Metallica have announced a bunch of North American tour dates coming up in September through December. Despite the fact that I have talked an enormous amount of shit about these guys since Metal Martyrs inception into the internet, I still may try to catch a show. Metallica performed at last weeks SXSW annual festival. Here is pro-shot footage of them performing their classic “Blackened” from …And Justice For All. Tour dates after the fold.
 

South By Southwest is coming up and there are always a handful of metal bands and more indie bands than you can keep track of. If you’re going to SXSW this year in downtown Austin, Texas then you might want to swing by Austin Sound Check and see what bands have been confirmed for this years festivities kicking off on March 18-22 (music). Ana knows the Austin scene and will probably be covering all, if not most of the SXSW festival. Click the link below to see all the confirmed bands so far.
SXSW Releases More Confirmed Bands
Image: Austinsoundcheck.com