METALLICA to Perform at Grammy Awards - Their First Time in 23 Years

08 January 2014
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METALLICA will perform at the 56th annual Grammy Awards on January 26.

We’ll be celebrating the 25th anniversary of being the first hard rock band to ever perform on the show and it will be our first visit to the Grammy stage since 1992,” posted the band.

This will be one of the most unique performances of our career,” they added, “as we will be joined by renowned concert pianist Lang Lang, who has played on stages all over the world including the opening ceremonies at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, a White House state dinner, World Cup ceremonies, and the Nobel Prize concert in Stockholm, among many other acclaimed appearances.”

METALLICA’s 'Through The Never' soundtrack is nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording Package.

The project debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart with opening week sales of 26,000 copies.

Among acts on the bill are Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, Lorde, Katy Perry, Chicago and a supergroup of country legends such as Merle Haggard and Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, and Nile Rodgers who are set to join Daft Punk onstage.

 

Source: spin.com