Dowload festival to host Metallica

Thrash metal band Metallica will perform their best-selling Black album in its entirety at next year’s Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. The group said it would perform the self-titled classic, known to fans as The Black...

Thrash metal band Metallica will perform their best-selling Black album in its entirety at next year’s Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England.

The group said it would perform the self-titled classic, known to fans as The Black Album, in full to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the heavy metal festival.

It will be the band’s eighth visit to Donington Park. They played at the Monsters of Rock festival in 1985 and headlined Download festival in 2006.

The Black Album was number one in more than 25 countries and has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. It includes hits Enter Sandman, Sad But True, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters, and The Unforgiven.

Download 2012 takes place from June 8 to 10. Tickets are already on sale.

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