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New Zealand, Careful what you wish... you just might get it
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UPDATE: A second show has been added on New Zealand this September.
The band will perform at the CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21 & 22.
This is also the Last gig added to this tour.
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This is
also the Last gig added to this tour
The petitions have paid off - Metallica will perform a show in Christchurch as part of their upcoming New Zealand tour.
The heavy metal band, fronted by James Hetfield and with a hard rocking history of more than 20 years, will perform at the CBS Canterbury Arena on September 22.
That's three weeks before the band's two sold out shows at Auckland's Vector Arena on October 13 and 14.
Metallica, who released their latest album Death Magnetic two years ago to rave reviews, received much criticism from New Zealand fans south of Auckland for missing them out on their tour.
Letters were written, petitions were signed and Christchurch mother Andrea Grom even set up a Facebook page, attracting more than 11,000 Christchurch fans.
The band cited "overwhelming" demand as the reason a one-off Christchurch show was scheduled.
"When we got wind of the massive petitions for us to come to Christchurch we just had to check it out ... and wow, the number of requests were overwhelming," a band statement released to Stuff.co.nz said.
"The moral of the story is to be careful what you wish for because 'Tallica is coming to your town on September 22 at CBS Canterbury Arena."
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The Big Four
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Members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" METALLICA's James Hetfield, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna all took turns singing, with various other bandmembers playing guitar, bass and pounding on snare drums.
"After 29 years of doing this to reach this apex is just so fucking cool," tweeted ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian moments after the performance. "It was a monumental moment of epic proportions. I'm so high from the experience I can't sleep."
The last time Mustaine performed with METALLICA was on April 9, 1983 at the legendary Brooklyn, New York club L'Amour. He was unceremoniously fired by the band just weeks before they entered the studio to record their debut album, "Kill 'Em All", and was replaced by former EXODUS axeman Kirk Hammett.
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Metallica is going down under this Fall
Metallica has announced 2 more shows in Australia this September right after the Japan dates, here’s the official news story:
"Wow . . . you guys are nuts and we are nuts about you!! It's still mind-boggling to us that 13 shows in Australia sold out in less than an hour! So guess what??? We're coming BAAAACCCK!
"We spent the last couple of weeks trying to put a schedule together in September that would include yet another visit . . . the third one, the prequel if you will. It works out that on our way to Japan we can do just that, so look for us AGAIN on September 15 in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena and September 18 in Sydney at Acer Arena.
"Tickets go on sale June 25 at 9:00 a.m. The Visa pre-sale is June 21 at noon through June 23 at 9:00 a.m. and the Ticketek pre-sale June 23, also at noon, goes through June 24 at 5:00 p.m. Fan club members should check www.metclub.com for information about their pre-sale that begins TOMORROW!
"The World Magnetic tour is indeed starting to wind down . . . just a couple more announcements to go, so keep an eye out."
METALLICA's Australian/New Zealand tour dates:
Sept. 15 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
Sep. 18 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena.
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