Metallica to play on ice

Metallica are no strangers to playing at sports events, but they've never done it before on ice.

On January 21, the band will play at Metallica night being put on by the Stanley Cup Champion San Jose Sharks.

Along with performing, the band will be part of the ceremonial puck drop and will appear between periods.

From the band's website:

We're excited to add to the ever expanding sports action nights by announcing that we will be getting together with our good friends the San Jose Sharks on January 21, 2015 as they take on their rivals the LA Kings for a night of Metalli-hockey mayhem… what's that we hear you say? "ANOTHER Bay Area Metallica-sports tie-in?" Well, as some of you may know, we have been long supporters of the Sharks going back to the mid-90's when the team moved permanently to San Jose… over the years we've made many treks down to the Shark Tank. So it's actually pretty fitting that we finally connect with the team for a night of metal and hockey and we want you to come along and partake of the festivities with us. We'll be on hand for the first strains of "Seek & Destroy," kick off the game with the puck drop, and partake in some of the intermission fun and games that Sharks fans know and love.

So come be a part of the NHL action with us and treat yourselves to some pretty cool ice hockey in the process. Special Metallica Night tickets go on sale this Wednesday, December 17th at 10:00 AM PST and include a Metalli-Sharks shirt with a portion of the sales benefiting the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club. Be sure to purchase the special event ticket here at sharks.nhl.com in order to also receive the shirt.

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