Metallica, in conjunction with their friends C3 Presents, have announced the lineup for the 2013 Orion Music + More Festival, to be held at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, on June 8 and 9. Headliners will include Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against, Deftones and Bassnectar, while the festival will also feature other acts including Gogol Bordello, Foals, Tomahawk, The Joy Formidable, Death Grips and local Detroit bands The Dirtbombs, DEATH and BATTLECROSS. The full lineup below is listed below.

“Last year’s Orion Music + More Festival was hands down the highlight of the Metallica calendar. A great time was had by all, especially the band members,” said Lars Ulrich. “The fact that it also resonated with enough of our fans and friends that it warrants another go-around in ’13 is beyond exciting. I can think of no better place than the Motor City, with its rich and diverse history of music, for the second ride on our Orion festival train. Bring it the fuck on!”

Orion Music + More will feature more than 30 bands across five live music stages plus a lifestyle element that reflects each of Metallica’s band members many personal interests. Detroit will see the return of James Hetfield’s Custom Car & Motorcycle Show, Kirk Hammett’s Crypt, Lars Ulrich’s Hit the Lights Film Tent and Robert Trujillo’s Vans Vert Ramp alongside the Metallica Museum and many other fan favorite attractions.

The inaugural Orion Music + More was held in 2012 in Atlantic City, NJ with headliners Metallica, Arctic Monkeys and Avenged Sevenfold. The two-day festival was met with praise from both fans and critics alike.

The Metallica Met Club fan club presale starts February 26th at 10am (Eastern) and runs through February 28th at 10pm (Eastern). Met Club members get first dibs on buying festival tickets with a couple of options to choose from:

• A Super Special Price at $125 including all fees for a 2-Day Pass OR
• The MET CLUB ULTRA 2-DAY PASS, which includes Front of Stage Viewing for Metallica’s set, Exclusive Ultra Lounge Access & More for $225 including all fees!

Orion Music + More E-list members will get a chance to purchase $150 2-Day Passes before they go on-sale to the public.  This presale starts February 27 at 10am (Eastern) and runs through February 28th at 10pm (Eastern).

Tickets will go on-sale to the public on March 1 at 10am (Eastern) for $150 for a 2-Day Pass including all fees.  Visit OrionmMusicAndmMore.com to buy tickets.

Stay tuned for additional Orion Music + More announcements.

ORION MUSIC + MORE FESTIVAL 2013 LINEUP
Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rise Against
Deftones
Bassnectar
Dropkick Murphys
Gogol Bordello
FLAG
Silversun Pickups
Foals
Tomahawk
Destroid (Excision + KJ Sawka + Downlink)
The Joy Formidable
Datsik
Borgore
Japandroids
Dillon Francis
Adventure Club
12th Planet
Death Grips
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dirtyphonics
The Dirtbombs
DEATH
Fu Manchu
The Bronx
FIDLAR
All Shall Perish
The Orwells
BATTLECROSS
Cauldron

“My favorite Slipknot song is ‘Surfacing.’ I love the beginning to that song, in particular. It has such an eerie vibe that leads into a great buildup that you know is going to explode. As soon as Corey screams ‘Fuck you all!’, it’s complete insanity! I think that was one of their heaviest songs and probably still is. The first time I heard it was at Ozzfest ’99 when they played the second stage. I remember seeing pictures of them online but there wasn’t any music up yet. This was before their first album was out. When I saw them play live, I was speechless. I couldn’t believe the chaos that was going on that stage with nine members wearing crazy fucking masks and screaming and headbanding. I was blown away. Seeing them play live was inspiring because I knew that if I was ever going to be in a band, I would want it to be just as heavy and intense, if not more, not only on record, but including stage performance. Around the time that they hit, I was listening to bands like Korn, Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit–embarrassing, I know–and when I heard this song, it was just so heavy and intense that I wanted more. They made me hungry for heavier and more intense bands. I’d have to say I owe them some credit for getting me into death and grind.”

Unfortunately, the time we had to stream the album is up. But you can still buy it at the links above!

REVOLVER This is your debut album. What are you proudest of about it?
BATTLECROSS Everything about it! Honestly, we just wrote what we felt and wanted to hear. Proud of how we worked together to make this record the best it could be. Five minds pushing and breaking the boundaries, there can be some tension, naturally. Yet there’s no mistaking the chemistry between us. We’re proud that we’ve taken this huge first step with Metal Blade, and there’s plenty more to follow!

Your vocalist, Kyle Gunther, joined your group last year. What did he contribute to the songs you already had?
Kyle was the missing link, the cherry on top, the icing on the cake. From his low growls to his dying-seagull screams, he has added and continues to add power, aggression, consistency, and confidence to what we assumed were already polished songs. Kyle pulls the crowd close with his zeal and stage presence, and we push them back with our intensity, like the ebb and flow in the Sea of Metal. The addition of Kyle to our lineup made the BX puzzle complete.

Your band uses a lot of war imagery. Have any of you ever served in the Armed Forces?
None of us have ever served in the Armed Forces, however we are proud of our troops and stand by our country. The war imagery is intertwined into the band’s image because, by coincidence, a “battle cross” is a modern version of a fallen soldier memorial. That fact mixed our message of perseverance, power, and persistence holds a lot of water when you can relate it to the armed forces. We stand by our commitment to our band, just like loyal soldiers do to their country.

What are the origins of the Gumby mascot on the shirt (pictured left, click to enlarge)?
“Gumby” is actually Kyle’s nickname. He’s tall, lanky, and quite flexible—surely, the ladies love it! In high school, the guys on the basketball team gave him the name, reminding them of “Gumby,” the Claymation character, and it has stuck ever since. Really, that’s about it.. No epic story, no tragic tale, just our singer’s nickname. Actually, the closest thing we have to a mascot would be Zombie Gumby—Kyle’s face, zombified—the face that graces the front of our best-selling shirt! We asked our Producer and Recording Engineer Josh Shroeder to sketch us up a shirt design and voila, Zombie Gumby was unborn.