METALLICA have issued the following update:

"This is it, our final addition to the summer vacation in Europe with a Sonisphere date at Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland on May 30th, 2012. You guessed it, the Black Album will be performed in its entirety (yeah, yeah, that 20th Anniversary thing) and the line-up for the day is out of this world as SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD, MASTODON, GOJIRA, and ELUVEITIE will all be joining us!

The Fan Club pre-sale already in progress, so Clubbers should log in for details. Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 17th at 8 AM local time at www.ticketcorner.ch. For more information about Sonisphere, click here.

That's it for Europe... for now. But trust us, there's still lots of summer left!"

After rocking almost every festival on the planet over the past 30 years, Metallica has announced an unprecedented event happening this summer, June 23rd/24th at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For Orion Music + More, Metallica has invited 22-plus of their favorite artists from across the music and comedy spectrum to the inaugural event. More than just music, the festival will also feature a lifestyle element showcasing the band's individual interests - and allowing fans to interact directly with each of the band members. Orion was named in tribute to late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's signature instrumental called 'Orion'.

Metallica announced the event during a Ustream press conference - check out the 20-minute plus video below:

"We've had the idea of doing our own lifestyle festival with lots of diverse music and fun and games for years," said Lars Ulrich. "Finally this year all the practical ducks lined up in a row, and we are beyond psyched to bring Orion to our fans, friends and the curious. After the most incredible of weeks ever in December 2011 celebrating our 30th anniversary at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA, bringing the spirit of that week, the looseness of that week, the possibilities of that week, the fan interactive elements of that week, and the (fill in your own blank here) of that week to a festival setting is so exciting we can hardly contain ourselves."

Metallica will headline both nights of Orion Music + More and play The Black Album in its entirety one night Ride The Lightning in its entirety the other. This will be the only time the band will perform these albums in North America in 2012.

Confirmed acts include: ARCTIC MONKEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MODEST MOUSE, THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, FUCKED UP, BEST COAST, HOT SNAKES, TITUS ANDRONICUS, GARY CLARK JR., LUCERO, ROKY ERICKSON, THE BLACK ANGELS, THE SWORD, A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, LITURGY.

Stay tuned for the full lineup.

For more details visit Orionmusicandmore.com. Check out ticket details below: