Metallica Planning Epic Pink Floyd-Esque Tour

Thrash metal (can Metallica still be called thrash metal?) and prog-rock have a surprising amount in common. They're both highly technical forms of music and use a lot of over-the-top imagery.

So it's only appropriate Metallica's manager's come up with an idea to stage a tour that he says is the "equivalent" of Pink Floyd's 1980 to 1981 jaunt in support of 1979's The Wall.

"Let's just say next year you will see a Metallica tour that will blow your mind," Peter Mensch told Classic Rock magazine. "They will only play in 10 cities but it will be a huge undertaking. It will be Metallica's equivalent of The Wall."

There's no other information about the trek just yet, nor whether it will be in support of a new album, considering Metallica's last release was 2008's Death Magnetic. But Classic Rock reports Mensch told their writer to check out videos by opera singer Renee Fleming on YouTube. Curious...

In the meantime, you can see singer/guitarist James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich here:

April 13-14 Oslo, Norway @ Telenor Arena
April 17-18 Riga, Latvia @ Riga Arena
April 18 Tallinn, Estonia @ Saku Suurhal
April 20-21 Vilnius, Lithuania @ Siemens Arena
April 24-25 Moscow, Russia @ SK Olimpiisky
May 11-12 Belfast, Northern Ireland @ Odyssey Arena
May 14 Budapest, Hungary @ Puskas Ferenc Stadium
May 16 Zagreb, Croatia @ Hippodrome
May 18-19 Lisbon, Portugal @ Pavilhao Atlantico
May 22 Tel Aviv, Israel @ Ramat Gan Stadium
May 23 Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier
June 14 Madrid, Spain @ Rock In Rio Festival
June 16 Warsaw, Poland @ Bemowo Airport (Sonisphere)
June 18 Zurich, Switzerland @ Jonschwil Deganaupark (Sonisphere)
June 19 Prague, Czech Republic @ Mimon Airport (Sonisphere)
June 22 Sofia, Bulgaria @ Levski Stadium (Sonisphere)
June 24 Athens, Greece @ Terra Vibe Park (Sonisphere)
June 26 Bucharest, Romania @ Romexpo (Sonisphere)
June 27 Istanbul, Turkey @ Inonu Stadium (Sonisphere)