in Brooklyn. Hailed by GRIMY GOODS as “a wild good time,” the Mike D live experience has been playing a handful of intimate pop-up shows in non-traditional venues including Los Angeles’ Plaza Nightclub & Dance Hall, Malibu’s Brothers Marshall Surf Shop, The Ojai Valley Women’s Club and Sid the Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena CA. Additionally, Mike D’s first ever European live dates get underway this summer, full routing is: 

5th June: 26 Leake St, London, UK
6th June: 26 Leake St, London, UK
10th June: Saalchen, Berlin, Germany
13th June: Primavera Sound Festival, Porto, Portugal
14th June: Beyond The Pale Festival, Wicklow, Ireland
16th June: La 2 de Apolo Nitsa, Barcelona, Spain
18th June: Blender at Bolwerk, Kortrijk, Belgium
19th June: De Casino, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
20th June: Beyond The Streets, Paris, France

Photo Credit: Jack Coleman

ST. VINCENT
LIVE IN LONDON!
VINYL ALBUM OUT JULY 10

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

“Digital Witness” Live at BBC Proms Video Live Now

North American Orchestral Tour Begins June 2

“… trades guitars and electronics for swells of orchestral sound, luxuriating in physicality and ensemble richness”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES

Pre-orders are live now for the first ever vinyl pressing of St. Vincent’s Live in London! (Total Pleasure/Virgin Music Group), which arrives in the physical world July 10.

Released digitally March 20, Live in London! is a living document of St. Vincent’s majestic BBC Proms performance last year at London’s Royal Albert Hall in which she was accompanied by the 60-piece Jules Buckley Orchestra. The album captures the historic occasion that found Annie Clark, Buckley and the orchestra reimagining 19 classics, staples and rarely played deep cuts spanning the St. Vincent catalog from 2007’s solo debut Marry Me up to 2024’s multiple-GRAMMY-winning All Born Screaming.

The opening of pre-orders for the vinyl edition of Live in London! is accompanied by the premiere of the BBC Proms rendition of St. Vincent’s classic “Digital Witness,” which can be seen at https://stv.lnk.to/DWLive

For those looking to experience the St. Vincent songbook live in its orchestrally embellished splendor, her limited run of North American orchestral performances begins June 2 in Pittsburgh and runs through August 2 at the Hollywood Bowl.

See below for a list of confirmed dates—all featuring local orchestras with Jules Buckley conducting. To purchase tickets visit ​​https://stv.lnk.to/Tour

June 2 – Heinz Hall – Pittsburgh, PA (w/ The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
June 4 – Symphony Hall – Boston, MA (w/ The Boston Pops)
June 6 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA (w/The Philly Pops)
June 23 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA (w/ The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
June 25 – Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA (w/ The National Symphony Orchestra)
June 27 – Ottawa Jazz Festival – Ottawa, ON (w/ The NAC Orchestra)
June 28 – Le Festival International de Jazz – Montreal, QC (w/ orchestra) 
June 30 – Roy Thomson Hall – Toronto, ON (w/ orchestra)
July 2 – Lincoln Center – David Geffen Hall – New York, NY (w/ The New York Philharmonic)
July 22 – Kresge Auditorium – Interlochen, MI (w/ orchestra)
July 24 – Detroit Opera House – Detroit, MI (w/ The Detroit Opera Orchestra)
July 25 – Ravinia – Chicago, IL (w/ The Chicago Symphony)
July 26 – Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park – Grand Rapids, MI 
July 30 – Davies Symphony Hall – San Francisco, CA (w/ The San Francisco Symphony)
August 1 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA (w/ The San Diego Symphony Orchestra)
August 2 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA (w/ The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra)

The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal

Short Film Starring Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal Premiering Exclusively on Amazon Live and Amazon Music Monday, May 25 at 8am PT

Directed by Charlotte Wells
Concept & Creative Direction by David Lane

“It was one of the greatest personal and professional privileges of my life to sit down with Paul. To hear the stories behind The Boys of Dungeon Lane. To hear about his creative process. It’s a day I’ll never forget.” — Paul Mescal

Paul McCartney, MPL Productions, Capitol Records, Amazon Live, and Amazon Music are proud to announce the premiere of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, an intimate conversation between Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal exploring the memories, relationships, events, and stories that inform McCartney’s forthcoming album of the same name.

The film finds McCartney reliving the memories and inspirations that form the foundation of the new album with Mescal — who will star as McCartney in Sam Mendes’ forthcoming biopics The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event — offers questions and insights that guide the dialogue. Over the course of the conversation, The Boys of Dungeon Lane tracks  “Down South”, “Home to Us”, “Lost Horizon”, “Salesman Saint”, and “Days We Left Behind” are brought to life via revelations about McCartney’s songwriting, early memories of his parents and bandmates and more.

Fans can stream the conversation exclusively on  Amazon Live and in the Amazon Music app on Monday, May 25 beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Additionally, fans can pre-order the Amazon exclusive White Vinyl Edition of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, available at the Official Paul McCartney Store on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Music app. The album will be available to stream on Amazon Music starting Friday, May 29.

Set for release May 29 via MPL/Capitol Records and featuring first single “Days We Left Behind” and first ever duet with Ringo Starr “Home to Us”, The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs, from one of the most culturally significant figures of our time. Turning the lens inward, McCartney revisits the formative years that shaped both his life, and the very foundations of modern popular culture. The album is arguably his most personal and introspective to date, untold stories that transport the listener back to where it all began. The new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the story before THE story.

FOO FIGHTERS
“OF ALL PEOPLE”
NEW VIDEO FEATURING EXTREME SKIING CREW BPC

WATCH HERE

“Just when I thought I’d seen it all, I discovered BPC and snowless skiing. It’s either the gnarliest extreme sport I’ve ever seen, the most fun anyone can have before a guaranteed trip to the hospital, or both. It’s an honor to be the soundtrack to this madness.” —Dave Grohl

“Of All People,” the 2:35 blast of sonic fury from Foo Fighters’ new album Your Favorite Toy, whose “driving rhythm and raw production capture the urgency and emotion that defined punk at its core” (PARADE), has been given an appropriately gnarly visual interpretation.

Director Alex Acy recruited Swiss extreme skiers BPC (Buldoz Project Crew) — infamous for their snowless skiing daredevilry on surfaces ranging from concrete and glass to random off-snow terrain — to visualize the album’s incendiary second song. The result is two and a half minutes of BPC skiers Flaco, Blasco Paterno Castello, Mael Bovey, Jordy, and Andrea de Angelis pushing the limits of extreme skiing while Foo Fighters pin db meters in the red.

On discovering BPC and its commitment to adapting skiing to places where it shouldn’t be possible, Acy says: “I found one of their videos on YouTube a year ago and I knew I had to meet them. We chatted a lot before figuring out how we could create something together. I was totally floored by their personalities and their way of seeing life. It takes a certain charisma to take on such stupid and dangerous stunts with style.”Get your pads and helmets on and check out “Of All People” HERE. For updates on Foo Fighters’ current Take Cover tour, go to https://foofighters.com/tour-dates/

RADIOHEAD’S MOTION PICTURE HOUSE: KID A MNESIA
NEW DATES ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND

WATCH THE FINAL TRAILER HERE

Photo Credit: Kate Izor

“downright sensational.”
– ARTNET

“formidable… entrancing and trippy, hypnotic.”
– ARTNEWS

 “sounds and looks amazing.”
– BROOKLYN VEGAN

 “Amazing… [the] film is incredible and moving.”
– CONSEQUENCE

 “surreal, disorienting and moving…powerful”
–GOTHAMIST/WNYC

 “Immersive, incredible…brilliant”
– ROLLING STONE

Following a rave reception to its Coachella debut, Radiohead’s Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia is now officially open in Brooklyn, NY.  Due to popular demand, new dates have been added. 

The Brooklyn run will now extend through end of June. In addition to the available Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday showings, Radiohead and AEG have added Wednesdays featuring exclusive discounts for college students. Any person with an .edu address can register to purchase tickets at a 30% discount. The college student special will be available every Wednesday in each city where Motion Picture House is open 

See below for a full list of dates.

Motion Picture House is a large-scale audiovisual installation built to house Kid A Mnesia, a film comprised of the artwork Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood created during the making of landmark Radiohead albums Kid A and Amnesiac, set to a soundtrack derived from those original multitracks. Motion Picture House will also host galleries featuring full scale artwork by Yorke and Donwood from that era. 

A final trailer is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7gCyfo1c_M

Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia is open Wednesday**, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday over the following weeks.
**Additional Wednesday slots available with exclusive discount to college students.

May 6 – June 28
Brooklyn – Agger Fish Building 

July 30- August 23 
Chicago – Cinespace Studio 

October 27- November 15 
Mexico City – La Maravilla Studios

January 14 – February 7 
San Francisco – Palace of Fine Arts

More information can be found at kida-mnesia.com

SOCIAL DISTORTION
“The Way Things Were”
Third Advance Track From Born To Kill Available Now

New Album Out May 8th on Epitaph Records

Appearing May 7th on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!Check Out the Lyric Video HERE

Photographer Credit: Jonathan Weiner

Social Distortion has released “The Way Things Were,” the third and final song to be released in advance of the band’s long-awaited eighth album, Born To Kill, out May 8th via Epitaph Records.

An emotionally charged reminiscence in the vein of classics “Story of My Life” and “I Was Wrong,” “The Way Things Were” is a potent distillation of the Social D ethos, featuring lyrics like “I wrote a song with a stolen riff / If you ain’t got a song you ain’t got shit.”

“The Way Things Were” can be heard alongside the anthemic “Partners In Crime” and the album’s previously unveiled title track at https://socialdistortion.ffm.to/borntokill

Social Distortion will give that title track its network television debut, when the band returns to JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! on Thursday, May 7th. Check local listings for further details.

Born To Kill is more than the conclusion to a 15-year wait between Social Distortion albums, it’s a revelation: 11 songs of pure, unadulterated rock fury, joy and catharsis, all imbued with the signature blend of defiance and world-weariness that has made Ness a poet and sage to the dispossessed for more than 40 years.

Hailed by ROLLING STONE as “still full of piss and vinegar,” Born To Kill wastes no time letting the listener know where its heart is: its hard-charging title track — surpassing 4 million streams in the month since it dropped — paying respects to Lou Reed (“Rock ’n’ Roll Animal gonna come your way!”) and Iggy and the Stooges (“The agenda is yeah to Search and Destroy”) and lionizing David Bowie (“It’s a Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”) on “Partners In Crime.” This is a man, a band, and a record that wear their influences proudly while creating timeless anthems and ballads that chart Social Distortion’s path forward while celebrating its storied past.

The track listing for Born To Kill is:

Born To Kill
No Way Out
The Way Things Were
Tonight
Partners In Crime
Crazy Dreamer
Wicked Game
Walk Away (Don’t Look Back)
Never Goin’ Back Again
Don’t Keep Me Hanging On
Over You

Co-produced by Ness and Dave Sardy, and featuring guest appearances from Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Lucinda Williams, and collaborative cover art by Ness and Shepard Fairey, Born To Kill is the latest installment in a remarkable catalog that spans nearly three generations, including Mommy’s Little Monster (1983), Prison Bound (1988), the RIAA gold-certified Social Distortion (1990) and Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996), Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll (2004), and Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011).

Social Distortion will support Born To Kill with an extensive North American tour, featuring support from The Descendents and The Chats. The tour recently added four new shows in July, and runs through October 3 in San Diego. The Descendents and The Chats support August 25—October 3. Support for the July dates is TBD. For tickets and further information, see below or go to https://www.socialdistortion.com/tours

SOCIAL DISTORTION
North American Tour 2026

July 17 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS
July 19 — Burlington, VT — Higher Ground Ballroom
July 20 —  Portland, ME — State Theatre
July 22 — New Haven, CT — Toad’s Place
August 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
August 28 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
August 29 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
August 31 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
September 1 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
September 3 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
September 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
September 5 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony Summer Stage  (SOLD OUT)
September 8 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
September 9 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
September 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
September 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
September 14 – Toronto, ONT – HISTORY (SOLD OUT)
September 15 – Toronto, ONT – HISTORY
September 17 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit (SOLD OUT)
September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
September 22 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
September 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
September 25 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas  (SOLD OUT)
September 26 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort – Grand Theatre (SOLD OUT)
September 28 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic  (SOLD OUT)
September 29 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
October 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)
October 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT)
October 3 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park

Paul McCartney Announced First-Ever Duet with Ringo Starr at Special London Fan Event Today

“Home to Us”

Featuring Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri

The New Single, Available from Friday May 8th

Taken From The Forthcoming New Album The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Out May 29th via MPL/Capitol Records – Available to Pre-Order Now

Download Hi-Res Photograph Here Credit Sonny McCartney / MPL Communications

Speaking at a special fan album playback event today at London’s Abbey Road Studios, Paul McCartney revealed his first-ever duet with Ringo Starr. Titled “Home to Us”, the song will be released this week on Friday May 8th and is the second song to be released from Paul’s forthcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

Today Paul surprised 50 lucky fans invited for an exclusive first listen of his new album, joining them inside Abbey Road Studio Two to share stories behind the new songs and recordings.

Following the rapturously received “Days We Left Behind,” “Home to Us” is Paul’s first ever duet with Ringo Starr, and features backing vocals from Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri. The song was formed around a drum track Paul invited Ringo to record for the album with producer Andrew Watt, and marks the only song on The Boys of Dungeon Lane that features a guest drummer. Paul plays the majority of the instruments on the new record – much in the spirit of his 1970 solo debut album, McCartney. 

Speaking about “Home to Us”, Paul said: “Ringo went round to the studio and drummed a bit. I said to Andrew, we should make a track and send it to him. So this song is done totally with Ringo in mind. In writing the song I’m talking about where we came from. In common with a lot of people, you come from nothing and you build yourself up. Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us. I made the song around that idea and sent it to Ringo. He sent me back a version where he just added some lines to the chorus, so I thought, maybe he doesn’t like it. I rang him and he said he thought I only wanted him to sing one or two lines, and I said I’d love to hear him sing the whole thing. So we took my first line, Ringo’s second line, and then we had a duet. We’d never done that before. Then we wanted some backing vocals and I had the idea it would be nice to hear girls. Chrissie Hynde said she’d do it, and Sharleen Spiteri, they’re mates. So they did it.”

Since the new album was announced, The Boys of Dungeon Lane has been surrounded by excitement from fans and media all over the world, and that anticipation reached fever pitch today. Awed fans in attendance have been describing the experience as an inconceivable dream come true.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is not only the first new solo album from Paul McCartney in over five years; it is a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs, from one of the most culturally significant figures of our time. Turning the lens inward, Paul revisits the formative years that shaped both his life, and the very foundations of modern popular culture. The album is arguably his most personal and introspective to date, untold stories that transport the listener back to where it all began. The new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the story before THE story.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is released on May 29th via MPL/Capitol Records.

Track list

As You Lie There
Lost Horizon
Days We Left Behind
Ripples in a Pond
Mountain Top
Down South
We Two

Come Inside
Never Know
Home to Us 
Life Can Be Hard
First Star of the Night
Salesman Saint
Momma Gets By

Download Hi-Res Album Artwork & New Press Photograph Here

FOO FIGHTERS
“SPIT SHINE” 
VIDEO OUT NOW

Blood! Guts! Thrift Store Zombies! A Huge Ass Lemmy Mural!

Foo Fighters get their zombie apocalypse on with their gore-geous new compact horror epic “Spit Shine.” Written and directed by Dave Grohl, with casting by Harper Grohl (who also features in the video), “Spit Shine” is a nightmare come true for connoisseurs of disemboweling, dismemberment and rock and roll.

METALLICA 
RELOAD (REMASTERED) 
LIMITED EDITION DELUXE BOX SET OUT JUNE 26th

FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL INCLUDING DEMOS, ROUGH MIXES, VIDEO, LIVE RECORDINGS & MORE

PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW AT https://metallica.lnk.to/reloadreissue

“The Memory Remains (Remastered)” and “The Memory Remains (Live in Philadelphia)” Video Out Now

Metallica has announced the definitive re-release of its quadruple platinum seventh studio album ReLoad, to be released June 26th via the band’s own Blackened Recordings.

Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the ReLoad Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set is available now for pre-order at https://metallica.lnk.to/reloadreissue where full package details and track listings can be viewed. Pre-orders of the Deluxe Box will receive instant grat versions of “The Memory Remains” including the remastered original recording, Instrumental Mix, Take 18 Floor Take, and Live in Brisbane.

ReLoad (Remastered) is available in formats including standard 180g 2LP, Wal-Mart exclusive color 140g 2LP, CD, 3CD Expanded Edition, cassette and digital (including a Spatial Audio mix using Atmos). Pre-orders and pre-saves of all configurations include “The Memory Remains (Remastered)” instant grat. Additionally, “The Memory Remains (Live in Philadelphia)” video is live now at https://metallica.lnk.to/TheMemoryRemainsPhilly97

The ReLoad Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set is a passionately and thoroughly curated document of 1997-1998 era Metallica, bursting with exclusives including previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances, on-air and television appearances, and much more. This one-time numbered pressing features the remastered ReLoad album on 180g double vinyl, “The Memory Remains” 7”, and Live at Ministry of Sound ’97, a 140g triple album recorded live. The set’s 15 CDs range from the remastered ReLoad album to never-before-released collections of riffs, demos and rough mixes, B-Sides and rarities, and a wealth of live material, while its 4 DVDs offer a plethora of behind the scenes, in-studio and live footage, on-air and television appearances, the band’s pop-up performance at the CoreStates Complex Parking Lot in Philadelphia, visits to Seoul, and more. Rounding out the box’s content are memorabilia including a pack of 13 Rorschach Test cards, an 11×17 Gimme Fuel poster, a sticker, a Pushead print, a 10-pack of guitar/bass picks, lyric sheets, three laminated tour passes and a deluxe 128-page book with never-before-seen photos and stories from whose who were there.

The release of ReLoad (Remastered) also marks the opening of the #GetTheReLoadOut fan cover competition. Last year, thousands of Metallica fans across social media submitted their interpretations of Load tracks for the #GetTheLoadOut Fan Cover Competition. The band is opening up round two — this time as #GetTheReLoadOut — to celebrate the ReLoad reissue with a new second category: In addition to the more traditional musical covers, performance and visual artists are also invited to participate. A different track off the album will be highlighted each week throughout the competition, culminating in two Grand Prize Winners each taking home a Metallica-autographed ReLoad Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set.

Originally released November 18, 1997, ReLoad was the third consecutive Metallica album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, ultimately spending nearly 80 weeks on the chart and attaining #1 status in six countries, and top 10 in nearly a dozen more. The 1995-1997 sessions at The Plant in Sausalito CA that yielded both ReLoad and Load found James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted exploring expanded creative terrain and pushing the boundaries of Metallica’s sonic identity. On ReLoad, this meant bold decisions ranging from the inclusion of hurdy-gurdy and violin on the somber “Low Man’s Lyric” to Marianne Faithfull’s haunting guest vocal on “The Memory Remains.” Like its 1996 predecessor, ReLoad has only grown in stature in the years since its release, with its incendiary opener “Fuel” and the timeless “The Memory Remains” remaining staples of the band’s setlists on the ongoing M72 World Tour.

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn