The Big Four Thrash ... At Poland

The Big Four Thrash 100,000 At Poland's Sonisphere Festival; METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Set-Lists Revealed, Video Available




The Big Four of thrash metal - METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX - played together for the first time in their history at the Sonisphere Festival tonight (June 16) at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland in front of 100,000 fans. The band's setlists were as follows:

Metallica:

'Creeping Death' (check out video below!)
'For Whom The Bell Tolls' (video below!)
'Fuel'
'The Four Horsemen'
'Fade To Black'
'That Was Just Your Life'
'Cyanide'
'Sad But True'
'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'
'All Nightmare Long'
'One' (video below!)
'Master Of Puppets'
'Blackened'
'Nothing Else Matters'
'Enter Sandman'

Encore:
'Stone Cold Crazy'
'Hit The Lights'
'Seek and Destroy

Slayer:
'World Painted Blood'
'Jihad'
'War Ensemble'
'Hate Worldwide'
'Dead Skin Mask'
'Angel of Death'
'Disciple'
'South of Heaven'
'Mandatory Suicide'
'Chemical Warfare'
'Raining Blood'





Megadeth:
'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due'
'Hangar 18'
'Take No Prisoners'
'Five Magics'
'Poison Was The Cure'
'Lucretia'
'Tornado Of Souls'
'Dawn Patrol'
'Rust in Peace... Polaris'
'Headcrusher'
'Sweating Bullets'
'Symphony Of Destruction'
'Peace Sells'




Anthrax:
'Caught In A Mosh'
'Got the Time'
'Indians'
'Antisocial'
'Madhouse'
'Only' (video below!)
'N.F.L'
'I Am The Law'

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX - Poland's TVN Warszawa Issues Report On First Ever Big Four Show

Poland's TVN Warszawa recently aired a report on the program Stolica covering the June 16th kick-off show of the Big Four festival tour featuring METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. Check it out below.

The Big Four - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax are bringing their historic European tour to the global stage with a concert shown via satellite in High-Definition (HD) in Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country. These four legendary acts broke out of the underground thrash movement in the 1980's to dominate the metal world, selling millions of records and packing arenas across the globe. Despite huge demand, these musical giants have never shared the same stage until now. The legendary concert from the tour's stop at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria will air on Tuesday, June 22nd at more than 65 Cineplex theatres in Canada.

In December 2009, the bands announced that they would be joining forces to take part in the traveling Sonisphere Festival for only seven shows across Europe. Now, this one-time only event from the Sofia show makes it possible for fans far and wide to participate in what otherwise is a very limited run of dates. The HD concert presentation will memorialize the event and the impact will be amplified globally with the cinema screenings, making the dreams of fans around the world over become a reality.

Lars Ulrich of Metallica says of this historic announcement, "Who would have thought that more than 25 years after its inception, thrash metal's Big Four would not only still be around, be more popular than ever, playing shows together at stadiums all over Europe, and on top of that, coming to a movie theatre near you in High Definition (for better or worse??!!). Bring it on!"

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian says "Damn, as if this Big Four tour wasn't exciting enough now we get to be on the big screen worldwide! Metal at the movies, two big horns up! It is unbelievably gratifying that this means so much to the metal community around the globe. Get your tix, grab some popcorn and get ready to bang your head!"

Declares Slayer's Kerry King: "I can't believe someone didn't make this happen 15 years ago! The fans finally get what they want. I think it's awesome!"

Says Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: "The magnitude of this event hasn't really sunk in yet, and I am thrilled to know that people around the planet will be able to walk into a movie theatre and experience the greatest line up of heavy metal in the history of the world!"

MEGADETH Bassist David Ellefson Checks In From Sonisphere Bulgaria







MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update from Sonisphere Bulgaria:

"Just finished our set here in Sofia, Bulgaria. Was AWESOME!! I've never been to Bulgaria but the fans were thrilled and it seems everyone is having a fantastic set tonight. If you go see it in the cinema tonight I think you will enjoy. So, get a ticket, some popcorn and a soda and sit back and enjoy the rock concert..."

By popular demand an encore showing has been added in the US for Thursday, June 24th (7:30 PM in all time zones) to the Big Four in-theater event! For two nights only, metalheads around the world can experience history: Today - Tuesday, June 22nd and now added June 24th in select US theaters, METALLICA, SLAYER, Megadeth and ANTHRAX perform on one stage together, and through the wonders of satellite technology, you can experience this historic concert event, broadcast exclusively to select movie theaters around the world. The showing will feature nearly four hours of live performances and behind-the-scenes from the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.

For more information, go to TheBigFourLive.com.