Right now the band is doing an interview at their hotel with German TV. The first show on the European Festival Tour is the Rock Im Park show on June 6th, the band had the following to say:- "The beginning of a tour is always exciting, it should be a lot of fun and I know I am looking forward to it" said Kirk. - "I think the most special thing is having Rob up there in one of his first REAL exposure to the public with Metallica. We did San Quentin, which was a "captive audience" (laughter) and the Club gig was mostly Fanclub members and contest winners. This is going to be the first time for Rob to really reach out and also for people to let Rob know how much they appreciate him being part of the family and cheer him on." was James' feeling on it all. What does it mean to be on a promo-tour with Metallica you ask? Basically going from room to room at a hotel, being asked the same questions over and over, and then jump on a plane to got to a different country, a different hotel and have the same questions asked, but with a different English accent. In all seriousness, I feel that it is a very good thing for the band to do a tour without necessary playing any shows. They get to spend a lot of time together and at nighttime go out and enjoy themselves. I believe we will have a "listening party" tonight, with fans attending and this could be very cool. I will give you guys the scoop later on...MOT

Berlin, Germany! That's right baby, we made it. After a long flight from San Francisco to Munich, and then on to Berlin. We just checked in at our hotel and might go for some food in a bit. Some of us got a few hours of sleep, and others decided to (try) to stay up. It is now 9:30pm local time and it feels like 2 in the afternoon. I foresee some sleeping problems coming up :)Tomorrow the band will do press throughout the day, and then later in the afternoon/evening they will attend a "party" set up by the German Record Company. Pix from our trip on the way....cya MOT

Check out the detailed review on 'Tallica.com, good one Steff...and pretty fuckin' ok gig from the boys too! Pix r on the way.So here is the deal for the next few days. Leaving tomorrow, Saturday to go to Europe with the guys, for a "promo tour". A promo tour consists of the band members visiting different countries to do interviews and at certain places they will also attend listening parties etc. I will be covering all of these events and write up daily reports, pictures and the occasional video clip. The "real" tour starts on June 6th in Nurnberg, Germany at the Rock Im Park Festival. Time to go and pack...or maybe I should say work..probably more likely to happen…MOT

Fillmore, you will be missed...we had tons of fun! In depth report & pics to come...MOT

Rushing out of HQ to head over to Fillmore for the final night. Thought I share another short videoclip from yesterday's show. This time we got about a minute of Phantom Lord. Enjoy and see you there!

Review of the show? Check out the setlist...enough said! <P>If you need more details than that, check <a href="http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=1105" target="_blank">THIS</a> out</P>

3:35 am, working on getting some pics up from the show tonight, plus an in depth report from our buddy Steff...

Show number 3 of 4 at the Fillmore is complete. Setlist is posted. More details and pics coming soon....

Trying to get out of HQ in a few minutes. Wanted to share a few pics from the rehearsal going on RIGHT NOW. See you all at Fillmore?

Here I am at Metallica HQ a few hours before the 3rd Fillmore show. The guys are here doing some interviews, then they will jam for an hour or so, and after that roll down to the Fillmore. Tonight's opening act are The Depressor & The Flaming Androids.