The "Big 4" takeover CALIFORNIA

The "Big 4" of Thrash Metal are taking over California on April 23rd. After the success of last years tour in Europe, the Metallica camp decided it was only fair to have the 4 American bands performing in US soil. Joining Metallica, will be Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Start warming up your necks and training your ears, for what will be a historical event in Heavy Music!



Last years "Big 4" was considered by many as the most important happening in Heavy Music!

"The MVP of 2010 in Metal is Metallica, and the reason being the "Big 4". It's Metallica that did that... obviously everyone wanted to be a part of it. But it was Metallica's James and Lars who sat down, because they are in charge of the Metallica corporation, and they made the awesome decision of doing the festival with all 4 bands. That jump started the biggest moment in Metal in 2010, which was the 4 bands performing on stage together." - Jose Mangin (Sirius XM Liquid Metal and MTV2 Headbanger's Ball)

Here is the official trailer:


Tickets go on sale on Friday January 28th at 10am PST!

Related links:
The Big Four Festival

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The "Big 4" in the USA

This morning the following image was posted on Metallica's Official site:

Does this mean that the "Big 4" of 80s Thrash Metal are taking over the United States? If so, where will the tour take place? Will it be a national tour ala Ozzfest? Or will it just hit a few cities? A European tour is also being planned for this summer. Regardless of when and where it happens, this will be the tour of the year! So who are the "Big 4"?

- METALLICA
- SLAYER
- MEGADETH
- ANTHRAX

The "Big 4" teamed up in Europe last summer at the Sonisphere Festival, for a series of historical concerts. One of those concerts took place in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22, 2010. This show was recorded and edited for a DVD/Blu-ray. It was also aired in over 800 cinemas worldwide on the same day of the festival. It is calculated that over 100,000 people experienced this concert. But it didn't stop there!

Here are some statistics about this release:

- The two-disc DVD release of "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria", has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies. (Note: Due to the fact that the set consists of two discs, it was eligible for platinum certification after shipping 50,000 copies; platinum certification for a single-disc release is 100,000 copies.)

- "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" debuted at number 1 on the Billboard "Top Music Videos" sales chart in November.

- The set also debuted at No. 1 in Canada, the U.K. and Austria, while entering at No. 4 in Germany.

"So it was a lot of fun, a lot of memories, a lot of fun times — new fun times, and fun times talking about the old fun times. So it sort of was a, it was a winner on every front." - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)



Related links:
Official Site of Metallica
Official Site of Slayer
Official Site of Megadeth
Official Site of Anthrax

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