Over the weekend, Metallica posted the following message to their official website: "Hey boys and girls ... a date to note from your friendly 'Tallica boys, February 7 at 11am Pacific time...right here!"
It seems Metallica are set to make some sort of announcement tomorrow, and judging by the accompanying video, it has something to do with the band's live schedule for the year.
The video (see below) lists all the festivals Metallica have played over the years, accompanied by live shots of a concert crowd, and ends with the message, "But you've never seen them..."
Stay tuned for more.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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