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Metallica's Orion Music + More Festival Adds Infectious Grooves Reunion, Dead Sara + More

Chad Childers — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:22:28 +0000

Metallica‘s Orion Music + More festival just got a little more awesome with the reveal of several new acts that have been added to the bill. Highlighting the new additions is the reunion of Robert Trujillo’s onetime project Infectious Grooves. The all-star outfit came together back in the ’90s and enjoyed some success while opening [...]

Lars Ulrich: I Wouldn't Put Money on Metallica Playing Full Album Sets at 2013 Orion Festival

Chad Childers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:32 +0000

After the success of last year's Orion Music + More festival, the members of Metallica were pretty confident that they'd bring it back for a second year. But will the band play entire albums during their sets, like they did last year? Drummer Lars Ulrich was non-committal on the subject when speaking with Revolver.

Metallica's Orion Music + More Festival To Hit Detroit in 2013

Liz Ramanand — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:05:00 +0000

It’s no surprise that Metallica’s inaugural Orion Music + More Festival earlier this year in Atlantic City, N.J., was a major success, and now the legendary metal act has announced plans for the 2013 edition of their popular festival. The second annual Orion Music + More will be held in Detroit on June 8-9, 2013. Even though no [...]

Metallica Perform 'Escape' For the First Time Ever – Video of the Week

Chuck Armstrong — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:49:50 +0000

On June 23, 2012, history was made for a number of reasons. That fateful Saturday marked the first day of a two-day festival created, organized and executed by Metallica, the first of its kind for the legendary rock band. Metallica headlined both days of the festival, known as Orion Music + More, making it the first time they ever performed in Atlantic City, N.J. For the 30,000 fans in attendance that first night, though, history was made for a much more important reason: Metallica played their classic album, 'Ride the Lightning,' in its entirety for the first time ever.

Lars Ulrich Explains Diversity of Metallica's Orion Music + More Festival

Tree Riddle — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:04:50 +0000

Many Metallica fans were left asking questions after the announcement of the incredibly diverse lineup for the ‘Orion Music + More‘ festival in Atlantic City, N.J. Ever ready to be spokesman for the band, drummer Lars Ulrich steps up to explain some of those decisions.