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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 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:25:32 +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 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:20:41 +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 the concert event.

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

Tree Riddle — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:04:50 +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.

Metallica Orion Music + More Festival Promoter Talks Diverse Lineup

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:24:05 +0000

Metallica announced their own Orion Music + More Festival earlier this month, which offers an incredibly eclectic and not exactly metallic lineup. Drummer Lars Ulrich addressed the diversity of the bill immediately, since the band pretty much knew fans might be scratching their heads about a lineup featuring Metallica thrashing about alongside indie acts like Modest Mouse and Best Coast. Ulrich said, “If you took our four iPods and scanned through them, you’d find the biggest variety and diversity of music. So we’re trying to bring that spirit to the festival.” Festival promoter Charlie Walker of C3 also weighed in about the unexpected acts Metallica chose to feature.

Tool- Lateralus/Orion with Kirk Hammett Live Honolulu 2011

Ericka Fuentes — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:55:09 +0000

Kirk Hammett of Metallica joined Tool last Friday at their show in Honolulu. Kirk Jammed out with Tool on “Lateralus,” which then went into a portion of Metallica‘s “ Orion,” then back to the ending of “Lateralus.” I love Tool and have had the opportunity to see them live. I love Metallica and seen them [...]