Although the news broke yesterday that Metallica were to set to begin work in earnest on a new album in September, drummer Lars Ulrich doesn't want fans to get too anxious about the upcoming release. The Metallica percussionist is "realistically" expecting the band's 10th album to hit stores in early 2014.

With music festivals on an upswing, Mumford & Sons, Metallica, Jay-Z and others are getting in on the act too, featuring a mix of influences and current favorites.

Bob Seger was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame last month, playing "Turn The Page," and he was asked his thoughts on Metallica's version bringing new fans the message of that song.

Metal Injection was on hand on June 23rd and 24th at the Orion Music and More festival to cover all the madness for those of you junkies who couldn't make it down to Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ. Watch as some of the bands performing recollect their experiences, with some live and festival footage baked in as well.

The lineup for the first Metallica-curated Orion Music + More Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was already a whimsical collision of styles, joining together everything from the shimmering summer bummers of Best Coast to the gore-spattered splatter of the Black Dahlia Murder. But nothing could prepare us for the sheer sensory overload of the intimate festival grounds: A five-minute walk between psych legend Roky Erickson and punk upstarts Letlive could include peeping a Jetsons dragula at the car show, hearing the Sword go buckwild or watching Steve Caballero do front flips at the Vans skate ramp. Here are 12 of the more SPINcentric events that fought for our attention during an action-packed weekend.