Metallica have announced the launch of their latest project, ‘The Metallica Black Box‘. Showcasing both physical and virtual memorabilia along with performances and more from the band’s extensive career, you can check out the online component for the project over at metallicablackbox.com. A retrospective feature and an art installation are also planned down the line.
Speaking of their plans for the project, which is opening with ‘The Black Album Exhibition‘, the band’s camp stated:
“We’ve been incredibly fortunate to travel to all corners of the planet, meet so many amazing people, and do things we once only dreamed of. And when you’ve been around for 40 years, you manage to collect a few things! Along the way, the four of us have hung on to many keepsakes, photographs, articles of clothing, sketches, and so much more, stashing these items away in attics, garages, and storage spaces. But no more as we’re excited to launch The Metallica Black Box! Debuting with The Black Album Exhibition, The Black Box will offer an ongoing deep dive into every era of our career from the early ’80s garage days up to today and beyond.
Years in the works, we are now officially “unboxing” our collections and pulling our favorite, most significant, and personally meaningful artifacts in collaboration with our friends at Inveniem and Definitive Authentic. Features available exclusively in the Black Box will range from the virtual to the physical – including weekly live-stream events to extremely limited signed memorabilia. In the weeks, months, and years ahead, The Black Box will venture progressively deeper into the vaults, the sounds, the visuals, the instruments, the culture, and beyond.
We’ll continue to add to The Black Album Exhibition with additional artifacts posted before the end of the year. Next year we’ll return with new exhibits, including a 40-year retrospective and a showcase of the incredible creations of the brilliant graphic artists we’ve worked with over the years. Grab a beverage and a snack and dive in deep to The Metallica Black Box!”
Next month the band will be playing two shows in celebration of their 40th anniversary, their live schedule runs as follows:
12/16 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center (40th anniversary show)
12/17 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center (40th anniversary show)
02/25 Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
04/26 Santiago, CHL – Estadio Nacional (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
04/30 Buenos Aires, ARG – Campo Argentino de Polo (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
05/05 Porto Alegre, BRA – Estacionamento da Fiergs (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
05/07 Curitiba, BRA – Estadio Couto Pereira (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
05/10 Sao Paulo, BRA – Estadio do Morumbi (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
05/12 Belo Horizonte, BRA – Estadio do Mineirão (feat. Greta Van Fleet)
06/15 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/17 Landgraaf, NET – Pinkpop Festival
06/19 Florence, ITA – Firenze Rocks
06/22 Prague, CZE – Prague Rocks
06/24 Hockenheim, GER – Download Germany
06/26 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/29 Frauenfeld, SWI – Frauenfeld Rocks
07/01 Werchter, BEL – Rock Werchter
07/06 Madrid, SPA – Mad Cool Festival
07/08 Lisbon, POR – NOS Alive
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