Metallica announced today that they have created a new music festival ‘Orion Music + More'.

The festival will take place from Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 23rd and 24th this year.  

Metallica will headline the festival; on one night playing the 'Black Album' in its entirety, while on the other they will play the full album of 'Ride The Lightning'.  Other bands confirmed thus far include…

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Big Day Out promoter Ken West has expressed concern with rival Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah.  

Maddah began promoting the Australian Soundwave Festival in 2004 and is headlined by top international hard rock and metal bands.  This year the event is to feature System Of A Down, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot and Bush.  The festival takes place from late February / early March and tours t…

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Big Day Out Festival has announced a new partnership with C3; the touring company behind Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Big Day Out founder Ken West commented "I am really happy to be able to announce this new partnership. I could not have found more creatively sympathetic, commercially dynamic and like-minded partners than the guys at C3. We remain a locally passionate …

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