METALLICA: Die "Big 4" des Thrashmetal zusammen auf der Bühne

Das Gerücht gab es schon lange, doch nun haben es METALLICA mit ihrer Bekanntgabe bestätitgt: Die "Big 4" des Thrashmetals (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH und ANTHRAX) werden sich eine Bühne teilen.

Bei der Bekanntgabe dreht es sich um das Sonisphere Festival, das in Warschau und Prag über die Bühne geht und bei dem alle vier Bands auftreten werden. Von einer gemeinsamen Tour kann man zwar noch nicht sprechen, aber METALLICA machen auch in diese Richtung Mut:

"You've been posting and chatting about it for months and we're here now to confirm it . . . Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will all share the same stage for the first time EVER! Look for the four of us at the Sonisphere shows in Warsaw, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic on June 16 and 19, 2010 with a few more of the festival dates still in the works, you can be sure these shows won't be the only ones.

In the words of Lars: "Who would have thought that more than 25 years after its inception, thrash metal's big 4 would not only still be around and more popular than ever, but will now play together for the first time...what a mindfuck! Bring it on!" What more can we say??"

King Kerry von SLAYER meint dazu:

"It's about fucking time this happened and about time the fans finally get what they want. This is fucking awesome."

Scott Ian von ANTHRAX schlägt in eine ähnliche Kerbe:

"People have been talking about these four bands playing together since 1984," he says. "That's twenty-six years of expectation!! And the thing is, I believe not only will we live up to the expectations, we will shatter them! No other four bands as influential as the four of us have ever done this. Imagine if THE BEATLES, STONES, THE WHO and ZEPPELIN had done shows? Or SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD? Well, I may be getting into some rarified air here but as a fan, that's how big I feel this is."

Und das meint MEGADETH-Frontmann Dave Mustaine dazu:

"This is a 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity for heavy metal fans to see the four greatest heavy metal bands in American history back together on one stage. If there are any heads left at the end of this festival that haven't banged, they don't belong there."

Wer also am Ende kein einziges Mal die Matte geschwungen hat, hat bei diesem Festival nichts verloren. Schöner hätte man es kaum formulieren können!