On January 25, 2011, another "big four" performance was announced in the United States. On December 17, 2010, Another "big four" Sonisphere performance was announced that will take place in France on July 9. The performance will take place in Knebworth House, Hertfordshire. It will be the first time all of the "big four" members play on the same stage in United Kingdom. On December 13, 2010, the band announced that it will once again play as part of the "big four" during the Sonisphere Festival U.K., on July 8, 2011. On November 9, 2010, Metallica announced that it will be headlining the Rock in Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, on September 25, 2011. On November 26, 2010, Metallica released another live EP, entitled Live at Grimey's, which was recorded in June 2008 at Grimey's Record Store, just prior to its appearance at Bonnaroo that year. Part 2 contains a further 8 songs recorded during the first two Oceanic Legs of the World Magnetic Tour. The EP was also followed by Six Feet Down Under (Part II), which was released on November 12, 2010. To go with its final tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, a live limited edition EP of past performances in Australia was released called Six Feet Down Under. The band had been touring for over two years in support of Death Magnetic. The band's World Magnetic Tour ended on Novemin Melbourne, Australia. On June 28, 2010, Death Magnetic was certified 2X platinum by the RIAA. They also went on to play in Bucharest, Romania (June 26, 2010) and then in Istanbul, Turkey (June 27, 2010) also as part of the Sonisphere Festival. It was the first performance of that bands played as a part of Sonisphere Festival series, one of the following (Sofia, Bulgaria, June 22, 2010) was sent via satellite in HD to cinemas. Metallica, along with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, performed on the same bill for the first time on Jat Bemowo Airport (Warsaw, Poland). Several cities in Europe were chosen by the band. Metallica organised a brand new festival. Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. As of September 2008, Metallica is the fourth highest-selling music artist since the SoundScan era began tracking sales on May 25, 1991, selling a total of 51,136,000 albums in the United States alone. The band has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide as of the release of their latest album Death Magnetic. The band's 1991 album, Metallica, has sold over 15 million copies in the United States, and 22 million copies worldwide, which makes it the 25th-highest-selling album in the country. The band has won nine Grammy Awards, and has had five consecutive albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200, making Metallica the only band ever to do so. Metallica has released nine studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, twenty-two music videos, and forty-four singles. A film titled Some Kind of Monster documented the recording process of St. Anger alienated many fans with the exclusion of guitar solos and the "steel-sounding" snare drum. Despite reaching number one on the Billboard 200, the release of St. A settlement was reached, and Napster became a pay-to-use service. In 2000, Metallica was among several artists who filed a lawsuit against Napster for sharing the band's copyright-protected material for free without the band members' consent. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience. The band achieved substantial commercial success with Metallica (1991), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with the 1986 release Master of Puppets described as one of the most influential and "heavy" metal albums. Metallica's early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the "big four" of the thrash metal sub-genre alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The current bassist is Robert Trujillo, who joined in 2003. Metallica has been through several bassists, including Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton (who died in a bus crash while the band was on tour), and Jason Newsted. Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett took his place. Mustaine was later fired due to problems with alcoholism and drug addiction - he went on to form the band Megadeth. Metallica's line-up originally consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Metallica is an American metal band formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, United States when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in The Recycler.
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