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Metallica have announced that they will be headlining the 2015 X Games in Austin, TX. The heavy metal titans will play the Super Stage on June 6. Metallica with skateboarding icon Tony Hawk to make the announcement on video. It only makes sense that people who grew up on Metallica are wanting to continue to skate and do the cool things that they do,” said frontman James Hetfield. Other performers confirmed are Nicki Minaj, Talib Kweli, Glitch Mob, Kid Ink, Pennywise, Deltron 3030 and Joywave. This past weekend, Metallica headlined the first-ever Rock In Rio USA Festival in Las Vegas, and they are set to rock Lollapalooza 2015 in July with co-headliners Paul McCartney and Florence + The Machine. – by Matt Bishop
