Metallica has mapped out the North American dates of their 2017 WorldWired Tour. The heavy metal legends will storm stadiums, arenas* and festival stages this summer on their first full-scale* trek* here since 2009.

    The 25-date North American leg kicks off on May 10 at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium and winds around the United States and Canada before concluding August 16 in Edmonton. Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat will open for the majority of the dates, with Gojira joining the bill for the August dates.

    Tickets for the U.S. stretch of the WorldWired Tour go on sale on February 17. Legacy Fan Club members have an opportunity to buy tickets starting on February 14. Each ticket purchased for the WorldWired Tour will come with either a digital or physical copy of “Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.”

    Metallica previously supported their new LP with a handful of U.S. small venue gigs (like New York’s Webster Hall) in 2016, as well as the first ever concert at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. In August 2016, Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone of the band’s touring plans, “It’s time to come back and do some proper penetration of America,” noting that the band hadn’t done a proper tour in the United States in nearly a decade.

    On Sunday night’s Grammys, Metallica teamed with Lady Gaga to perform the “Hardwired” track “Moth Into Flame,” with the collaborators* soldiering through a raging rendition despite being sabotaged* by James Hetfield’s faulty microphone.

    (SD-Agencies)