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Metallica's Orion Surprise (Top Story)

10/17/2010
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Metallica's Orion Surprise was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: Metallica surprised fans with a rare treat in Auckland, New Zealand last week when they played the instrumental, "Orion," in its entirety.

hennemusic has more details (and video!): Clocking in at around 8 minutes, the epic track has not been played live since 2007 and, prior to 2006, had never been played live from start to finish.

The brainchild of the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, "Orion" originally appeared on 1986's "Master Of Puppets." - Check out a video here and get more details

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