Metallica

Greetings and happy Monday! Your friendly Metallica tour installment for this morning includes more shows in Europe in April . . . we're looking forward to visiting the spectacular city of Riga, Latvia again for two nights on April 17 and 18 and how about our first trip to Vilnius, Lithuania on April 20!!!

Tickets for all three shows go on sale on December 7, but if you're a Met Club member, head on over to www.metclub.com for information about the upcoming pre-sales.

Apr 17 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena - On Sale Dec 7
Apr 18 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena - On Sale Dec 7
Apr 20 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Siemens Arena - On Sale Dec 7

You know the drill . . . more shows still in the works, so keep checking back here for additional announcements over the coming weeks.

Auction item Includes: ESP KH-102 LTD Signature Series Guitar signed by Metallica: Kirk Hammet, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo.

The ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Guitar is great for lightning fast leads. With the KH body style and Kirk's trademark skull-and-crossbones inlays, this model steps up with an alder body, rock-solid maple neck-thru construction, a rosewood fingerboard, EMG-81 pickups, and an original Floyd Rose tremolo. Extra-jumbo frets. Black hardware. 2 volume, tone, and 3-way switching controls.

ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Guitar Features:

Alder body Maple neck Rosewood fingerboard Neck-thru construction A set of EMG-81 pickups Original Floyd Rose tremolo Extra-jumbo frets Black hardware 2 volume, tone, and 3-way switching controls.

Since their inception in 1981, Metallica have gone from an underground heavy-metal band to one of the most successful acts in the world, with an intensely loyal if not rabid fanbase. Their relevance is undeniable as evidenced by their ability to sell out stadiums and arenas worldwide while continuing to sell millions of albums with each release -- a feat no other band in history has sustained over a 25+ year career.

The band’s worldwide catalog sales over the last four years are second only to those of the Beatles. In each year from 2000 to 2006 the band’s catalog sold over 2.5 million albums worldwide. In 2004, the band’s catalog topped the 4 million mark. In an industry of fickle sales - where fan loyalty is on the brink of becoming a thing of the past - and where industry sales have plummeted by an estimated 30 to 40% Metallica are the most successful modern catalog band in the world; far outselling all rivals in all genres on a yearly basis.

Metallica are a band whose success can be directly attributed to a passion and no-compromise attitude in every project they undertake.

Bid now and take home this guitar from rock legends Metallica today!

Metallica
www.Metallica.com

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As part of our ongoing effort to test your geography, we're back this morning to fill you in on four additional South American shows coming up in January of 2010. We cannot wait to head back to Argentina, Chile, and Brazil . . . ten years is waaaaay tooooo long as the last time we visited was in the spring of 1999. So we'll see you in Buenos Aries, Santiago, Porto Alegre, and Sao Paulo very soon!

January 21 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - River Plate Stadium - On Sale December 10
January 26 - Santiago, Chile - Club Hipico - On Sale November 24
January 28 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Zequinha Stadium - On Sale December 3
January 30 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Morumbi Stadium - On Sale December 1

Met Club members should check www.metclub.com for information about special pre-sales.

You guessed it . . . there are indeed a few more shows in the works in Latin America and Europe for the first part of next year. As always, keep checking here and we will let you know as soon as all the details are confirmed.

**International credit cards cannot be used to purchase tickets in Brazil or Chile. In each of these countries, ticket buyers must use a credit card issued by that respective country. In Argentina, you may purchase tickets with an international credit card only if the card is authorized by e-commerce to make the transaction. Contact your bank in order determine if your card is authorized.