LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Metallica will launch a tour in October, a month after the rock titans release their first album in five years, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during a rare club show in Los Angeles Wednesday.
The charity show saw the veteran quartet shred through such hits as "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Fuel," "Master of Puppets" and "Enter Sandman" during a nearly two-hour stand at the 2,300-capacity Wiltern theater.
The group didnt unveil any new material. Nevertheless, "it feels good to play live again," said singer-guitarist James Hetfield.
The concert was pulled together on short notice to help raise funds for the nonprofit Silverlake Conservatory of Music. The organization was co-founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who joined Metallica onstage for "Fight Fire With Fire," from the bands 1984 album "Ride the Lightning."
Money raised from the concert will go toward the Silverlake Conservatory of Musics programs and operations, along with scholarships for low-income students who cant afford instruments and music lessons.
Metallicas as-yet-untitled album, the follow-up to the 2003 disappointment "St. Anger," is scheduled for release in September. Ulrich said earlier on Wednesday that Metallica is "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completing the album.
Upcoming gigs include a Saturday stop at Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FMs annual Weenie Roast festival and a June 13 stand at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.
Reuters/Billboard
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