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Metallica To Rock Comic-Con
Metallica will play a secret gig for fans at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. How secret? The location will not be revealed until the band appears in a panel at the annual science fiction/fantasy convention.
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Orion Music + More, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
As with just about everyone appearing at Comic-Con, Metallica has something to sell – its Picturehouse 3D movie called “Metallica Through The Never.”
Not quite a concert film, “Metallica Through The Never” features the story of a young roadie sent on an urgent quest at an arena during a Metallica concert. In other words, you get a plot along with a Metallica concert. Such a deal!
Band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo will appear in a Hall H Panel July 19 along with actor Dane DeHaan, director/writer Nimrod Antal and producer Charlotte Huggins. Along with putting scifi/fantasy fans face-to-face with Metallica, the panel will also debut the “Metallica Through The Never” theatrical trailer, preview footage and discuss the making of the flick.
It will be during the Hall H Panel that conventioneers will learn of the secret concert location as well as how to snag tickets for the exclusive show.
The Hall H Panel will also launch advance sales of “Metallica Through The Never,” debuting on more than 300 IMAX 3D screens Sept. 27. The film will expand into additional movie houses Oct. 4. Visit Metallica.com for more info.