Uploading a release

Uploading is a seven-step wizard. You can move back and forth between steps and save a draft at any point, so nothing has to be perfect on the first pass. Here’s each step and what matters in it.

Release basics

Title, release type (LP, EP, single, demo, compilation), and the release date. The date is more than a label: a future date makes the release scheduled, which is what unlocks pre-orders and staggered campaigns — see How pre-orders work.

Audio & tracklist

Upload your tracks and order them. Per track you can add lyrics and mark explicit content. You also set how the release previews for non-buyers:

— Full stream — anyone can stream the whole record before buying.
— 30-second preview — only the first 30 seconds of each track.
— No preview — fans must buy before listening.

On a future-dated release, each track can also carry an early “preview from” date for staggered reveals. That’s covered in the pre-orders guide.

Artwork

Upload your cover art (square) and, if you like, a banner for the release’s atmosphere. Artwork is never shrunk into a thumbnail on metal.club — it’s treated as the object it is, so give it a high-resolution image.

Formats & inventory

Add every format you sell: digital, plus physical vinyl, CD, and cassette — which you sell and ship yourself. Each physical format has its own stock count, description (e.g. “180g black vinyl”), catalogue number, and limited-edition options.

Tip

Physical formats can be sold as pre-orders with a “ships on / around” date — including vinyl that ships after the digital release. See the physical pre-orders section.

Pricing & support

Set your digital price and per-format prices. Turn on name-your-price to let fans pay above the floor. You can also add a short supporter message. For the fee and payout side, see Getting paid.

Metadata & credits

Genres, subgenres, moods, and “for fans of” power discovery — fill them in properly and the right people find you.

Credits are worth the effort here. Add who produced, engineered, mixed, mastered, did the artwork — and where it was recorded. Every credited name becomes a clickable link to a page collecting their work, so a fan who loves how the record sounds can follow the mix engineer to everything else they’ve touched. The person doesn’t need an account.

Review & publish

The last step includes the AI declaration — you confirm the music was performed and recorded by you or your band — and the Publish button. Publishing needs a connected Stripe payout account (see step 5 of Your first release).

Everything remains editable afterwards from the release’s editor in your dashboard — tracks, formats, prices, dates, and pre-order settings.