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Metallica announce intimate London show

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Fans can apply for tickets now

Metallica will play an intimate performance exclusively for BBC Radio 1 next week (September 14).

The metal legends, who are enjoying a new wave of popularity ahead of ninth album 'Death Magnetic', play the BBC Radio Theatre a week on Sunday.

The show will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 the following day (Monday September 15) at 9pm (BST).

Tickets will be given away randomly to fans who apply through the BBC Radio 1 website.

Metallica made a new song, 'Cyanide', available to download today (September 2). The band are set to release a new album, 'Death Magnetic', on September 12, two days before the show.

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