METALLICA have issued the following:

"We are looking forward to heading back out on the road here on our home turf in North America and now that the pre-sales are over for Met Club and Mission Metallica members, we thought you might be interested in our little novel below describing just how to go about getting a ticket to the show.

First off, if you want to see where we'll be playing, click here... and if your city doesn't appear here, stay tuned, we will get to you eventually!

To start our somewhat confusing tale, the one simple fact here is that tickets for the North American Tour Dates go on sale September 13th. All the usual methods apply - ticketmaster.com, phone orders, outlets, or your local arena.

However, and here's where it gets a little nutty, if you would like more than just a ticket, you may be interested in checking out the presale package we have put together.

The Death Magnetic Experience includes:

* Great Seats

* Death Magnetic, on CD, delivered right to your door

* A Free Download of the show you attended from LiveMetallica.com

There is a four (4) tickets/package limit on all presales and a four (4) ticket limit on the public onsale. The timeline for the pre-sales that include the ticket/album/download package are as follows:

September 3 - Local Radio Presale - Check your local radio station's website today for a link and a password to the presale. The Presale Package will be available until 11:59 PM local time on September 4th. You must start at the station's website in order to buy the Presale Package.

September 8 and 9 - American Express Presale - Head over to ticketmaster.com and order the ticket package using your American Express card starting at 10:00 AM local time. You have until 10:00 PM local time on each day to take part in the AMEX Presale.

September 10 - General Public Presale - This is your last go around for the Death Magnetic Experience... your last chance to grab hold of the great seats, the new album, and the free live download of your show. You have from 10:00 AM local time on September 10th until 11:59 PM local time on September 12th to purchase the presale package through ticketmaster.com. No fancy password required.

To Our Canadian Friends - Unfortunately, we are not offering the presale packages in Canada. Tickets to the Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton shows will go on sale on September 13th.

One Final Word About the CD: As you probably noticed, for each ticket you buy, you get a copy of the album. If you purchase 4 tickets, you get 4 copies of the CD. Don't need 4 copies? Give one to your friends, your mom, or a random dude on the street... just spread the new album to as many ears as possible.

See you on the road!"