Metallica threw down the inaugural installment of the Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City, N.J., the weekend of June 23. If you weren’t one of the tens of thousands of music fans in attendance at the diverse music and lifestyle event, check out Metallica’s official Day One video recap of the festivities below.
Metallica‘s 2012 Orion Music + More Festival kicked off yesterday (June 23) at Bader Field in Atlantic City, N.J. to an enthusiastic crowd – look no further than the photo above for photographic evidence!
Day one of Metallica‘s Orion Music + More festival is in the books, and there is no doubt that 32,000 people left Bader Field in Atlantic City, N.J. with smiles on their faces Saturday night.
James Hetfield gives an update on the status of the next Metallica album and reveals what fans can expect from their first ever Orion Music + More Festival, which takes place this weekend (June 23 – 24) in Atlantic City, N.J.
As lead guitarist for Metallica, there’s not too many obstacles that Kirk Hammett has left to conquer. Perhaps that’s why the 49-year old will soon take on a different challenge — conquering the literary world with his first-ever book ‘Too Much Horror Business — The Kirk Hammett Collection.’
Metallica‘s always evolving and highly anticipated Orion Music + More Festival will now be available to those who can’t make the trip to New Jersey. Select performances from the Atlantic City music fest, including Metallica’s Saturday and Sunday sets, will now be brought to fans via Fuse TV’s YouTube page.
As Metallica have continued to announce additional attractions to their Orion Music + More Festival, the two-day event has become increasingly personal for the band. Although many will attend the festivities for the music, they’ll also be able to check out James Hetfield‘s car show, Kirk Hammett‘s horror museum, and now, Lars Ulrich‘s mini film festival.
Many metal fans will remember the tragic story of 20-year-old Morgan Harrington. Back in 2009 the Virginia Tech student disappeared after hitchhiking home from a Metallica concert on the college campus. Three grueling months later, her remains were found in a field just 10 miles from the venue.
Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? There are many people who feel the time may be coming, and you can count Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett among them.
