Metallica close to 20 new songs – new Armored Saint – Sanctuary live – new Girlschool

Metallica close to 20 new songs for new album – new Armored Saint called Win Hands Down – Sanctuary live with new guitarist – new Girlschool set for release called Guilty As Sin..!

GIRLSCHOOL are getting set to release their new album "Guilty As Sin" The album will be released in summer 2015 through UDR Music.

Fan-filmed video of SANCTUARY's show on March 3 at The Underworld in Camden, London, England is now on youtube, check them out with new guitarist Nick Cordle.
Live 1:
   • Sanctuary-Arise and Purify & Let the ...  
Live 2:
   • Sanctuary-Battle Angels, The Underwor...  

METALLICA’s Lars Ulrich recently spoke to RollingStone.com here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/new... and said the band has written close to 20 new songs for their new album, and should hit the pre-production recording phase soon.
The band has some spring and summer shows coming up, the only U.S. date so far is the Rock in Rio festival in Las Vegas on May 9th, when asked if they might play new songs Lars stated "I hope so. Absolutely."

ARMORED SAINT are getting set to release their new album, "Win Hands Down", on June 2 through Metal Blade.

tour dates:
May 12 - New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
May 13 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
May 23 - San Antonio, TX - 210 Kapone’s Live
May 24 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
May 29 - San Jose, CA- Rockbar
May 30 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Source: Blabbermouth