METALLICA's Online 'Mission' Is Officially 'Live'

May 12, 2008

One day after a "beta" version of the site went live only to be shut down a short time later METALLICA has launched MissionMetallica.com to offer fans a wealth of exclusive content and teasers of new songs.

According to Billboard.com, a preview clip which can be viewed below shows the band recording and clowning around in the studio. Fans who sign up will be eligible to "win backstage passes to every show this summer," among other special offers.

"Mission: Metallica" also has a "platinum" level, entitling fans to a copy of the new album delivered on street date, weekly "fly-on-the-wall" video clips, contests to travel to shows and/or METALLICA's San Francisco compound, live show downloads, ringtones and more.

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told a Los Angeles radio station last Monday (May 5),"We thought, instead of doing the usual DVDs and all that, why don't we just do it on the Internet and people can kind of tune in every day, watch clips, contests, get updates for what's going on with the record and kind of watch the last couple of months of song titles, album titles, final mixes...So it's kind of a little bit of a countdown type of thing. It should be fun." Ulrich also told the station, "Knock on wood, this week should be our last week in the studio," adding that the group expects to get its ninth album out in September.

METALLICA will top the bill for the annual "Weenie Roast" festival sponsored by Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. The show, scheduled for May 17 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, will also feature sets from THE OFFSPRING, THE RACONTEURS, RISE AGAINST, PENNYWISE, THE BRAVERY, SEETHER, SCARS ON BROADWAY and more.

Ulrich said that fans can expect to hear new material "about five minutes after we finish playing it thanks to the Internet," although he did not say how soon the band will begin playing some new songs live.

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