METALLICA CONTINUES ITS REIGN AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS WITH DEATH MAGNETIC, WHICH IS NO. 1 IN 28 COUNTRIES. BAND’S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS SELLS ALMOST 827,000 UNITS IN TEN DAYS.

Metallica have announced that tickets for the band’s first proper tour of the United States and Canada in four years will go on sale on September 13th. The first leg of the tour begins on October 21st and will cross North America through fall and early winter before concluding on January 21st. Support bands are Down, The Sword, Lamb of God, and Machine Head.
Metallica’s upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
With support from Down and The Sword :
October 21 - Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena
October 23 - Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
October 25 - Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 26 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
November 1 - Portland, OR Rose Quarter
November 3 - Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
November 4 - Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 6 - Omaha, NE Qwest Center
November 8 - Moline, IL iWireless Center
November 9 - Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
November 17 - St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
November 18 - Tulsa, OK BOK Center
November 20 - Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 22 - Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
November 23 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

With support from Lamb of God and The Sword:
December 1 - Seattle, WA Key Arena
December 2 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
December 4 - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
December 7 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
December 12 - Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena
December 13 - Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 15 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena
December 17 - Los Angeles, CA The Forum
December 20 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

With support from Machine Head and The Sword:
January 12 - Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
January 13 - Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
January 15 - Washington, DC Verizon Center
January 17 - Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
January 18 - Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center
January 26 - Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
January 29 - Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
January 31 - Newark, NJ Prudential Center

Metallica has won this year’s “Inspiration” Award, given by British hard-rock weekly magazine, Kerrang!. The band were present at the ceremony in London on August 21st to receive the award, which “honors the band that is still setting the standard by which all heavy metal bands aspire to.”

Get ready to rock!
10/21 Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena with Down
10/23 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum with Down
10/25 Kansas City, MO Spring Center with Down
10/26 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena with Down
11/1 Portland, OR Rose Quarter with Down
11/3 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena with Down
11/4 Denver, CO Pepsi Center with Down
11/6 Omaha, NE Qwest Center with Down
11/8 Moline, IL iWireless Center with Down
11/9 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center with Down
11/17 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center with Down
11/18 Tulsa, OK BOK Center with Down
11/20 Houston, TX Toyota Center with Down
11/22 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena with Down
11/23 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena with Down
12/1 Seattle, WA Key Arena with Lamb Of God
12/2 Vancouver, BC GM Place with Lamb Of God
12/4 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome with Lamb Of God
12/7 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place with Lamb Of God
12/12 Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena with Lamb Of God
12/13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center with Lamb Of God
12/15 San Diego, CA Cox Arena with Lamb Of God
12/17 Los Angeles, CA The Forum with Lamb Of God

GET READY FOR THE NEW ALBUM FROM ROCK GREATS METALLICA!!!

Metallica's "Death Magnetic" is due out this fall on WBR.

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