METALLICA reports:

"Are you sick of us yet? We sure are!! However, we're here again to tell you about one more release, this one supporting our continued beating of the drums for independent record stores across the country with an exclusive EP available only through the network of approximately 700 US retailers who support Record Store Day.

We were honored to be part of the first ever annual event celebrating independently owned records stores, aka Record Store Day, with an in-store at Rasputin Music in Mountain View, CA on April 19th, 2008 and we're very proud to be a part of another special event with our friends at independent retail.

The EP includes the nine songs we played the afternoon of June 12th, 2008 in the basement at one of the coolest record stores in the nation, Grimey's in Nashville, TN, and is part of the series of Live At Grimey's releases.

How did this show come about? In late spring of 2008 while we were finishing up Death Magnetic, we were also having fun playing a few shows including the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN. As fans of classic old school record stores, we knew we just had to visit Grimey's and they were kind enough to invite us to play in their "basement" club for Metallica Fan Club members and a few friends. As we always do, we recorded the show... and now it comes to you on CD and 10" vinyl in a gatefold jacket on Black Friday, November 26th.

Support your local record store... there's a complete list of stores who will be carrying Live At Grimey's at MyMetalClub.com.

The EP will also be available on Metallica.com and MetClub.com."

Live At Grimey's tracklisting is as follows:

'No Remorse'

'Fuel'

'Harvester Of Sorrow'

'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'

'For Whom The Bell Tolls'

'Master Of Puppets'

'Sad But True'

'Motorbreath'

'Seek And Destroy'

Metallica earlier announced: "Help James (Hetfield) raise money for Little Kids Rock, a charity dedicated to restoring and revitalizing music education in our public schools, by bidding on the one-of-a-kind guitar that he decorated!"

Complete details can be found at this location.

According to Voxy.co.nz, final release tickets for Metallica's two sold-out Auckland shows next week on October 13th and 14th at Vector Arena have just been announced.

With Metallica's unique in-the-round indoor stage set-up being finalised, additional capacity on the floor and seating has been created.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster online (Ticketmaster.co.nz) or by phone: (09) 970-9700

Metallica blew the roof off the CBS Canterbury Arena when they played their two sold-out Christchurch shows last month.