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Metallica Brings the Heaviness to CenturyLink Field

Seth Sommerfeld
Author: Seth Sommerfeld
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Start stretching your neck muscles now, you’ll want ’em to be limber for optimal headbanging when Metallica comes to Seattle. On Wednesday, August 9, the legendary metal band stops at CenturyLink Field as part of its first full North American tour since 2009. For additionally heaviness, Avenged Sevenfold and Gojira will open the concert.

The tour supports Metallica’s 2016 album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, which has widely been praised as the band’s best record in decades. Rolling Stone, Revolver, and PopMatters all hailed it as the #1 metal album of the year. Every ticket purchased for the concert includes a digital or CD copy of Hardwired… To Self-Destruct.

General tickets for Metallica at CenturyLink Field go on sale this Friday, February 17 at 10am via Ticketmaster. Seats run $55–$155.

Metallica
Aug 9, CenturyLink Field, $55–$155




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Seth Sommerfeld
Seth Sommerfeld
Assistant Editor (Arts) Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom. Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology. Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.