"Atlas, Rise!" is a song by heavy metal band

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

, and the third single from their tenth studio album, '' Hardwired... to Self-Destruct''. It was released on October 31, 2016. The song was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Promotion

"Atlas, Rise!" was released on October 31, 2016, and received a

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-themed promotion. The single's release was promoted with a limited-edition free Hardwired Halloween mask at participating record stores that contained a special download code to be able to access the track 30 minutes earlier than the full public release. It was performed live for the first time in

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, on November 1, 2016.

Personnel

James Hetfield James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder and a main songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionall ...

– vocals, rhythm guitar * Kirk Hammett – lead guitar * Robert Trujillo – bass *

Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played tennis in his ...

– drums

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

2016 singles Metallica songs 2016 songs Songs written by Lars Ulrich Songs written by James Hetfield {{metal-song-stub