Family Reunion to Metallica

Megadeth's David Ellefson comments on the Big Four of Thrash (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) sharing the stage together and how it was a bit of a family reunion: "I've always got along well with them. I was never in Metallica so I like them. I think they're great. I've always liked them as guys, I thought they were cool, their band rocks, their records are great. They're just a ferocious live band," he tells Sonisphere.
"As far as the obvious with our whole band and all the bands, honestly, it's great. Metallica have risen to such huge success, it's very cool of them that they would move themselves off of their perch of iconic celebrity to just come back down to this scene of metal, which we've all created together. They've been able to move far away from this scene many years ago through the records they made and the songs that they wrote, which I always admired because most bands can't.
"All four of us have a very different sound even though we all came out of the same gene pool musically and to some degree we all kind of end up as a branch off the Metallica family tree. I mean Dave was in Metallica, I played with Dave, Kerry King played with Megadeth. We're all part of the Metallica fist in some shape or form. It's cool. It's sort of like a family reunion, which is very healthy and a lot of fun."

Another Big Four Show Metallica Announce With Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax

Another Big Show Metallica Announce With Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax was a top story in Feb. Here is the recap: Metallica announced on Thursday that even more fans will have the opportunity to look the Big Four of Thrash share the same stage this summer. Here is the announcement:
We're back . . . and as promised, more tour dates to tell you about with the addition of a Sonisphere show in Athens, Greece on June 24, 2010 at Terra Vibe Park.
We'll be there as part of the "Big Four" of 'Tallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax along with our friends from Mastodon and Bullet For My Valentine. Keep watching here as we'll have the remaining Sonisphere dates for you next week

At a cinema Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth

In quite possibly the heaviest of heavyweight meetings since Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met in Yalta in 1945 to re-draw Europe's map, the Big Four of Metal -- that'll be Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth -- are about to embark on an ear-splitting tour of Europe. From June through until August they will be featured on the Sonisphere touring festival and, as any self-respecting headbanger knows, this the first time the bands have shared a bill anywhere in the world. Ever.And while European fans will delight at the prospect of the touring levelling their locality, global fans have had to look on envy. But not anymore -- on June 22, Team Sonisphere are to redress the balance by broadcasting the four bands' performances from Bulgaria via satellite, live and in high definition into cinemas around the world. Clearly enthused by the prospect of reaching a global audience via the wonders of digital communication, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich gushed in a statement on CMU, "Who would have thought that more than 25 years after its inception, thrash metal's Big Four would not only still be around, be more popular than ever, playing shows together at stadiums all over Europe, and on top of that, coming to a movie theatre near you in high definition (for better or worse!)? Bring it on!"

Metallica confirm Australian tour

Heavy metal supergroup Metallica , have confirmed they are headed Down Under.
The gods of hard rock will bring their World Magnetic Tour to New Zealand on October 13, before kicking off their Australian tour in Brisbane on October 18.
"We know, we know, it has been WAY too long since we visited this part of the world, but we're here to tell you that it is game on!!!" the band wrote on their website today.

Metallica and Black Sabbath team up !

Metallica and Black Sabbath are teaming up for a special one-off joint release.The rock legends are both contributing a track to a 12-inch vinyl single which will be limited to just 1000 copies.

The release features the UNKLE remix of Metallica's 'Frantic' and a version of Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' with alternative lyrics.

The record is being released to mark UK Record Store Day and will only be available on April 17.

Two More Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax Shows

The "Big Four Sonisphere" tour, featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, has added two more stops to their European trek. The all-star metal tour will now also make its way to Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 22 and Istanbul, Turkey, on June 27.Metallica commented on its website about the two new shows: "Both shows will include the Big Four of 'Tallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax along with very special guests Heaven & Hell.""There is one more Sonisphere show on the calendar," the band added. "We'll be back here with the details shortly."The upcoming tour dates are as follows:
3/5 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala
3/7 Saprissa Stadium San Jose, Costa Rica
3/8 Plaza Figali Panama City, Panama
3/10 Park Simon Bolivar Bogota, Columbia
3/12 La Rinconada Caracas, Venezuela
3/14 Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
4/13 Telenor Arena Oslo, Norway
4/14 Telenor Arena Oslo, Norway
4/17 Riga Arena Riga, Latvia
4/18 Saku Suurhall Tallinn, Estonia
4/20 Siemens Arena Vilnius, Lithuania

Metallica saddened by death of fan

Metallica have said they were "profoundly saddened" to hear that a fan who went missing during one of their shows has been found dead.

The rockers posted condolences on their website, saying their thoughts were with the family and friends of Morgan Harrington, 20, whose remains have been found three months after she disappeared while attending the band's gig in Virginia.

The band said: "Our most sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Morgan Dana Harrington, the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA."