Metallica will be releasing "rare cuts, demos and rough mixes, and live rarities" as part of their new subscription-based vinyl club.
It's been a week of firsts for Metallica: not only did the band have a newly-discovered sea creature named after them last Friday, but now they've announced an entirely fresh venture with their very own subscription vinyl club: the appropriately-named Metallica Vinyl Club.
The series will see the metal legends – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo – releasing all sorts of "rare cuts, demos and rough mixes, and live rarities" from their extensive discography, with memberships also including other ’Tallica goodies, from 7" records to stickers, guitar picks or posters.
“As huge music fans ourselves, it’s been super exciting to see the resurgence of vinyl and how much enjoyment we all get collecting, exploring and connecting with other fans mining for lost treasures," the band say in a statement. "Those of us who love the look, feel and sonic warmth of vinyl are sorta in our little exclusive club, so with that in mind, we thought it would be fun to start adding to our collections on a regular basis.
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"The 2020 Vinyl Club Subscription will be available exclusively to Fifth Members and will bring you rare cuts, demos and rough mixes, and live rarities; who knows what we’ll dig up! Obviously they’ll all be cuts that have never been released on vinyl before. Each subscription includes a personalized membership card, four 7” vinyl records, and select releases throughout the year will include additional collectibles; this could be anything from exclusive stickers to picks or even posters! Join the Vinyl Club now; membership sign-ups for our inaugural year are open through Tuesday, March 31st at 11:59 PM EDT. Don’t wait! New memberships won’t be open again until the 2021 subscription year.
"We’re excited to kick off this new endeavor, and whether you get the subscription for yourself or a friend (makes a great gift!), we hope you have a blast collecting some good-old-school vinyl!”
Purchase your subscription to the Metallica Vinyl Club right here.
Catch Metallica live at the following dates this year:
April
15 Santiago, CHL – Estadio Nacional (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
18 Buenos Aires, ARRG – Camp Argentino de Polo (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
21 Porto Alegre, BRA – Arena do Gremio (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
23 Curitiba, BRA – Estadio Couto Pereira (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
25 Sao Paulo, BRA – Estadio do Morumbi (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
27 Belo Horizonte, BRA – Estadio do Mineirao (w/ Greta Van Fleet)
May
1-3 Concord, NC – Epicenter Festival
8-10 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
September
26 TBA – Global Citizen Festival
October
9-11 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
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