Metallica Scholars Initiative Workforce Education Program Now
Nationwide in All 50 States

Year 6 is the largest grant to date with $2.6M committed, totaling more than $10M invested since inception

All Within My Hands (AWMH), the non-profit, philanthropic organization created by the members and management of Metallica, is incredibly proud to announce the largest expansion of its Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) and its largest grant to date. With the launch of year six, 18 new schools join the roster of existing MSI community colleges, with each new school receiving $75,000 to enhance the student experience within career and technical education programs. The Metallica Scholars Initiative now has a presence in 60 colleges across all 50 United States and the territory of Guam. 

“When we launched the Metallica Scholars Initiative, it really spoke to me. A collective goal of breaking the stigma of trade skills. Trade skills are vital to society, and what’s even more important is to support the many folks who are trying to create a career by learning and using these skills. I am so proud – we all are – to see how this program is changing lives by providing much-needed resources to empower students, and it’s great that we’re able to make our biggest grant yet to support these students and the future workforce. We are reaching even further for year six of the Metallica Scholars Initiative. This year, our program will be in 60 schools in all 50 states! All thanks to your support.”

-James ‘Papa Het’ Hetfield

Launched in 2019 by All Within My Hands in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), MSI began with 10 colleges and primarily manufacturing programs. With steady development by creative and dedicated leadership, MSI offers diverse workforce opportunities for students interested in gaining the skills and training necessary to find meaningful and well-paying careers. Additional curricula will include construction, healthcare, and engineering, contributing to more than 25 fields of study offered within the Initiative. To date, AWMH has invested over $10.5M in the American workforce, reaffirming a commitment to career and technical education at the local level.

“I am happy to congratulate the newest Metallic Scholarship Initiative community colleges. The sustained investment in workforce education by the All Within My Hands Foundation has benefitted thousands of community college students,” said Walter G. Bumphus, president and CEO of AACC. “This work helps to advance skills education and the nation’s workforce pipeline. We are honored to continue this partnership to provide critical resources that eliminate barriers for students to participate in skills education programs that lead to family-sustaining wage careers.”

By the end of year six, we estimate that we will have helped more than 8,000 students with a wide range of backgrounds and ages gain skills to assist in finding meaningful jobs and careers. Metallica Scholars are often considered nontraditional students, as many have families they support or are the first in their families to pursue a college education. AWMH and AACC aim to connect students to skill-building opportunities and bridge the talent needs of the American workforce, all while utilizing the community college system, which is the most affordable, flexible, and industry-relevant applied-learning training provider in the country. 

“Metallica, through their foundation, is changing how people view and engage with the trades in this country, and it is working,” stated Peter Delgrosso, Executive Director of All Within My Hands. “Metallica Scholars are diverse, motivated, and ambitious, and we are here to help them reach their goals. I am so proud and honored to be able to announce entrance into all 50 states as this is a significant milestone for not only our foundation but the incredible community we have helped foster and connect.”

We would like to thank our long-time sponsors and partners – Carhartt and Wolverine –our advisory board members, and, of course, to the Metallica Family who have supported AWMH and helped to continue growing this Initiative.

Newly Added Metallica Scholar Colleges:

• Arkansas Northeastern College – Blytheville, Ark.
• Bismarck State College – Bismarck, N.D.
• College of Southern Nevada – Las Vegas, Nev.
• College of Western Idaho – Nampa, Ind.
• Community College of Allegheny County – Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Community College of Rhode Island – Montpelier, Vt.
• Community College of Vermont – Warwick, R.I.
• Community College System of New Hampshire – Concord, N.H.
• CT State Asnuntuck – Enfield, Conn.
• Delaware Technical Community College – Dover, Del.
• Eastern Maine Community College – Bangor, Maine
• Flathead Valley Community College – Kalispell, Mont.
• Guam Community College – Barrigada, Guam
• Honolulu Community College – Honolulu, Hawaii
• Ivy Tech Fort Wayne/Warsaw Campus – Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Tulsa Community College – Tulsa, Okla.
• University of Alaska-Anchorage – Anchorage, Alaska
• *West Georgia Technical College – Waco, Ga.

*Pending AACC Membership

For a complete list of all 60 colleges currently supported by AWMH, visit allwithinmyhands.org/metallica-scholars.

About All Within My Hands
All Within My Hands (AWMH) is a non-profit, philanthropic organization conceived by the members and management of Metallica and dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. 100% of donations go directly to local organizations that the Foundation supports. To date, All Within My Hands’ collective efforts have raised over $15M— providing $8.2M in grants to career and technical education programs, over $3.6M to combat food insecurity, and more than $3.5M to disaster relief efforts. To learn more about All Within My Hands, visit AllWithinMyHands.org and follow us on Instagram, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

About AACC
As the voice of the nation’s community colleges, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), delivers educational and economic opportunity for more than 10 million diverse students in search of the American Dream. Uniquely dedicated to access and success for all students, AACC’s member colleges provide an on-ramp to degree attainment, skilled careers, and family-supporting wages. Located in Washington, D.C., AACC advocates for these not-for-profit, public-serving institutions to ensure they have the resources and support they need to deliver on the mission of increasing economic mobility for all. https://www.aacc.nche.edu/

METALLICA’s ALL WITHIN MY HANDS FOUNDATION
Presents
THE HELPING HANDS CONCERT & AUCTION 2024

DECEMBER 13 AT YOUTUBE THEATER IN LOS ANGELES

Tickets On Sale to the Public Friday, July 26 at 10 AM PDT

Metallica and its All Within My Hands foundation have confirmed that the fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction will take place December 13 at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

Hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s event will mark the return of AWMH’s Helping Hands Concert & Auction to L.A.—where the previous Helping Hands show in December 2022 raised approximately $3,000,000—100% of which went directly to All Within My Hands’ efforts supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, disaster relief and other critical local services—and featured appearances by Robert Downey Jr., Tony Hawk, St. Vincent, leaders from six of AWMH’s non-profit partner organizations and a set by Greta Van Fleet, all culminating in a very special acoustic/electric performance from Metallica.

All Within My Hands’ fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction promises to be another unforgettable night of music and philanthropy. This year’s lineup will be announced shortly, along with amazing items and experiences to be auctioned off, all to benefit the Foundation, with 100% of ticket and auction proceeds going directly to those in need. Established in 2017 as a way to give back to communities that have supported Metallica over the years, All Within My Hands has raised over $15 million – providing $8.2 million in grants to career and technical education programs including the ground-breaking Metallica Scholars Initiative, now in its sixth year, over $3.6 million to combat food insecurity, more than $3.5 million to disaster relief efforts.

Tickets go on sale for this unique event on Friday, July 26, at 10 AM PDT at ticketmaster.com.  For pre-sales, additional ticketing information, etc., click here. Finally, for those traveling from other parts of the world, travel packages, including both tickets and lodging, will be available at metallicatravel.com during both Fan Club presales as well as during the general sale.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Latest Episode of Vampire Campfire Podcast Out Now

Only God Was Above Us Tour Continues

Chicago Show To Feature Fun & Amusements

“showcased how skilled a live band Vampire Weekend has become”– Los Angeles Times

“Remarkable, really…”– Austin American Statesman

“Vampire Weekend isn’t getting older, it’s getting better”– Variety

“a nearly two-and-a-half-hour odyssey of pleasurable peculiarities that built and swerved and danced and blossomed, confounding assumptions at nearly every turn… [A] phenomenal run of songs goosed the venue with palpable energy”– Dallas Observer

“showstopping…places them among the live greats, the artists that can maintain careers long after their best material is out in the world. But Vampire Weekend are already there, matching the strength of their new material with the best shows of their lives.”– Uproxx

Vampire Weekend is back with the latest episode of their hit podcast, Vampire Campfire. The fourth installment brings the fire indoors as Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson come to you from their tour bus, where they take a break from their wildly successful and entirely SOLD OUT first run of dates from Austin, Houston, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Berkeley, CA. 

The conversation picks up where they last left off: The launch of their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us— currently a fixture on Best Albums of 2024 So Far lists (Billboard, Brooklyn Vegan, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Uproxx)—the launch of the tour, and of course other important insights into the consequential matters of the day.  

The next leg of the Only God Was Above Us tour will kick off at a SOLD OUT Red Rocks on July 19th and will grace stages across North America, the UK And Europe. 

Fans in Chicago will be treated to Vampire Weekend Presents: Fun and Amusements at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ahead of Vampire Weekend’s July 26 & 27 performances. Stay tuned for more exciting info here: http://vampireweekend.com/tour

Full routing here:

07/19/24 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/20/24 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
07/22/24 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
07/23/24 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater
07/25/24 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
07/26/24 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/27/24 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/30/24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
08/01/24 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
08/03/24 – St. Charles, IA – Hinterland*
09/19/24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
09/20/24 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
09/21/24 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
09/23/24 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
09/24/24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
09/25/24 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
09/27/24 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
09/28/24 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
09/30/24 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
10/01/24 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
10/02/24 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion
10/05/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10/06/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (Sunday Morning Show)
10/08/24 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion
10/09/24 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
10/11/24 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
10/12/24 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
10/13/24 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
10/15/24 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
10/17/24 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
11/29/24  – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
12/01/24  – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
12/02/24  – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
12/04/24  – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
12/05/24  – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
12/06/24  – Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls
12/08/24  – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
12/10/24  – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
12/13/24  – Paris, France – Adidas Arena
12/15/24  – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live

*Festival date

Veeps and GHOST Unleash RITE HERE RITE NOW Via Global Online Premiere

The Highest-Grossing Hard Rock Cinema Event Ever in North America to Follow Record-Breaking Theatrical Run with Global Premiere on Veeps on July 20, 2024

Stream Will Feature Exclusive In Conversation with Tobias Forge and Offer Exclusive Merch for Fans

GHOST, the GRAMMY-winning, chart-topping, and arena-headlining band known for their fiercely loyal fanbase and theatrical rock performances, is unleashing their hit debut feature film RITE HERE RITE NOW on home audiences everywhere following a record-smashing Top 10 worldwide box office performance, grossing over $5M across its four-day expanded release in cinemas. Streaming platform Veeps, which also debuted in its role as studio on the film, has announced an exclusive global online premiere of RITE HERE RITE NOW on Saturday, July 20, 2024. In addition to transporting viewers from their couches to the stage—and backstage—of Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the Veeps premiere will add to the rock n roll cinematic event of the summer: The RITE HERE RITE NOW stream will feature an exclusive In Conversation with GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge, Co-Director Alex Ross Perry, and live director Jim Parsons captured at the film’s London premiere and will be available to all fans worldwide. Tickets are $19.99, available now at https://veeps.events/ghost-rite-here-right-now. 

RITE HERE RITE NOW premiered globally in cinemas on June 20 through 23, with additional screenings added due to insatiable fan demand. It’s an unforgettable, immersive event that combines narrative storytelling with live performances from the sold-out two-night finale of the band’s RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 at Los Angeles’ iconic Kia Forum. Fans who purchase tickets to the stream will have the exclusive opportunity to access GHOST merchandise.

A phantasmagorical blend of live performance and cutaway sequences that immerses viewers in the technicolor melodrama of GHOST’s vaunted live rituals, the film picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running Chapters webisode series. It captures flesh and bone renditions of fan favorites from all five of GHOST’s albums, as well as the RIAA platinum-certified “Mary On A Cross,” interwoven with the silver screen debuts of familiar faces — all interacting behind the scenes with GHOST’s Papa Emeritus IV, as his future and fate lay in the hands of the Ministry.



Whether a devoted disciple reliving treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or a curious newcomer, RITE HERE RITE NOW  transports viewers into the heart of the performance. The film captures the essence of living in the moment, with a shadow of uncertainty looming, leaving the audience completely spellbound and enthralled by this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

For its theatrical run, which was distributed by Trafalgar (Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance), RITE HERE RITE NOW entered the Top 10 of the North America box office with a cumulative total gross of $2.65M, making it the highest-grossing hard rock cinema event ever in North America. After its opening weekend, it entered the worldwide Top 10 box office at No. 9 with a total gross of $5.04M worldwide. Regional highlights also included UK & Ireland with a $606K gross and No. 5 at the box office, Germany with a $332K gross and No. 3 at the box office, Mexico with a $326K gross and a No. 5 box office position for the weekend, and Australia with a $178K gross and No. 6 at the box office. The film has captivated audiences, receiving a stellar 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

GHOST: RITE HERE RITE NOW premieres online globally on Veeps on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 12:00pm PT/8:00pm BST. Fans can purchase tickets at https://veeps.events/ghost-rite-here-right-now for $19.99 for two weeks after the initial air date, with a 48-hour rewatch period after ticket purchase. 



About Veeps:

Veeps is the world’s leading streaming platform for live music and entertainment, connecting fans with their favorite artists through live and on-demand concerts, comedy shows, and more. Founded in 2018 by Joel and Benji Madden, Veeps has revolutionized the live music experience, streaming performances to millions of viewers worldwide for thousands of artists, including Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, and Kings of Leon. Veeps is available via veeps.com and on apps for Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, iOS, Samsung, and Android, and is a part of Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV).

GHOST’S RITE HERE RITE NOW
BECOMES HIGHEST-GROSSING HARD ROCK CINEMA EVENT EVER IN 
NORTH AMERICA 
& ENTERS TOP 10 AT THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE WITH $5.04M GROSS

Trafalgar Releasing is thrilled to announce the record-setting success for GHOST’s RITE HERE RITE NOW. Inclusive of the screenings on June 20 through 23, the unique feature-length concert/narrative film entered the worldwide Top 10 box office at No. 9 with a total gross of $5.04 million worldwide* from limited showtimes.

RITE HERE RITE NOW, which screened in 1,800+ cinemas across 49 territories, combines never-before-seen 2023 concert footage of GRAMMY award-winning rock band, GHOST, with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running Chapters series, directed by GHOST’s Tobias Forge and Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell).

RITE HERE RITE NOW entered the Top 10 of the North America box office with a cumulative total gross of $2.65M, making it the highest-grossing hard rock cinema event ever in North America. The film reached No. 3 at the June 20 box office with a gross of more than $1.12M and a per-screen average of $1,492 across 755 movie theaters. On June 21, it grossed more than $238K across 366 movie theaters. Continuing its success, it landed at No. 7 at the June 22 box office with a gross of more than $1.03M and a per-screen average of $1,376K across 751 movie theaters. Finally, on June 23, it grossed over $257K and a per-screen average of $718 across 358 movie theaters. 

Regional highlights also included UK & Ireland with a $606K gross and No. 5 at the box office, Germany with a $332K gross and No. 3 at the box office, Mexico with a $326K gross and a No. 5 box office position for the weekend, and Australia with a $178K gross and No. 6 at the box office.

Due to demand, further screenings have been added in select markets for this and next week. Full details are available at www.ritehereritenow.com.    

Tobias Forge said, “Having wanted to make a movie for most of my life, I was overwhelmed to see the interest our fans showed in the film before it was even released. Now as people seem to have not only seen it, but also seem to dig it… That really gets my motor humming. Thank you all!” 

Kymberli Frueh, SVP of Programming and Content Acquisitions at Trafalgar Releasing, said “We’re thrilled to be part of this historic moment for Ghost and their fans across the globe. RITE HERE RITE NOW proves there’s a huge appetite for concert films that deliver an unforgettable experience. It’s a testament to the power of music and the magic of seeing incredible concerts on the big screen and together with other fans.”

RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, mixed by Rich Costey, will be released worldwide on July 26 via Loma Vista Recordings. A fitting 18-song complement to GHOST’s debut feature film, the band’s first ever original soundtrack will be available on all formats (digital, CD, 2xLP). Pre-orders are live now here, and include the brand new studio recording “The Future is a Foreign Land,” revealed to the world during the film’s opening night, and the live version of “Absolution” as instant grat tracks.

* Worldwide gross is listed as of time of press release issuance. 

^ Exact screening dates varied between territories. Notable exceptions include Sweden and Denmark, where screenings were held on June 20 and 23, and France, where screenings were held on June 23 only.

About GHOST
Accumulating nearly 10 billion streams, GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock band and global sensation GHOST continues to bring the “euphoric spectacle” (ROLLING STONE) of its live shows to ever-growing crowds, most recently on last year’s triumphant RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023, which hit more than two dozen North American cities before its two-night finale at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. In March 2022, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reported in a Calendar cover story that GHOST had “conquered metal and the charts” when its fifth album IMPERA debuted at #1 in a sweep of the U.S. album charts, entering the BILLBOARD 200 at #2 and bowing at #1 in the band’s native Sweden, Germany and Finland, while cracking the top 5 in another half dozen or more countries. Featuring “Spillways”—hailed as a “sweetly constructed rock tune” by THE NEW YORK TIMES and later reimagined with Joe Elliott of Def Leppard—and the GRAMMY-nominated “Call Me Little Sunshine,” GHOST’s fifth #1 at Active Rock radio—IMPERA moved ROLLING STONE to remark, “GHOST predicted the pandemic, now the metal band is foretelling the fall of empires.” The album presented the most current and topical GHOST subject matter to date set against a darkly colorful melodic backdrop making IMPERA a listen like no other—yet unmistakably, quintessentially GHOST. Having closed out 2022 by cracking the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, with the RIAA platinum-certified “Mary on a Cross,” as well as IMPERA winning Favorite Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Best Rock Album of the Year at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, GHOST unveiled PHANTOMIME, a five-song covers EP including the version of Iron Maiden’s “Phantom of the Opera” that earned the band its fifth GRAMMY nomination. GHOST’s seemingly limitless ambition will soon take the band to the silver screen with the June 2024 theatrical premiere of the feature film RITE HERE RITE NOW.

About Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1984. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and worked at Kim’s Video in Manhattan. He is the director of the films Impolex, The Color Wheel, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth, Golden Exits, Her Smell and the writer of Disney’s Christopher Robin. He has directed music videos for GHOST, Pavement, Kim Gordon, Sleigh Bells and many more. He lives in Brooklyn.

About Trafalgar Releasing
Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries.  A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.

Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. 
Tune In This Weekend!

This weekend only, jump in to Fortnite to experience Metallica’s music like never before in Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. This immersive music experience journeys through five classic Metallica tracks plus — because this is a Metallica concert — the customary live intro of Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold.”

Watch the Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. concert teaser here

Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. will have six different showtimes across two days. Mark your calendars, because these times will be your only chance to experience the concert live in Fortnite:

Saturday, June 22, 2024

• 2 PM ET
• 5 PM ET
• 11 PM ET

Sunday, June 23, 2024

• 10 AM ET
• 2 PM ET
• 5 PM ET

Want to hear more about Metallica’s journey across Fortnite? Listen to this week’s “The Metallica Report” podcast where James Hetfield shares insight into how the band feels about taking over Fortnite. 

During the episode James shared: “It [Fortnite] was a really cool idea. And the way it was explained to me is it’s a whole ‘nother continent. And we’ve played all seven so might as well play the eighth one, you know. So let’s get in on that. And yeah, explore and be adventurous and see what comes out of this. Why would we not?” 

Listen to the full episode of The Metallica Report here and check out these clips on Instagram and X. 

HOW TO JUMP INTO METALLICA: FUEL. FIRE. FURY.

Watch our How to Video hereTo check out Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. you will need to download Fortnite. Fortnite is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android, PC and cloud-based streaming services. Learn how to access any of these options here.

Once you’re logged in and Fortnite is running, select the “Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury.” tile in the Discover screen (Fortnite’s menu).

The experience will be in Fortnite’s Discover screen for thirty minutes at each showtime, so even if you jump in later than the listed start time, you can still be part of the full show. 

You can jump into Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. with a party of up to four!

In case you missed it, 

On June 13, Metallica became the first band to take center stage across all Fortnite experiences, with Metallica-themed gameplay in Fortnite Festival, Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, and Rocket Racing. Additionally a new Season – and a new way to play Fortnite Festival (Battle Stage) – launched.

Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. – tune in this weekend!

GHOST

“THE FUTURE IS A FOREIGN LAND”

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED NEW STUDIO TRACK OUT NOW

FROM RITE HERE RITE NOW: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 

Out July 26 via Loma Vista Recordings 

Listen HERE

Taking the world by surprise with its debut during the opening night of GHOST’s first ever feature film RITE HERE RITE NOW, the never-before-heard “The Future is a Foreign Land” is cause for celebration amongst the millions of fans of GHOST’s legendary 1969 era. Long thought lost to the sands of time, “Future…” is the third song from the GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock icons’ timeless 1969 sessions featuring Papa Nihil fronting an early incarnation of the band — the same lineup that blessed us with the now-classic Seven Inches of Satanic Panic single. That single’s pair of GHOST swinging sixties staples — “Kiss the Go-Goat” and the RIAA-certified platinum Tik Tok phenomenon and Billboard Hot 100 breakthrough “Mary on a Cross” — has become an unholy trinity with the unearthing of “The Future is a Foreign Land.” While its wicked twangy guitar figures and portentous lyrics of an impending 1984 render the song instantly recognizable as an artifact of the era, “Future…” is suffused with presciently modern signatures of the contemporary GHOST sound. Ending with an optimistic nod to 2024, “Future…” was revealed to the children of the world during the end credits of RITE HERE RITE NOW‘s world premiere, and is the sole previously unreleased studio track to be included on the movie’s original soundtrack.

The tracklist titles for RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are as follows:

1. Imperium
2. Kaisarion
3. Rats
4. Faith
5. Spillways
6. Cirice
7. Absolution
8. Call Me Little Sunshine
9. Watcher In The Sky
10. If You Have Ghosts (Chamber Version)
11. Twenties
12. Miasma
13. Mary On A Cross
14. Respite On The Spitalfields
15. Kiss The Go-Goat
16. Dance Macabre
17. Square Hammer
18. The Future Is A Foreign Land*

*All songs recorded live from the Kia Forum except “Future is a Foreign Land”

RITE HERE RITE NOW’s theatrical run opened June 20 via Trafalgar Releasing, its unique phantasmagorical blend of mesmerizing live performance and intriguing narrative having haunted nearly 2000 cinemas across nearly 50 countries. RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released worldwide on July 26 via Loma Vista Recordings. A fitting 18-song complement to the feature film, the band’s first ever original soundtrack will be available on all formats (digital, CD, 2xLP). Pre-orders are live now here, and include “The Future is a Foreign Land” as well as a live version of “Absolution,” captured at the now-legendary sold-out two-night stand at the Forum where the concert footage featured in the film was shot.

Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW and its companion soundtrack will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

RITE HERE RITE NOW is directed by Tobias Forge of GHOST and Alex Ross Perry, and is produced by Popecorn Cinematic Pictures. Producers include Kristen Mulderig, Rick Sales, Craig Butta and Jonas Åkerlund. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was mixed by Rich Costey.

Official Channels:

RITE HERE RITE NOW official website: https://www.ritehereritenow.com
GHOST’s official website: https://ghost-official.com/
GHOST’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/thebandghost/
GHOST’s X page: https://twitter.com/thebandghost

Notes to Editors
Exact screening dates may vary between territories. Notable exceptions include Sweden, Denmark and Finland, where screenings will be held on June 20 & 23, and France, where screenings will be held on June 23 only. Full screening information will be available at ritehereritenow.com

About GHOST
Accumulating nearly 10 billion streams, GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock band and global sensation GHOST continues to bring the “euphoric spectacle” (ROLLING STONE) of its live shows to ever-growing crowds, most recently on last year’s triumphant RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023, which hit more than two dozen North American cities before its two-night finale at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. In March 2022, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reported in a Calendar cover story that GHOST had “conquered metal and the charts” when its fifth album IMPERA debuted at #1 in a sweep of the U.S. album charts, entering the BILLBOARD 200 at #2 and bowing at #1 in the band’s native Sweden, Germany and Finland, while cracking the top 5 in another half dozen or more countries. Featuring “Spillways”—hailed as a “sweetly constructed rock tune” by THE NEW YORK TIMES and later reimagined with Joe Elliott of Def Leppard—and the GRAMMY-nominated “Call Me Little Sunshine,” GHOST’s fifth #1 at Active Rock radio—IMPERA moved ROLLING STONE to remark, “GHOST predicted the pandemic, now the metal band is foretelling the fall of empires.” The album presented the most current and topical GHOST subject matter to date set against a darkly colorful melodic backdrop making IMPERA a listen like no other—yet unmistakably, quintessentially GHOST. Having closed out 2022 by cracking the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, with the RIAA platinum-certified “Mary on a Cross,” as well as IMPERA winning Favorite Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Best Rock Album of the Year at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, GHOST unveiled PHANTOMIME, a five-song covers EP including the version of Iron Maiden’s “Phantom of the Opera” that earned the band its fifth GRAMMY nomination. GHOST’s seemingly limitless ambition will soon take the band to the silver screen with the June 2024 theatrical premiere of the feature film RITE HERE RITE NOW.

About Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1984. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and worked at Kim’s Video in Manhattan. He is the director of the films Impolex, The Color Wheel, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth, Golden Exits, Her Smell and the writer of Disney’s Christopher Robin. He has directed music videos for GHOST, Pavement, Kim Gordon, Sleigh Bells and many more. He lives in Brooklyn.

About Trafalgar Releasing
Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries.  A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.

Paul McCartney & Wings

One Hand Clapping 

Live studio sessions from 1974 newly mixed and available for the first time

Official album from seldom-seen documentary film – featuring several previously unreleased tracks

One of music’s most mythical live albums finally released

Available now in various formats:

2LP/2CD/Digital
Online Exclusive: 2LP +7”

Watch fully restored performance video for “Soily” Here

© 1974 MPL Communications Ltd, Photographer Credit David Litchfield
Download Hi-Res Artwork & Photographs Here

The wait is over: today, One Hand Clapping, one of the most bootlegged live albums in musical history, finally receives a proper release. In August 1974, when Band on the Run was enjoying a seven-week consecutive #1 stint at the top of the UK album charts, Paul McCartney and Wings headed to Abbey Road Studios for the filming of a video documentary and possible live studio album – One Hand Clapping. Despite overwhelming demand for newly recorded material from the biggest band in the world at that time, One Hand Clapping was never officially released.

Filmed and recorded over four days and directed by David Litchfield, the release of One Hand Clapping is a historic moment for Paul McCartney fans. Over the years, various parts of One Hand Clapping have been bootlegged with varying degrees of success. Some of the material has also appeared on official McCartney releases. However, today’s new release of One Hand Clapping, which features the original artwork designed for the project, including a TV sales brochure for the unreleased film at the time, is the first time the audio for the film—plus several additional songs recorded off-camera–have been officially issued.

Fully restored, newly mixed, and mastered from Paul McCartney and Wings’ original Abbey Road Studios performance captured for the One Hand Clapping documentary film in 1974, a new music video for live-favorite “Soily” is available to watch today here in tandem with the album release.

One Hand Clapping showcased Wings‘ new line-up, fresh off their return from Nashville, where they recorded the classic single “Junior’s Farm.” Following the sudden departure of Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough the previous year, on the eve of recording the Wings masterpiece Band on the Run, Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine were now joined by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton. Additionally joining the band in the studio were orchestral arranger Del Newman and saxophonist Howie Casey, who had previously played with Paul in Hamburg and would go on to join the Wings touring band.

Opening with an instrumental jam that would become the One Hand Clapping theme song, the album features live-in-studio renditions of Wings mega-hits “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Jet,” “My Love,” “Hi, Hi, Hi,” “Junior’s Farm,” Paul’s much loved solo song “Maybe I’m Amazed,” reworked extracts of Beatles’ classics “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road” and “Lady Madonna,” the Moody Blues hit “Go Now” with Denny Laine singing, and a Paul solo piano version of the Harry Akst/Benny  Davis Tin Pan Alley classic “Baby Face.” 

One Hand Clapping will be released in multiple formats, including an online exclusive 2LP + 7” package featuring an exclusive vinyl single of previously unreleased solo performances recorded on the final day of the sessions in the backyard of Abbey Road studios. These include the unreleased track “Blackpool,” The Beatles’ iconic “Blackbird,” Wings’ B-side “Country Dreamer,” and cover versions of Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” (the first song Paul played to John Lennon when they met in 1957) and Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue” and “I’m Gonna Love You Too.” Order One Hand Clapping HEREOne Hand Clapping serves as a celebration of the enduring legacy of Paul McCartney and Wings. It captured a moment when Wings had found and defined their signature sound – just as Paul had shaped popular culture the decade before with The Beatles, he was doing it once again in the 70s with Wings. This recording gives an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio. It also underscores Paul’s incredible talent as a live performer:  Fifty years on, Paul is still performing many of these songs in packed stadiums across the world.

View full tracklisting and formats here.

One Hand Clapping by Paul McCartney and Wings:

Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, celeste, harmonium, acoustic guitar
Linda McCartney: Moog, electric piano, Mellotron, tambourine, backing vocals
Denny Laine: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Jimmy McCulloch: electric guitar, backing vocals
Geoff Britton: drums

Featuring Tuxedo Brass Band and Howie Casey
Orchestra conducted by Del Newman 

Produced by Paul McCartney 

www.PaulMcCartney.com

GHOST 

RELEASE FIRST LOOK CLIP FOR DEBUT FEATURE FILM

RITE HERE RITE NOW

WATCH THE CLIP HERE

DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND NEW DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED
RITE HERE RITE NOW HAUNTING CINEMAS WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 20, 21, 22 & 23 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW, AVAILABLE HERE

SOUNDTRACK PRE-ORDER ft. INSTANT GRAT TRACK “ABSOLUTION” HERE

ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK OUT JULY 26
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

STARRING: GHOST, Maralyn Facey, Alan Ursillo, Ashley McBride, Kevin “Jesus” Kaufmann

DIRECTED BY: Alex Ross Perry and Tobias Forge

PRODUCED BY: Kristen Mulderig, Rick Sales, Craig Butta and Jonas Åkerlund

Ahead of its world premiere, Trafalgar Releasing has unveiled a first-look clip of GHOST’s debut film, RITE HERE RITE NOW.  In the spirit of the feature film, the clip juxtaposes mesmerizing live footage of GHOST performing for capacity crowds, showcasing a sequence of the song “Kaisarion” from the 2022 album IMPERA, with intriguing backstage machinations sure to fuel fever-pitch speculation regarding plot threads drawn from the  GRAMMY-winning band’s Chapters series. 

Due to the overwhelming demand, further theatrical dates have been added to the worldwide launch of RITE HERE RITE NOW which will now premiere in cinemas over four days on June 20, 21, 22 & 23 (tickets on sale here). 

RITE HERE RITE NOW combines live performance from the sold-out  two-night finale of the band’s RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running Chapters series. The result is an utterly unique phantasmagorical blend: Flesh and bone renditions of favorites from all five of GHOST’s albums as well as the RIAA platinum-certified “Mary On A Cross” and more are interwoven with the silver screen debuts of a few faces familiar to the band’s legions of fans—all interacting behind the scenes with GHOST’s Papa Emeritus IV, as his future and fate lay in the hands of the Ministry.

RITE HERE RITE NOW: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released worldwide on July 26 via Loma Vista Recordings. A fitting 18-song complement to GHOST’s debut feature film, the band’s first ever original soundtrack will be available on all formats (digital, CD, 2xLP). Pre-orders are live now here, and include the soundtrack’s live version of “Absolution,” captured at that now-legendary two-night stand at the Forum, as an instant grat track available here and on YouTube here.

Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to RITE HERE RITE NOW will be released via Loma Vista Recordings.RITE HERE RITE NOW is directed by GHOST’s Tobias Forge and Alex Ross Perry and is produced by Popecorn Cinematic Pictures. Producers include Kristen Mulderig, Rick Sales, Craig Butta and Jonas Åkerlund.

Official Channels:

RITE HERE RITE NOW official website: https://www.ritehereritenow.com
GHOST’s official website: https://ghost-official.com/
GHOST’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/thebandghost/
GHOST’s X page: https://twitter.com/thebandghost

For more information and press enquiries please contact:
steve@nastylittleman.com / jillian@nastylittleman.com / michele@nastylittleman.com

For event assets, visit here

Notes to Editors
Exact screening dates may vary between territories. Notable exceptions include Sweden, Denmark and Finland, where screenings will be held on June 20 & 23, and France, where screenings will be held on June 23 only. Full screening information will be available at ritehereritenow.com

About GHOST
Accumulating nearly 10 billion streams, GRAMMY-winning Swedish theatrical rock band and global sensation GHOST continues to bring the “euphoric spectacle” (ROLLING STONE) of its live shows to ever-growing crowds, most recently on last year’s triumphant RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023, which hit more than two dozen North American cities before its two-night finale at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. In March 2022, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reported in a Calendar cover story that GHOST had “conquered metal and the charts” when its fifth album IMPERA debuted at #1 in a sweep of the U.S. album charts, entering the BILLBOARD 200 at #2 and bowing at #1 in the band’s native Sweden, Germany and Finland, while cracking the top 5 in another half dozen or more countries. Featuring “Spillways”—hailed as a “sweetly constructed rock tune” by THE NEW YORK TIMES and later reimagined with Joe Elliott of Def Leppard—and the GRAMMY-nominated “Call Me Little Sunshine,” GHOST’s fifth #1 at Active Rock radio—IMPERA moved ROLLING STONE to remark, “GHOST predicted the pandemic, now the metal band is foretelling the fall of empires.” The album presented the most current and topical GHOST subject matter to date set against a darkly colorful melodic backdrop making IMPERA a listen like no other—yet unmistakably, quintessentially GHOST. Having closed out 2022 by cracking the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, with the RIAA platinum-certified “Mary on a Cross,” as well as IMPERA winning Favorite Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Best Rock Album of the Year at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, GHOST unveiled PHANTOMIME, a five-song covers EP including the version of Iron Maiden’s “Phantom of the Opera” that earned the band its fifth GRAMMY nomination. GHOST’s seemingly limitless ambition will soon take the band to the silver screen with the June 2024 theatrical premiere of the feature film RITE HERE RITE NOW.

About Alex Ross Perry
Alex Ross Perry was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1984. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and worked at Kim’s Video in Manhattan. He is the director of the films Impolex, The Color Wheel, Listen Up Philip, Queen of Earth, Golden Exits, Her Smell and the writer of Disney’s Christopher Robin. He has directed music videos for GHOST, Pavement, Kim Gordon, Sleigh Bells and many more. He lives in Brooklyn.

About Trafalgar Releasing
Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries.  A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.

Metallica Lights Up Fortnite
First Ever Band to Take Center Stage Across All of Fortnite Beginning June 13 
Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. Playable Concert June 22 & 23

Watch the Metallica x Fortnite trailer here
Check out the press kit here

Having played every continent in the physical world, Metallica sets its sights on new frontiers with events across Fortnite this month.

Metallica becomes the first band to take center stage across all Fortnite experiences, with Metallica-themed gameplay coming to Fortnite Festival, Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and more starting tomorrow, June 13. Plus, as part of an all new music experience inside of Fortnite, Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. will bring a series of in-game concert performances to players only on June 22 and June 23.

Completely customized and built from the ground up using Unreal Editor for Fortnite by technology studio Magnopus, Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury. is a brand-new playable concert that will journey through six of Metallica’s fan-favorite songs with themed gameplay that complements the intensity of a Metallica live show. This immersive music experience will have six different showtimes across two days:

Saturday, June 22, 2024

• 2 PM ET
• 5 PM ET
• 11 PM ET

Sunday, June 23, 2024

• 10 AM ET
• 2 PM ET
• 5 PM ET

The above times will be the only chance to experience the concert live.

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica are the icons of Fortnite Festival Season 4, where fans can shred along with Metallica on classics including “Enter Sandman,” “Ride the Lightning,” and “Master of Puppets.”

Metallica’s not just visiting Fortnite to perform—they’re here to battle. This new season of Fortnite Festival introduces the Battle Stage, a new competitive way to play the rhythm music game, and will be available even after the Metallica collaboration concludes.

Fortnite Festival’s Battle Stage will see 16 players in a match, all will play from the same four-song setlist, and one will emerge victorious. 

Season 4 starts tomorrow and ends August 16, 2024 at 12 AM ET. For more info on Season 4, the “player-vs-player” (PvP) Battle Stage, check out the Fortnite Festival blog.

Metallica themed-gameplay is also coming to additional Fortnite games: Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, and Rocket Racing. For more information on the Metallica x Fortnite collaboration, visit the blog.

For further information including how to attend these live in-game showings, how to unlock exclusive Metallica-themed items and more, please feel free to reach out to Cass Reynoso <cass.reynoso@epicgames.com>

How to Jump Into Fortnite
●      Download Fortnite for free on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android, PC. 
●      Fortnite is also available on cloud-based streaming services. Learn how to access any of these options here.
●      Once in the Fortnite Lobby, select the game you’d like to play. For starters:
     ○ “Fortnite Battle Royale” for the classic, action-packed shooter
     ○ “Fortnite Festival – Main Stage” for rhythm-based gameplay
     ○ “Fortnite Festival – Battle Stage” for competitive, player-vs-player music gameplay
     ○ “LEGO Fortnite” for a survival crafting LEGO adventure
     ○ “Rocket Racing” to drift, fly, and boost in a supersonic arcade racer