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Metallica forges North American tour

Published August 11, 2008 10:08 AM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Metallica [ tickets ] continues to rev its engines for its upcoming album cycle, with the metal icons rolling out plans for a full North American tour that will support "Death Magnetic," the group's first new studio set in five years.

"Now that 'Death Magnetic' is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wait to visit all of our 'Talli-fans here," the group wrote in a message posted yesterday (8/10) at Metallica.com. "It really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?)."

The head-banging quartet will hit the North American tour trail in late October, and is currently poised to touch down in more than 30 cities through the end of January. Show-openers The Sword [ tickets ] will appear on all dates, while Down [ tickets ], Lamb of God [ tickets ] and Machine Head will rotate through the tour's second support slot. Details are included in the itinerary shown below.

On-sale dates and times have not yet been revealed, but all Met Club members and Platinum-level Mission: Metallica members will have first shot at tickets, according to the group's website.

As previously reported, Metallica has nailed down a Sept. 12 release date for "Death Magnetic," which follows 2003's "St. Anger." Like its predecessor, the new set will arrive in stores on a Friday instead of sticking with the traditional Tuesday release for albums issued in the US.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

All October/November dates with Down and The Sword:

October 2008
21 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing Arena
23 - Albuquerque, - NM Tingley Coliseum
25 - Kansas City, - MO Sprint Center
26 - Des Moines, - IA Wells Fargo Arena

November 2008
1 - Portland, OR - Rose Quarter
3 - Salt Lake City, - UT Energy Solutions Arena
4 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
6 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
8 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
9 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
17 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
18 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
20 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
22 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
23 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena

All December dates with Lamb of God and The Sword:

December 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
4 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
7 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
12 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Bank Arena
13 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
15 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
17 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
20 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena

All January dates with Machine Head and The Sword:

January 2009
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
18 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Center
26 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
29 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center