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Late last week Metallica advised fans to mark their calendars and now we know why. The metal titans have announced their very own summer music festival dubbed Orion Music + More

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says the opinions of the people he trusts have been positive on Lulu, his band's collaboration with Lou Reed

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says the opinions of the people he trusts have been positive on Lulu, his band's collaboration with Lou Reed

Arctic Monkeys will play at the first Orion festival, being put on by Metallica in the US.

- Metallica will perform its classic albums “Ride the Lightning” and “Metallica” (aka “the Black Album”) at its inaugural Orion Festival on June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City. The two-day fest is curated by the band and the rest of the lineup is decidedly non-metal — Arctic Monkeys , Modest Mouse , [Expletive] Up , Titus Andronicus , Roky Erickson , Gary Clark Jr. , Best Coast and many more ...

Metallica will headline their own two-day festival in Atlantic City on June 23 and 24.

Clear your calendars, Metallica fans. And... indie rock fans! In an announcement on their site this afternoon, the metal titans confirmed that they'll be hosting a festival, dubbed Orion, on June 22 and 23 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Joining James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert will be a stunningly diverse lineup including Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, the Gaslight Anthem, Best Coast ...

Clear your calendars, Metallica fans. And... indie rock fans! In an announcement on their site this afternoon, the metal titans confirmed that they'll be hosting a festival, dubbed Orion, on June 22 and 23 at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Joining James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert will be a stunningly diverse lineup including Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, the Gaslight Anthem, Best Coast ...

UPDATE: Best Coast Tweets , "LOUtallica + METallica are 2 different bands the latter being one of mine + Bobbs favorites We are honored 2 be playing," and "stop worrying about my life and live your own" Haha, remember when Bethany Cosentino called the Metallica/Lou Reed album "the worst thing I've ever heard" ? That apparently didn't stop Metallica from hand-selecting Best Coast for their new ...

Metallica are either planning to ask you to marry them, or else preparing to unveil a major interactive musical event. Heading into the weekend, the rock titans sent out a "Save the Date" request, in the form of a video telling fans to stay tuned for a big announcement on Tuesday at 11 a.m. PST. This announcement will presumably either be the actual wedding invitation, or else the other thing ...

Feeling blue? Crank up some Metallica, and you'll feel better in no time