Pitchfork

Just weeks after they wrap their sprawling North American tour in support of last month's Death Magnetic-- which, incidentally, kicks off tonight in Glendale, Arizona-- Metallica will make their way to Europe for an equally extensive trek across the continent.

The run features opening slot action from the likes of Lamb of God, the Sword, and Machine Head, though many a lucky listener toward the back end of the trek will get a little dose of Mastodon with their Metallica. Hey, Brett, if you get into it with Lars-- and no one will blame you for that-- feel free to send those pictures our way.

Metallica:

10-21 Glendale, AZ - Jobing Arena *#
10-23 Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum *#
10-25 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center *#
10-26 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena *#
11-01 Portland, OR - Rose Quarter *#
11-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena *#
11-04 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *#
11-06 Omaha, NE - Qwest Center *#
11-08 Moline, IL - iWireless Center *#
11-09 Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center *#
11-17 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center *#
11-18 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center *#
11-20 Houston, TX - Toyota Center *#
11-22 Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena *#
11-23 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena *#
12-01 Seattle, WA - Key Arena *$
12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place *$
12-04 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome *$
12-07 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *$
12-12 Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena *$
12-13 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center *$
12-15 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena *$
12-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum *$
12-20 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena *$
01-12 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center *%
01-13 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena *%
01-15 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *%
01-17 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center *%
01-18 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Center *%
01-26 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena *%
01-29 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum *%
01-31 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center *%
02-25 Nottingham, England - Trent FM Arena *%
02-26 Manchester, England - Evening News Arena *%
02-28 Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena *%
03-02 London, England - O2 Arena *%
03-03 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena *%
03-05 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis *%
03-07 Stockholm, Sweden - Globen *%
03-08 Stockholm, Sweden - Globen *%
03-25 Birmingham, England - LG Arena *%
03-26 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC *%
03-28 London, England - O2 Arena *%
03-30 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy *%
04-01 Paris, France - Palais Omnisport de Bercy *%
04-02 Paris, France - Palais Omnisport de Bercy *%
05-06 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle *%
05-07 Leipzig, Germany - Leipzig Arena *%
05-09 Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyerhalle *%
05-11 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle *%
05-12 Hamburg, Germany - Colorline Arena *%
05-14 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle *%
05-16 Oberhausen, Germany - Kopi-Arena *%
05-17 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena *%
06-14 Helsinki, Finland - Hartwell Arena $!
06-15 Helsinki, Finland - Hartwell Arena $!
06-17 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum $!
06-22 Milan, Italy - Datch Forum $!
06-24 Rome, Italy - Palalottomatica $!
07-13 Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Deportes $!
07-16 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion $!
07-20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum $!
07-22 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum $!
07-23 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum $!

* with the Sword
# with Down
$ with Lamb of God
% with Machine Head
! with Mastodon