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Video: Metallica’s 2009 Nîmes Concert Turns An Ancient Roman Arena Into Metal History

Metallica had played stadiums, arenas and festival fields around the world by 2009. On July 7 of that year, the World Magnetic Tour put them somewhere considerably older: inside the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France.

Video: Metallica’s 2009 Nîmes Concert Turns An Ancient Roman Arena Into Metal History

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Metallica had played stadiums, arenas and festival fields around the world by 2009.

On July 7 of that year, the World Magnetic Tour put them somewhere considerably older: inside the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France.

The concert, captured as 'Français Pour Une Nuit,' runs for nearly two hours and places Metallica's 'Death Magnetic' era […] The post Video:

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Metallica had played stadiums, arenas and festival fields around the world by 2009. On July 7 of that year, the World Magnetic Tour put them somewhere considerably older: inside the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France. The concert, captured as 'Français Pour Une Nuit,' runs for nearly two hours and places Metallica's 'Death Magnetic' era […] The post Video:

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