Metallica have announced the first dates of a North American tour, kicking off October 21 in Glendale, AZ.
The band recently completed mixing their brand new album ‘Death Magnetic’, an album inspired by the death of famous rock n’ roll musicians including Alice In Chains’ Layne Staley.

The dates are:

Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena (October 21)
Albquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum (23)
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (25)
Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena (26)
Portland, OR Rose Quarter (November 1)
Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena (3)
Denver, CO Pepsi Center (4)
Omaha, NE Qwest Center (6)
Moline, IL iWireless Center (8)
Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (9)
St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (17)
Tulsa, OK BOK Center (18)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (20)
Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena (22)
New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena (23)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (December 1)
Vancouver, BC GM Place (2)
Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome (4)
Edmonton, AB Rexall Place (7)
Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena (12)
Fresno, CA Save Mart Center (13)
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (15)
Los Angeles, CA The Forum (17)
Oakland, CA Oracle Arena (20)
Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (January 12)
Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena (13)
Washington, DC Verizon Center (15)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center (17)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Center (18)
Chicago, IL Allstate Arena (26)
Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum (29)
Newark, NJ Prudential Center (31)

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