METALLICA have issued the following update:

"Since the second part of our little European summer vacation does not include any festival shows, guess what... we get to pick who we, and you, get to spend the day with. So we're psyched to share with you that our old friends in DOWN and our new friends in THE SWORD, one of our favorite bands of the last few years, have agreed to come along for the ride. Look for 'Tallica, Down, and The Sword starting on July 16 in Bergen, Norway through July 25 in Sofia, Bulgaria (except in Bucharest, where it will be just 'Tallica and The Sword)."

Metallica live dates:

May

16 - Tucson, AZ - KFMA Day
28 - Chorzow, Poland - Slaski Stadium
30 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival
31 - Getafe, Spain - Electric Weekend

June

3 - Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Stadium
5 - Lisbon, Portugal - Rock In Rio
7 - Nurburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring
8 - Nurnburg, Germany - Rock Im Park
13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

July

16 - Bergen, Norway - Bergenhus Castle
18 - St. Petersburg , Russia - SKK Hall
20 - Riga, Latvia - Skonto Stadium
22 - Bologna, Italy - Parco Nord
23 - Bucharest, Romania - Cotroceni Football Stadium
25 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Levski Stadium

August

14 - Arras, France - Grand d'Arras
15 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
17 - Wil/Jonschwil, Switzerland - Degenaupark
22 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
24 - Reading, England - Reading Festival