** The next day, on September 27th, it was announced that Hetfield was back in rehab and they had to postpone their Australia/New Zealand tour. keep
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** By July 2019, Metallica announced a bunch of South American tour dates lined up for April 2020, and they would have Greta Van Fleet in support. keep
** After talking to Australian magazine Mixdown the following month, Hammett said the band had some rough ideas to get into the studio after the WorldWired Tour had wrapped. keep
** In an interview with the Australian mag ‘The Music’ podcast around March 2019, Trujillo mentioned that Metallica had started jamming on new material for their next studio album, ready to get going on it. keep
** That same March 2019, Metallica said they were going to be taking their WorldWired Tour into Australia and New Zealand in October, with Slipknot coming along for the ride. keep
** Some time later that month, the band said they were going to do their thing at the grand opening of San Francisco’s new Chase Center with the San Francisco Symphony in September, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of S&M. keep
** Later in February 2018, the band dropped some more news – they were adding more North American tour dates, a lot of which were in cities they hadn’t visited in easily 30 years. keep
** In January 2018, the band said they were bringing back the classic The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited, and it would be released for Record Store Day on 13th April. keep
** On the 7th August 2017, Metallica got invited back by the San Francisco Giants for that fifth annual “Metallica Night” – with Hammett and Hetfield doing the honors singing the national anthem. keep