Billboard.com reports: As the September release of its first album in five years draws near, METALLICA has launched the Web site “Mission: Metallica” to offer fans a wealth of exclusive content and teasers of new songs.

A preview clip shows the band recording and clowning around in the studio. Fans who sign up will be eligible to “win backstage passes to every show this summer,” among other special offers.

“Mission: Metallica” also has a “platinum” level, entitling fans to a copy of the new album delivered on street date, weekly “fly on the wall” video clips, contests to travel to shows and/or METALLICA’s San Francisco compound, live show downloads, ringtones and more.

It is unclear what, if anything, the services will cost.

METALLICA will be on the road this summer in advance of the as-yet-untitled album, beginning Wednesday (May 14) with a show at Los Angeles’ intimate Wiltern Theatre. A European run begins May 28 in Chorzow, Poland.

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hunter-killer wrote:

people need to give these guys a break. they did record 3 of the best albums of all time and i dont mean load reload and st anger.

May 13th, 2008 at 1:59 am

hoof arted wrote:

From the snippets I heard in the two videos, it sounds like this record is gonna be a hell of a lot better than the last one. Not too hard to top that, of course, but how bad could it be with Rick Rubin producing?

May 13th, 2008 at 9:21 am

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