Europe but not USA for Metallica

Sources close to Metallica have told us that the band will not play any U.S. shows this summer, despite speculation that the group would either headline OzzFest or mount its own stadium tour. While Metalica are playing three concerts in South Africa later this month and has a string of European festival appearances lined up for June, its schedule has been empty for the rest of the summer, leading to rumors of some sort of U.S. jaunt. However, the sources say that the band will enter the studio in July with producer Rick Rubin to begin recording its ninth studio album.

Metallica will make their South African debut on March 18th, 21st and 25th as part of a massive music festival called the Coca-Cola Colab Mix.

The band's June festival itinerary includes stops in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and the U.K.

Metallica announced last month that it will record its new album with Rubin, who has worked with System Of A Down, Slipknot, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Audioslave and others.
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