Metallica has started the South American leg of their Word Magnetic Tour setting attendance records in Lima, and selling out Santiago earlier this week. The Santiago gig also made headlines because of clashes between police and unruly fans trying to get into the show, some with no tickets, and upset over misinformation and alledged ticket fraud on part of the promotors. By the time the mayhem outside the venue was under control Santiago Riot Police had 120 fans in cuffs, with one of their own injured. This isnt the first time Metallica is at the centre of a riot, as was the case in '96 during their first visit to Thailand, causing all similar shows to be banned thereafter.
The Santiago show was not only notorious for the restless crowd, but also because a very special fan was in attendance... Grandma Graciela went to see Metallica play.
Meanwhile, Lars Ulrich has been quoted saying that the next Metallica album won't be coming around for another year and a half at least, similar to what Robert Trujillo declared on a similar interview late last year.
Metallica was took a break from the studio for six years between Re-Load and St.Anger, only releasing live material on CD and DVD. Lars' words come hinting what many are rumouring already about... we might be in for another six years of re-issues, started with the Francais Por Une Nuit CD/DVD, and now being followed up by Orgullo, Pasion y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad de Mexico, a similar CD/DVD recorded over the band's 3 night stay in Mexico City. Sources close to the band report that a further release is on the works chronicling the band's Canadian tour.
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