BMG announces Year of the Devil a multi-configuration celebration of the 40th  Anniversary of Mötley Crüe’s landmark second album,

Shout the Devil is the centrepiece of Year of the Devil and it is a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set which features the newly remastered album on LP, CD and Cassette.

Also included are reproductions of the original 7” singles of “Too Young To Fall In Love” and “Looks That Kill” alongside a Pentagram Séance Board, Devil Board w/Metal Planchette, Metal 7” Adapter, album art lithographs, tarot cards, devil candle holder and more.  In addition, 7 rare demo tracks have been resurrected and are included as Shout at the Demos & Rarities.

Originally released in 1983 at the height of the Satanic Panic, Shout at the Devil catapulted Mötley Crüe to superstardom. Delivering on the hype and promise of their platinum debut, Too Fast For Love, Mötley Crüe’s second album hit the US Top 20 and was certified 4x platinum. For many music fans, Shout at the Devil was the first time they witnessed an album with this imagery and lyrical content on mainstream retail shelves.

Shout at the Devil continues to be a cornerstone of Mötley Crüe’s live set, with the band playing up to 4 songs from this iconic album at every show of the World Tour which is currently underway. Fittingly, the original touring cycle for this album saw Mötley Crüe jump from opening act to full on arena headliners.

The ground-breaking music videos for “Looks That Kill” and “Too Young To Fall In Love” set the standard for countless MTV moments. Those two singles, combined with the sinister title track, reckless cuts like “Knock ‘Em Dead, Kid”, “Bastard” and “Red Hot”, their frenzied take on “Helter Skelter” and the haunting nearly instrumental “God Bless The Children Of The Beast” helped create this era- and genre-defining album.

40 years later, Mötley Crüe is still going strong, bigger than ever and headlining stadiums around the world

Shout at the Devil, the  40th Anniversary is available as a streaming / digital deluxe edition and comes in the following physical Limited Edition configurations:  Super Deluxe Box Set, Picture Disc, Red / Black Vinyl, LP Replica CD, and Lenticular CD.

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Hot off the heels of the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022 with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, the world’s most iconic and celebrated rock legends Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe continue their 2023 co-headline ‘The World Tour’ with the announcement of 3 exclusive Australian dates.

Produced by Live Nation and presented by Triple M, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard will bring their electrifying stage shows to Australia, commencing with Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on November 8, Giants Stadium Sydney on November 11, and Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on November 14, 2023.

The artists’ exclusive, 72-hour ticket pre-sale commences on Friday, June 2, 2023 – Brisbane and Melbourne kicking off at 9am, and Sydney at 10am.

“After getting back on the road this past summer, we’re beyond thrilled to bring this massive tour to a global audience including some special dates in Australia!” said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.

“We had an incredible time playing The Stadium Tour in North America and we truly can’t wait to continue taking the show around the globe with The WORLD Tour in 2023. Crüeheads get ready because we have a few amazing Australian dates set for you!” Mötley Crüe said in a joint statement.

The Live Nation pre-sale commences on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 – Brisbane and Melbourne at 11am, running until 10am on Thursday June 8, and Sydney from 12pm until 11am on Thursday June 8.

General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Brisbane and Melbourne from 11am and Sydney from 12pm.

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