Five things you should know about Metallica…
Although Metallica have played an estimated 2,000 shows in their 29-year career, F1 Rocks in India with Vladivar will mark the band’s first ever concert in India.
Metallica have a full-time staff of 83 people. The headcount of employees rises to between 400 and 500 people when the band is on tour.
The pioneering metallers have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They are currently the 7th biggest selling act in American history.
The Californian quartet has to date received no less than nine Grammy Awards and in 2009 was inducted into the prestigious USA Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2006 Metallica guest starred on The Simpsons, while bandmates James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have voiced characters for the Cartoon Network series, Metalocalypse.
Check out some behind the scenes video and tour footage from Metallica’s colossal Death Magnetic Tour…
