Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has updated his website to include new METALLICA photos, shot during the band's soundcheck for last night's intimate benefit concert at Los Angeles' 2,300-capacity Wiltern Theatre.

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Billboard's Mitchell Peters previously reported:

"That was the first show of the tour," announced Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, who, along with his bandmates, shredded through a nearly two-hour set with such thrashy hits as 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'Fuel', 'Master of Puppets', '...And Justice for All', 'Enter Sandman', and 'Seek And Destroy', among others.

Metallica didn't fail to play it's most well-known songs, but the hard rock act didn't reveal any new material during its lengthy set. Nevertheless, "It feels good to play live again," singer/guitarist James Hetfield told a packed audience. "We haven't played here in a long time."

Last's night concert was pulled together at the last minute to help raise funds for the non-profit Silverlake Conservatory of Music, which was co-founded by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bass player Flea, who joined Metallica onstage for 'Fight Fire With Fire', from the band's 1984 album Ride The Lightning.

Money raised from last night's concert will go toward the Silverlake Conservatory of Music's programs and operations, along with scholarships for low-income students who can't afford instruments and music lessons.

Bill White, director of development at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, tells Billboard.biz that the idea for the benefit concert came together during a board meeting when Flea offered to ask approach Metallica's Ulrich. As a result, "We'll probably raise over $300,000 net on this," White says. "It's a gift from Metallica to the school."

Tickets for the concert went on sale Sunday for $200 apiece, along with a limited amount of VIP tickets that ran $500. Along with its annual Hullabaloo fund-raiser, which last year featured Eddie Vedder and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music has plans to do more one-off benefit concerts in the future, according to White.

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