Weil ihnen im Studio die Decke auf dem Kopf fällt, werden Metallica in diesem Jahr auf eine spontane Festivalstournee gehen. Bislang sind nebem Rock am Ring und Rock im Park auch das holländische Gelredome und beide Download-Festival in England und Irland bestätigt! Hier die Nachricht der Band auf ihrer offiziellen Homepage:

"We had such a great time when we did this back in the day in '95, which was . . . eh, like we had planned for '06, a year dedicated to nothing but writing and recording . . . Oh well how the best laid plans can change. So when we were asked, we figured why not do it again!!! Escape from the studio once more and spend our summer vacation hanging out at the coolest live music festivals on the planet.

Here's what we have so far:
Jun. 03 - Nurburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring Festival
Jun. 04 - Nurnberg, GER - Rock Im Park Festival
Jun. 08 - Arnhem, NETH - Gelredome
Jun. 10 - Donington, UK - Download Festival
Jun. 11 - Dublin, IRE - Download Festival

Please understand that we're making this up as we go along. We wanna keep you as in the loop as possible, but this shit is literally happening as we are typing, so please watch this space for more info as we get it regarding support acts, potential additional dates, change of something or other not expected as these VERY words are being typed, etc."