This weekend (June 23rd - June 24th), METALLICA's heralded Orion Music + More Festival will present ARCTIC MONKEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MODEST MOUSE, ROKY ERICKSON, and dozens of emerging metal and rock bands, plus a full metal expo, including an hourlong Q&A; with Murder In The Front Row: Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter co-author and photographer Brian Lew.

As displayed in heavy archival detail in Murder In The Front Row, Brian Lew was present and photographed several pivotal moments during Metallica's formative years, including: the young band's first San Francisco and Bay Area live appearances and afterparties; their first jam session with former bassist Cliff Burton; and the first soundcheck and live show with a legendary but short-lived lineup including Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and Dave Mustaine.

Says Brian Lew: "Being invited by Metallica to chat about Murder In The Front Row at their Orion Fest means a lot to me personally. The original Bay Area metal days were a profoundly important time for my coauthor Harald Oimoen and I, and it's cool that those memories obviously still mean a lot to Metallica. The fact that my Q&A; session is scheduled for the same day that Metallica will be playing the Ride The Lightning album in its entirety for the first time is mind blowing!"

Brian Lew's session will take place June 23rd at 4 PM at Orion fest in the Enter Met Club lounge. Also scheduled to participate in Q&A; sessions during the festival are longtime Metallica audio engineer "Big" Mick Hughes, Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel, and band father Torben Ulrich. For more info, visit the Orionmusicandmore.com website.

Lars Ulrich shares the details on the Hit The Lights Films Tent which will be part of The Orion Music + More Fest. Check it out below:

Share Lars Ulrich's passion for all things film at the Hit The Lights Films tent with movies all hand-picked by Lars, each with a special connection to him and/or Metallica. The man himself will be on hand personally introducing every movie playing over the festival weekend and sharing stories about his bond to each.

Check out the North American premiere of Mission to Lars, the touching story of one family's journey that leads to Lars and Metallica. Co-directors William Spicer and Robert Moore will be on hand to introduce the film and take questions following the screening. See Lars' portrayal of filmmaker Joris Ivens in HBO's Hemingway and Gellhorn, filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Meet Metallica fan and filmmaker Derek Cianfrance before the screening of his film Blue Valentine, Lars' favorite movie of 2010! Lars' father Torben Ulrich will be on hand to talk about his film Before The Wall: Body & Being, featuring a soundtrack of unusual sounds all assembled by Lars.

Lars will be on hand personally introducing every movie playing over the festival weekend and sharing stories about his bond to each film and his love of movies.

The full schedule for Orion Music + More can be viewed at at Orionmusicandmore.com.