National contest has over $150,000 in prizes
Metallica announces the Metallica Marching Band Competition, a national challenge to marching bands of all levels to craft their most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved songs.
Marching bands entering the competition at metallicamarchingband.com will have access to a library of marching band charts, provided by Hal Leonard via sheetmusicdirect.com, for Metallica songs including: “Creeping Death,” “Enter Sandman,” “Fade To Black,” “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” “Fuel,” “Hit The Lights,” “Lux Æterna,” “Master of Puppets,” “One,” “Sad But True,” “Seek & Destroy,” “The Unforgiven,” and “Wherever I May Roam.”
Bands will compete in the five categories, including three collegiate and two high school divisions that will be narrowed down to five finalists by professional judges. Metallica will select the final prize winners in each category. Fan Favorite winners will be chosen by popular vote.
The victors in each category will win musical instruments and equipment for their school programs, furnished by Metallica and sponsors including Tama, KHS America, Zildjian, D’Addario, and Gator, in partnership with Sweetwater.
Video submissions for the Metallica Marching Band Competition are due by November 16, 2023, with voting beginning on November 17, 2023. Winners will be selected on December 1, 2023.
Metallica will release its 12th studio album, 72 Seasons, which is out Friday, April 14th via its own Blackened Recordings. The group will perform a weeklong Jimmy Kimmel Live! residency this week in celebration.
The band has teamed with Trafalgar Releasing to premiere the album on Thursday, April 13th with Metallica: 72 Seasons – Global Premiere, offering fans an unforgettable night as they see and hear the complete album on the big screen.
This summer, the band will embark on the M72 World Tour. Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey in North America only, and promoted by Live Nation, M72 will see the band playing two nights in every city it visits, with each No Repeat Weekend featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The M72 tour will feature a bold new in-the-round stage design that relocates the famed Metallica Snake Pit to center stage, as well as the I Disappear full-tour pass and more.
