Metallica topping LA festival bill

Metallica will top the bill for the annual "Weenie Roast" festival sponsored by Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. The show, scheduled for May 17th at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, will also feature sets from the Offspring, the Raconteurs, Rise Against, Pennywise, the Bravery, Seether, Scars On Broadway and more. This date joins two previously announced Metallica shows on May 16th in Tucson, Arizona and in mid-June at Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival.

Metallica also has a slew of European dates on tap beginning later this month and extending throughout the summer.

Rumors continue to circulate that Metallica will co-headline this summer's edition of OzzFest with Ozzy Osbourne. Sources have indicated that the long-running metal festival tour is being transformed into a one or two-day event, possibly to be held in Dallas.

Metallica's ninth studio album is due out this fall. The band is launching a new web site on May 12th at MissionMetallica.com, where fans will get to "experience the new album before it comes out."
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